Would you kill your best friend after years of hard work together? I believe horse slaughter is a necessary evil due to many different reasons. The first reason is due to horses that cannot be used anymore due to health reasons. It would be wonderful to be able to afford a lame horse to sit on pasture all day, but that is not always an option. Nobody is going to buy a lame horse when they can buy a perfectly able horse for the same price. Where does a lame horse go? He goes to the auction and a kill buyer buys him. He gets sent across the US border into Canada or Mexico to be slaughtered. He has to suffer through the long trailer ride in horrendous conditions to the slaughter plant. Then, he arrives at the slaughter plant. They open the trailer doors and he gets trampled by other horses trying to get off. Now, he is injured and limps out of the trailer. All the horses are scared and they are rounded into a pen. They are in the pen and get a chained …show more content…
I own one and take care of her every day, but I also understand what goes on behind the scenes. I know that not every horse can have a loving owner. I believe that if a horse is offered a humane death; it is better than living its life unloved. My horse was an abuse case. She was born as a colorless paint which means that she was supposed to be born with two or more colors but she was born with only one color. Her breeder was upset and did not take care of her. She was finally rescued four years later due to being severely malnourished and beaten. I found her six years later and she was still malnourished. Now, she suffers with everyday joint issues and pain because of what she went through. I almost wish they would have sent her off to slaughter for she would not have had to suffer. Horse slaughter NEEDS to happen. There are too many horses on the earth, and not enough resources to feed them. They are considered livestock, so I do not see any reason for them not to be
If you’ve ever owned an animal, you know that being around them can be extremely therapeutic. After a stressful day at work or school, it is always nice to come home to your pet and feel comforted by them. Many dog owners even claim that their dogs can feel their pain. However, if you speak to anyone who has been spent their life around horses, they’ll tell you that the connection between horse and rider is unlike any other. Norwegian researcher Anita Maurstad explains in a recent article, that over time horse and rider can become so attuned to each other that they develop a state of co-being. Maurstad also found, through research, that horses appear to learn to relate to humans in ways that provide them with a good quality of life. A recent study from Washington State university has concluded that kids who work with horses have significantly lower stress levels. In addition to these, there have been numerous other studies that show that working with horses decreases blood pressure, reduced feelings of anger, tension, and anxiety. Riding horses also allows you to gain feelings of self esteem, empowerment, patience, and trust. Because of the overwhelming positive effects that horses seem to have, horses are no longer being used just for recreational or agricultural
For decades, the Bureau of Land Management has relied on the strategy of rounding up excess horses with helicopters and storing them in a system of private ranches and feedlots. But now, with almost 50,000 horses in storage, the system is out of space and money. In response, the agency has drastically cut roundups, leaving horses to multiply out on the range.
Animal Cruelty is a problem that many ignore. People are oblivious to these animals and the negligence their owners show. Animal cruelty is an underlying problem in today’s society, and the only way to counteract these problems, is for this generation to do something about it.
Today in the US, people do not consume horse meat on a whole sale basis. But because many other counties do, the exporting of horse meat is a huge industry. When the ban was in place, US horses were being transported to Canada and Mexico to be slaughtered instead. From 2006 to 2010 the increase in horses being exported to Canada and Mexico was 148 and 660 percent. They are loaded up on trailers and shipped across the boarders, often times going days without food or water until they reach their destination. The regulations, or lack thereof, are different than in the US. (Shesgreen)
A question often thought about is whether or not horse slaughter is humane. If you ask many people, they will say no. Why isn’t it humane?
Thousands of horse owners have to drive miles upon miles to either Canada or Mexico to slaughter their horses. People will argue that slaughtering a horse is the “humane way” to relieve the unwanted horse population. Since one is responsible for the over population, one should be the one responsible for reducing the numbers. Horse meat can be used for many things, dog food or other bi-products. One can slaughter a cow or a pig without anyone saying anything. Euthanizing a horse can be extremely expensive, a vet has to come administrate the medicine and then one has to dispose of the body because it is against the law to have a dead horse carcass lying around your farm. The cost of this is often why people just leave their horses to just rot away or throw them on to another farm so it is someone else’s responsibility.
The benefits are not only felt by horse owners in short supply of money; recently in Europe, the supply of meat from traditional sources, such as cattle, sheep and pigs has dwindled due to epidemics in the herds, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy or "mad cow" disease, as well as hoof and mouth disease.
The reason why they bleed them to death is so that the meat is good for human consumption. The governments have imposed a law that the horses, or slaughtered animals, must be made senseless. This is done by stunning or electrifying but it doesn’t always work. In a lot of pictures I have seen, the horses are twisting their legs in pain when they are hoisted and their throats
The economy today is slowly dwindling down, and the costs are rising for daily living expenses. Horses are normally not in the budget for many families, leaving many horses homeless. The normal yearly cost for a horse is around 2,419- 3,876 and the average life span of a horse is 25-30 years. This cost just covers food, routine vet checks, farrier, and general maintenance. This does not include the price of the horse, the chance of having an emergency vet call arise and the tack that may be used. This animal must eat about 2.5% its own body weight which on average is 1,100 pounds. Grain and hay may
Wild horses are something that most people know about, at least to an extent. To many they are the embodiment of the word “freedom”, they are creatures that have been around for centuries roaming free in the mountains and wilderness, pretty much left unchecked except by their natural predators. Gorgeous, majestic, and full of spirit are words that can all be used to describe wild horses and pictures of them make great desktop backgrounds and calendars that show a peaceful and wonderful view of nature. What, then, is the issue with the wild horses and why are there arguements over what needs to be done with them? As a brief explanation wild horses are becoming a nuisance for everyone around them – the ecosystem and humans alike. When left unchecked, as they had been before, what happens, and why is it such a big deal?
They are often brutally injured in transport. Horses are naturally skittish so imagine how they would be in situation. Horses often get ignored in the transportation process or some are fine. before the last horse slaughter plant was closed down the USDA found it was illegal if the found the horses with any major wounds like eyeballs hanging out or big gashish. a national poll noted that 92.3 percent of horses are able to live out productive lives.
Every little girl dreams of having a horse, but what do you do with that horse when he is too old to be rode and he struggles to come in and eat his grain? Most likely you don’t have the heart to put him down yourself, and to have him euthanized costs so much, but are there any other options? Yes, there is one more option, that is horse slaughter. Don’t be afraid of it just because you hear the word slaughter, the horses are treated well and they are put down humanely. Horse slaughter is a big controversy in the United States, and there are many people that are against it, but I’m here to tell you why everyone should be for horse slaughter. Horse slaughter is something that is needed and not something that is evil. Today I’m going to tell you about why everyone should be for horse slaughter and how it can help to control the horse population, help stimulate the economy and help feed people that are starving.
When many people approach a horse, they instantly feel cautious of their surroundings. These people tense up and become terrified because of the horse’s size, how they look, or just because they have heard of people being injured from horses. Many people are intimidated by how big some horses can be and they do not want to be around them. Horses are only thought to be a dangerous animal, but they have helped humans in many ways. For instance, they have helped with farm work that humans couldn’t have done by themselves, and they were a mode of human transportation for many years. The things horses have done for humans have helped in many ways, but horses have many other purposes that can help people out. Although many people agree
Many people challenge the rules for several different reasons. It’s always appropriate to challenge the rules when the rules are unfair, or against what you think is right. You can challenge the rules to make them fair and equal for everyone. Just how the two excerpts, Animal Farm by George Orwell, and Texas vs. Johnson, by the U.S. Supreme Court. These two excerpts explore the issue of when it is appropriate to challenge the rules. Challenging the rules can lead to positive or negative outcomes. You can change the rules for a good reason, or a bad one, but it’s always better to challenge the rules in order to make them more equal.
It is not possible to humanely execute a commercial horse for slaughter simply because of the biology of horses and the nature of the industry. The dark reality of horse slaughter plants is that most horses suffer a long time before their end. In transport, horses can go for days without water, food or rest in overcrowded trucks in which they after often killed or seriously injured. When the horses arrive to the actual facility, they are crammed in a small corral with no food or water. Since horses are skittish by nature, it makes the pre-slaughter more stressful and difficult. When their fight-or-flight response is enabled it makes the process more strenuous so horses often suffer bashes and blows or remain conscious while being dismembered,