Argumentative Essay: Horse Slaughter From Another Perspective

Horse Slaughter from Another Perspective When you first hear the term slaughter, often the first thing that comes to mind is how “horrible” the facilities are said to be. However, most of these statements are ignorant and the people are unaware of what really happens in a slaughterhouse. Slaughter of most animals is usually very humane and safe. Although when it comes to horses, not so much. When you look at all the aspects of horse slaughter, most of their explanations are rather reasonable. Personally, I would be completely for horse slaughter if I knew that the horses were being put down in a humane way, which they are not. On the other hand, I also understand why some would be against it. Horses are often seen as companion animals. However, they are still a branch of livestock. If we can eat cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc. then why can’t we eat horses? There are about 33,000 wild horses roaming the United States as we speak. As our nation grows, the less land we will have to keep up with these wild horses. When it comes to over population of pigs or deer, what do we do? It’s easy, it becomes deer hunting season for hunters all over the U.S. However, for horses, that’s not an option. Eventually, the overpopulation of horses could cause rangelands to be stripped bare and could even cause a

Therefore, rodeo, show, race, etc. horses should not be used for slaughter. Talk about GMOs. The horses that should be sent to slaughter would be horses with a clean system, not the 2-year-old race horse who messed up on his last race. Wild horses should be sold either to buyers who plan to use their horses, whether it be contest or recreational use or to slaughter facilities. However, most drugs given to livestock do have a withdraw time to make sure there is no trace of it in their meat once