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Approximately 25 to 30% of all slaughtered horses in the United States were
bred for the racing industry.
Tens of thousands of foals are slaughtered each year, by-products
of the Premarin drug industry. Barren mares used up brood mares
and unwanted pregnant mares from the PMU industry are also sent
to slaughter.
Many summer camps, dude ranches and rental stables send their
horses to slaughter each year. Foreign owned slaughter companies
are taking advantage of the fact America is a disposable society
with an overpopulation of horses.
Polls have shown the over-whelming majority of Americans are
against the slaughter of horses.
1995 — a nationwide TV poll had 93% of callers strongly
opposing horse slaughter
1997 — A California statewide poll showed 88% were
opposed to horse slaughter. In 1998 California voters affirmed
the poll by voting to prohibit the sale of horses for human consumption.
1999 — A New York state poll showed 81% opposed horse
slaughter with 91% of the opinion that horses are companion, sporting
or
recreational animals. Not food and fiber animals.
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