Horse Slaughter Update 2020
During 2020, a total of 36,885 American horses were shipped to their deaths – 29,666 to Mexico and 6,919 to Canada. While those numbers are horrific, horse exports for slaughter have continued their steady decline from a 20-year high of 166,572 in 2012.
Are horses still slaughtered in the US?
Horses are still being sent to slaughter, across our borders into Canada and Mexico, and the number of American horses sent to slaughter has not decreased since domestic plants closed in 2007. ... Horse slaughter has never been, and will never be, a solution for abuse and neglect.
The facts about horse slaughter | The Humane Society of the United States
Is horse slaughter legal in the US 2020?
In the year 2020, approximately 36,000 American horses were trucked over our borders to be slaughtered for human consumption. Until this practice is banned and Congress passes a law against slaughter here in the U.S., no horse is safe.
Horse Slaughter Is Not Euthanasia | Learn More | ASPCA
Is horse slaughter legal in the US 2021?
The Carter-Fitzpatrick Amendment to the INVEST in America Act bans the transport of equines for the purpose of slaughter. WASHINGTON (July 1, 2021)—The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Carter-Fitzpatrick Amendment to the INVEST in America Act, which would ban the slaughter of American equines.
Animal welfare groups commend U.S. House of ...
Why are horses shipped to Mexico for slaughter?
Each year, tens of thousands of American horses are shipped to Mexico and Canada, where they are killed under barbaric conditions so their meat can continue to satisfy the palates of diners in countries such as Italy, France, Belgium, and Japan.
Horse Slaughter - Animal Welfare Institute