Is Horse Slaughter Legal In The UK?
Horse slaughter is legal in the UK, and we do not allege that workers at F Drury and Sons were breaking animal welfare laws. We filmed 267 horses and ponies being killed over five days between October 2019 and February 2020.
Are horses slaughtered for meat in the UK?
Using the Freedom of Information Act, Animal Aid discovered that, in 2019, 2,165 equines were slaughtered in the UK and, of this figure, 16% (347) held passports issued by Weatherbys – the passport issuing agency for the racing industry.
Undercover footage shows tiny ponies slaughtered for their meat in British ...
In the United Kingdom, the slaughter, preparation, and consumption of horses for food is not against the law, although it has been rare since the 1930s, and horse meat is not generally available.
Horse meat - Wikipedia
Is it illegal to slaughter horses?
The slaughtering of any animal for human consumption in the US is a federally regulated process. This is the same for beef, hogs or other livestock (Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. ... For example, Texas, California and Illinois have banned horse slaughter within their states but those laws have no impact elsewhere.
Horse Slaughter Facts & FAQs - Animal Welfare Institute