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What happens to a horse at a slaughterhouse?
Unlike animals raised for food, the vast majority of horses sent to slaughter will have ingested, or been treated or injected with, multiple chemical substances that are known to be dangerous to humans, untested on humans or specifically prohibited for use in animals raised for human consumption.
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.
Where do unwanted horses go?
In 2007 the last US plant capable of slaughtering horses was closed. Prior to this, many unwanted horses were likely sent to slaughter in the United States with a smaller number being rescued, rehabilitated, euthanized or disposed of through rendering, burial, disposal at landfills, or composting.
What does Mexico do with slaughtered horses?
Some of the horses that go to Mexico are slaughtered in an EU inspected plant, but many others to local abattoirs. In their plants, they are killed with the puntilla. The puntilla is a short knife that is used to sever the spinal cord in a fully conscious animal.
Where do slaughter horses go?
Most American horses destined for slaughter are transported to EU-regulated plants in Mexico and Canada. Horses, unlike traditional food animals in the United States, are not raised (or medicated) with the intent of becoming human food.
What do they do with wild horses?
California and Nevada have the highest wild horse and burro populations in the nation. The land many of these horses once lived on, is now managed by the Bureau of Land Management [BLM], which means it is public and can be used for business or pleasure. Nelson used to round up wild horses for BLM.
Why should horses be slaughtered?
No. There has been no documented rise in abuse and neglect cases in California since the state banned horse slaughter for human consumption in 1998. Since closure of the domestic plants in the earlier part of 2007 there has been no correlating rise in neglect and abuse cases.
Is Bologna made out of horse meat?
Bologna is a cooked, smoked sausage made of cured beef, cured pork or a mixture of the two. Like all sausages, bologna is covered in a natural casing made from the gastrointestinal tracts of cattle, sheep and hogs. Or it’s put in a synthetic casing, which could be made from collagen, fibrous materials or even plastic.
Why are horses slaughtered in Canada?
Horses are slaughtered in Canada primarily to provide horse meat to European and Asian countries. Horses are brought to slaughter in every possible condition—old, young, sick, healthy, injured, and even pregnant.