Stopping horse slaughter

Between 65,000 and 100,000 horses are slaughtered in the United States each year. In Canada the number is around 62,000. Most of the meat processed is sold for human consumption in Europe and Asia. A small amount is sold domestically to feed zoo animals.
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Sarah I believe that the slaughtering of horses should continue but they can make some changes. I love horses with all my life but because horse slaughtering is illegal people dont want them anymore because their worthless when it comes to money. People are now just letting them lose in national parks or on farm land. Horse are being sold for almost nothing. Yes they do need to change somethings with how to transport the animals but why should horse be slaughter any different than hogs and cattle. They are all animals. When horses were being slaughter, horse breeders knew the bottom line of what their horses are worth. Now they dont know plus people dont want to buy them because we cant do anything with them other then racing. Plus are economy would go up if we could sell the meat to other countries. Yes I do love horses my house is filled with horse items but I believe they should keep horse slaughtering 11/30/2009
Darla you do not killed all if the horse leave all if the horses along
do go not not near those throse horse stop stop doing that
tell there one who is still not doing right now the horse are not
sick are you making the horses very sick how i thank is very bad bad on the horses
stop stop opening the for the horses		 9/3/2008
lily I am shocked by people [mostly men]can have ajob like a slaughter. 5/27/2008
HRS-LUV-R Denim Butts;
I love what you said about horses needing a chance. I totally agree. Horses don't become bad on there own, all they need is some love and attention. Slaughter houses are like hell for horses, they are scared and alone with no food or water. They never get treated well and they should be put down humanly!!! But people who work at slaughter houses don't care about the horses they just want to make a quick buck. And people there must not have a heart or they are just really that cold blooded!		 5/10/2007
HRS-LUV-R I think horse slaughter is disgusting and inhumane. It should be stopped emidiatley. I have horses and love them, and would NEVER even dream of them being sold to a kill-buyer. Please help put an end to the cruelty of horses. 5/10/2007
Denim Butts I believe that horse slaughter should be banned in the United States which also means that the company's that slaughter horse should also be banned. The slaughter of horses wouldn't be as bad if it was humane but it's not. This type of slaughter is cruel and cold blooded!!!!!! I can't believe that this great nation is allowing something like this to go on. This is an outrage that should be stopped! Some people can say that these horses are unwanted and bad horses that no one would want. All these horse need is a chance and given that chance they could be champions. 3/30/2007
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