Essay about Slaughtering for the Humanness of Horses

The topic of horse slaughter doesn’t usually come up very often in everyday conversation. Horse slaughter is more of an implicit subject, which your everyday person doesn’t know much about. Because it is highly controversial, it has gone through the cycle of being banded and then reinstated twice in the last 5 years. With being involved in the horse industry my entire life, I have witnessed the effects first hand. Some people see it as killing pets, animal cruelty, and morally wrong. However, I see it as a source of income, a way to stop the starvation and abuse of horses, an export industry for the United States, as well as a quality meal for in times of despair.

First off, organizations are being created to help stop horse slaughter. Henry Bergh stopped a cart driver from beating his horse, resulting in the first sucessful arrest for horse mistreatment on April 26, 1866 (“How to Help a Horse”) I feel that got people to notice what horses deal with everyday while pulling carts. EWA researchers looked at relationships between slaughter and abuse. They found that the amount of

Just over 100,000 horses were slaughtered in the United States 2008. I If horse slaughter weren't an option what would we do instead we couldn't bury the horses it takes up a bigger space than a human would be able to,this would increase a small number of horses sent to the slaughter. Almost 920,000 horses deaths are from horse slaughter.an approxamite guess is that 9.2 million are sent to slaughter houses were they die in fear pain some people call this “Amercians dirty little secret” the ban on horse slaughter has decreased the amount of homeless horses. Most horses that got to slaughter arent put in their on perpose but are put in the hands of theses people that take them to the slaughter to make some extar money most of the horses are taken

Each 12 months, greater than 100,000 American horses—operating, racing and associate horses and even children’s ponies—are inhumanely conveyed lengthy distances in cramped

Horses end up at slaughter through a number of ways. The most common being that horse owners bring their horses to livestock auctions when they can no longer afford them, expecting them to find a good home. However, that is not always the case, what sellers fail to realize is there are middlemen for foreign-owned slaughterhouses, known as “kill buyers”, who frequent these auctions looking for horses. Often kill buyers can be see communicating with the auctioneer in the auction ring. They often outbid genuine horse owners and rescues, robbing the horses of the opportunity for a second chance at life.(Transport) Sometimes kill buyers respond to “Free horse to good home” advertisements. These advertisements are usually from families who love their horses but can no longer afford them so they give them away. They sign a paper thinking that their horse is going to a good home but in actuality they are signing the horse’s death warrant. Along with kill buyers

Throughout The Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer, Singer constantly tries to persuade the reader that effective altruism is the best way to do the most good in the world. He believes that a part of doing the most good is reducing the amount of suffering. This would include the suffering of animals. When people first hear animal suffering, many first think of ASPCA commercials depicting sad, rescued dogs and cats and Sarah McLachlan or some other spokesperson asking for a donation. Singer, however doesn’t consider these domestic animals as the species that suffers most, instead, he is referring to factory-farmed animals like cattle, chickens, and pigs that are slaughtered for human consumption.

Did you know, that 80% of American voters favor a ban on horse slaughter? Yet each year more than 150,000 horses are shipped overseas and slaughtered for human consumption. These slaughterhouses are located in Canada and Mexico, where after being slaughtered and processed, they are then shipped to countries such as Europe, Japan, and Asia. In these countries the horse flesh is consumed by humans, the hair, hide, hooves, and any other part deemed usable are made into boots, jackets, cosmetics, jello, and paint brushes. There are still some horse slaughterhouses operating in the U.S as in 2011 under President Obama the ban on American horse slaughter expired. Missouri, New Mexico, and Iowa are just a few of the places in the U.S where horse slaughterhouses

“This is horrible! I can’t even watch this!” Those were my immediate thoughts the first time my eyes were opened to the inhumane animal cruelty on factory farms. Factory farming enables mass production to supply the demands of today’s society but also enables the cruel treatment of animals. We need to end the cruelty and abuse that these animals have to endure at the factory farms because it causes loss to the business, reduces the quality of the product produced, and endangers the health of those who buy the product. We can promote humane treatment of factory farm animals by prevention through education, by enforcing humane laws by being an example of humane animal treatment, and by donating and/or

Contrary to other livestock that are raised specifically for human consumption, the purpose of breeding horses is for pleasure uses. As Lenz reflected “Horses processed for meat represent the lowest economic level of the horse population and typify the unwanted horse in the United States” (253). Therefore, when a horse ends up at slaughter facility, it is likely due to one or more of the following reasons, the owner no longer finds the horse suitable, the horse is dangerous, the horse is injured, the horse is unable to be re-homed, or finally the owner can no longer afford to continue feeding and caring for the horse. Arguably, rescue facilities to take in unwanted horses in the United States exist, however they “do not meet the needs to care for these horses due to limited capacity and funding” (Stull

“The time has come to end this cruelty and open up a new chapter in our treatment of horses.”

Why is our generation getting crueler each day? Nowadays you don’t show respect to everyone or everything. You could hurt or kill someone or something without expressing any emotions. Animals also have feelings. For example, they can feel pain. I know that when we get hurt it’s the worst feeling. Imagine how these poor animals are feeling. Anyone who approves of these cruel actions is sick. Let me tell you of a story of a stone cold hearted monster. There was a man who I guess didn’t like dogs and kicked the small little dog to death. This is the type of action that police should be a little more alert with. Why are we not doing anything about this? Isn’t this a crime? Why is this not taken more seriously? We need to find more ways on how

“On average, 24 horses die per week on racetracks in the U.S.” (Cohen). This is due to the horrible mistreatment and horrendous training methods used on too young horses. However, the racetrack is not the only place where horses are abused. Horse shows, show rings, large business stables, smaller private barns; wherever a horse can be found, there is potential for some sort of animal abuse. There is not one certain breed or type of horse that is most commonly abused, every horse around the world can be subject to mistreatment. Unfortunately, there are not many laws that protect these horses, and some people merely turn their heads away. That is why there should be more laws against the abusive techniques applied by many equestrians in the equine

Over the last few decades, public perception of agriculture has shifted, and societal ethics of animal treatment have changed. Fifty years ago, dogs and cats would never be considered “part of the family”, and treated as so like they are today. Animal welfare was also not on the forefront of the average American’s mind. Socio-ethical change such as this, has increased rapidly and it is important to understand the vital role it plays in the wicked issue of animal welfare in agriculture.

The social anathema which is animal cruelty has perspired for too long a time. Elephants deserve to roam the forests and Savannahs freely instead of being killed and the later mutilated for their brilliant tusks. It has also been verified that many “elephants that perform in circuses are often kept in chains for as long as 23 hours a day from the time they are babies (Dosomething.org).” Elephants are not the only animal treated in this fashion. Furthermore, the beautiful and majestic stallion belongs on the open prairie and not locked away in a 6x4 cage, dying from starvation and thirst. Elephants and stallions are only two animals out of the thousands that are negatively affected by people. Together, we have to be the voice for the

Every day in the United States animals are beaten, neglected, and forced to struggle for survival. They are left in horrible conditions, ones without any food and or water. Some are lucky, they are found and rescued, being given a chance to survive by being cared for in a shelter or even given a new home. But others, aren’t so lucky. We must fight for these animals’ rights and punish the heartless owners. Its up to us to speak up for these creatures who don’t have a voice.