Comments on: Equine Slaughter Gets Another Blow

By: Clarissa

Clarissa — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:51:24 +0000

Horses are companion animals; they rely on us to take care of them responsibly and kindly. Horse slaughter is inhumane and needs to be stopped once and for all!
You can send an email to your state senators and representatives through this link: http://act.wildhorsepreservation.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=13157
Let our government know that the American people won’t stand for this kind of cruelty!

By: Kayley

Kayley — Sat, 14 May 2011 05:52:50 +0000

Wow! That just rocks me to the core. In florida horse slaughter is getting very bad. People will just take your horse out of its stable slit its throat, and then just cut of the legs while its still alive. When the owners find their beloved horse, its teeth are visible because of the immense pain of being gutted alive. I REALLY need to find out how to help! if we all just played a small part!

By: AMY

AMY — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:48:39 +0000

I AM HORRIFIED!!!

By: amy

amy — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:46:58 +0000

i cant believe you erica you are a terible horse lover why are you even on horse channel your sick!!!

By: erica

erica — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:05:31 +0000

Horse slaughter is necessary to keep the market from being flooded. I live in Louisiana and the reduction of slaughter is hurting the horse owners and buyers. People have been SETTING HORSES FREE or neglecting to the point of STARVATION because there is nothing to do with them. I recently was offered four Arabians; however I have already taken in three horses and have no more room. I have no doubt that at least two of these horses have died of starvation by now.
I would rather a horse be put to economic use than to see them starve to death.
Last point…… we eat cows every day…. there is no difference.

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:28:01 +0000

As an active member of the AQHA I am horrified that they support horse slaughter in any form. As a woman of the West, I fully understand the ramifications of a horse no longer able to perform it’s “job”, however that is defined.
I have held the halter of seven wonderful equines as they passed from this life and will argue forever that it is the ONLY HUMANE death!
Another Note* Fifteen of the normal medication that well tended horses consume (wormers, ulcer guard, joint supplements, wound medications, pain killers et al) are labeled as “prohibited for use in horses intended for consumption”. So it is with callous disregard for the health of those consuming horse meat, that Americans turn our eyes only to the nominal dollars paid for horses sold at slaughter. We should take issues with this even as we fail to find compassion for the very creatures that brought the West to greatness!

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:17:44 +0000

We may not think of horses as a source of food in our culture, but for third-world countries with starving people, it’s a luxury. The closure of the slaughter houses has global consequences. For those who think only sick and dying horses should be allowed to slaughter, let me ask you this, “would you eat beef of a cow that you knew was sick and dying at the time of slaughter”? Can you say mad cow disease??? There are healthy horses that may have a genetic disorder, a permanent injury, an unsound mind. These horses are candidates for slaughter. Who wants to deal with a 1200 pound animal with an unsound mind? They can be very dangerous! I have bought and sold horses. In 2006, I lost 3 mares in one lightening strike, in total about $10,000 worth of horses (what I paid for them in prior years). I turned around and purchased replacement horses; 4 mares and 3 foals, for an average cost of $400 a piece. All with excellent bloodlines. I sold 3 horses at auction in 2008 and brought home a total of $440 for all 3. One little 2-yr old filly, they wanted to give me only $175 for her at auction. I refused to sell her. She was too good of an animal to let go that cheap. I figured I’d just keep her. I eventually did sell her, private-party, for $500, which was still dirt cheap. I now have great horses for sale, nothing less than $2500…. will I ever get it? I’ll probably end up keeping them all. I breed horses, in effort to preserve the foundation quarter horse. I have top bloodlines, every one of my horses will trace to the Legends. Most of my paycheck from my job goes to feed and care for my horses. Yes, it’s a fact, the closure of slaughter houses has literally killed the horse market for breeders like myself. You can’t get what was once a fair price for a high quality horse.

By: cindy

cindy — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:36:14 +0000

they need more horse rescue groups. Horses should be saved like dogs and cats are saved and rescued. Slaughter is not the answer. If horses are starving it is because the owners are irresponsible and should have never owned a horse to begin with….

By: lynda

lynda — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:41:08 +0000

I am seeing horse starving to death! I cannot take any more in at my farm. As the number of horses grow, the injured, unwanted, lame and just mean are being left to starve. This includes the very young foals that there is no market for.

By: beverly

beverly — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:27:55 +0000

anyone who does not realize how horrible horse slaughter is needs their head examined. I can not believe that there are people out there who own horses who would send their horse to a slaughter plant to get its throat slashed so they could make a couple of hundred dollars by selling it to the kill buyers.