Re-opening horse slaughtering plants in the US

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As one who is often pegged as an animal lover, I seem to get an overwhelmingly negative response when I tell people I am for the re-opening of horse slaughter plants in the US. The common assumption amongst most people, it seems, is that currently no US horses are being slaughtered. This view couldn’t be further from the truth. If plants did re-open in the US horses would receive better care while in the holding pens, as the US holds many more animal rights regulations than Mexico and Canada, the current areas we send horses to for slaughter. If slaughter is not an option, we will see in increase in the mistreatment of horses, as the number of people who cannot afford euthanasia is large. The idea of slaughtering horses is a very controversial topic, but we must realize that trying to close all plants will never be an option. We need to choose the best path for a bad situation, and re-opening plants in the US seems to be the best way to handle this necessary evil.

Re-opening horse slaughter plants in the US would allow for more humane treatment of the animals while in containment. Horse slaughter in the US was made illegal by President George W. Bush in 2007, but was recently re-legalized by President Barrack Obama; recent meaning that plants were only just re-legalized on November 18, 2011. The re-legalization was actually so recent that there are still currently no operating horse slaughter plants in the US. Obama’s choice sparked uproar in the animal rights community – should horse slaughter be made illegal again before any plants open, or is this the right call? Popular animal rights group PETA, who I honestly can’t say I support, actually sided with Obama (Courteau 18) for many of the same reasons I hold. They ...

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...eated well throughout the process. The American Association of Equine Practitioners released the following statement, “The processing of unwanted horses is currently a necessary aspect of the equine industry, and provides a humane alternative to allowing the horse to continue a life of discomfort and pain, and possibly inadequate care or abandonment.” (Pro Horse)

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Courteau, Darcy. “They Kill Horses, Don’t They?” Dispatches March 2012 309:2 17-18.

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Lane, Nicole. “In Support of Horse Slaughter.” Horse Illustrated Mar. 2012: 16-17. Print.

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