Tell Congress to End Horse Slaughter!

Thank you for supporting the bipartisan Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act, H.R. 1661, which would ban horse slaughter in the United States and the transportation of American horses out of the country for slaughter. Here’s why:

Polls consistently show that more than 80% of Americans oppose horse slaughter.

During the last Congress, the bill amassed 236 bipartisan cosponsors.

Since 2007, when the last foreign-owned domestic slaughter plant closed, Congress has supported anti-slaughter language in funding bills. This has done nothing to stop American horses from being shipped to Mexico or Canada for slaughter, however.

Congress has also routinely passed language barring the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service from selling federally protected wild horses and burros to slaughter after capture, yet they still fall into the foreign slaughter pipeline after adoption or sale.

More than 92% of exported horses are in "good" condition, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kill buyers prey on healthy horses that could find new homes.

The bill would not remove the option of humane euthanasia.

The entire process of shipping horses is cruel, subjecting animals to long and dangerous transportation and brutal treatment at slaughterhouses, culminating in ineffective stunning methods that can leave horses conscious during dismemberment.

A slaughter ban would protect human health by keeping unsafe meat off grocery shelves. Because Americans do not raise horses to be eaten, they are often given any of 379 common medications banned for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — including some that can be lethal to humans. No regulations require the sharing of information about substances previously ingested by a horse up for auction.
Animal welfare and horse industry organizations alike support a slaughter ban.

The number of horses exported to slaughter continues to drop due to growing public awareness, retirement programs and quality rescues and sanctuaries. Last year, about 19,000 equines were shipped to slaughter — the lowest number in 45 years. This is a shrinking, foreign-driven business for a small number of unscrupulous people.

I'm writing to urge you to please support the bipartisan Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act, H.R. 1661, which would ban horse slaughter in the United States and the transportation of American horses out of the country for slaughter.

Here’s why:

Polls consistently show that more than 80% of Americans oppose horse slaughter.

During the last Congress, the bill amassed 236 bipartisan cosponsors.

Since 2007, when the last foreign-owned domestic slaughter plant closed, Congress has supported anti-slaughter language in funding bills. This has done nothing to stop American horses from being shipped to Mexico or Canada for slaughter, however.

Congress has also routinely passed language barring the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service from selling federally protected wild horses and burros to slaughter after capture, yet they still fall into the foreign slaughter pipeline after adoption or sale.

More than 92% of exported horses are in "good" condition, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kill buyers prey on healthy horses that could find new homes.

The bill would not remove the option of humane euthanasia.

The entire process of shipping horses is cruel, subjecting animals to long and dangerous transportation and brutal treatment at slaughterhouses, culminating in ineffective stunning methods that can leave horses conscious during dismemberment.

A slaughter ban would protect human health by keeping unsafe meat off grocery shelves. Because Americans do not raise horses to be eaten, they are often given any of 379 common medications banned for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — including some that can be lethal to humans. No regulations require the sharing of information about substances previously ingested by a horse up for auction.

Animal welfare and horse industry organizations alike support a slaughter ban.

The number of horses exported to slaughter continues to drop due to growing public awareness, retirement programs and quality rescues and sanctuaries. Last year, about 19,000 equines were shipped to slaughter — the lowest number in 45 years. This is a shrinking, foreign-driven business for a small number of unscrupulous people.

Thank you for supporting the bipartisan Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act, S. 775, which would ban horse slaughter in the United States and the transportation of American horses out of the country for slaughter.

Polls consistently show that more than 80% of Americans oppose horse slaughter.

Since 2007, when the last foreign-owned domestic slaughter plant closed, Congress has supported anti-slaughter language in funding bills. This has done nothing to stop American horses from being shipped to Mexico or Canada for slaughter, however.

Congress has also routinely passed language barring the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service from selling federally protected wild horses and burros to slaughter after capture, yet they still fall into the foreign slaughter pipeline after adoption or sale.

More than 92% of exported horses are in "good" condition, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kill buyers prey on healthy horses that could find new homes.

The bill would not remove the option of humane euthanasia.

The entire process of shipping horses is cruel, subjecting animals to long and dangerous transportation and brutal treatment at slaughterhouses, culminating in ineffective stunning methods that can leave horses conscious during dismemberment.

A slaughter ban would protect human health by keeping unsafe meat off grocery shelves. Because Americans do not raise horses to be eaten, they are often given any of 379 common medications banned for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — including some that can be lethal to humans. No regulations require the sharing of information about substances previously ingested by a horse up for auction.

Animal welfare and horse industry organizations alike support a slaughter ban.

The number of horses exported to slaughter continues to drop due to growing public awareness, retirement programs and quality rescues and sanctuaries. Last year, about 19,000 equines were shipped to slaughter — the lowest number in 45 years. This is a shrinking, foreign-driven business for a small number of unscrupulous people.

I'm writing to urge you to please support the bipartisan Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act, S. 775, which would ban horse slaughter in the United States and the transportation of American horses out of the country for slaughter.

Polls consistently show that more than 80% of Americans oppose horse slaughter.

Since 2007, when the last foreign-owned domestic slaughter plant closed, Congress has supported anti-slaughter language in funding bills. This has done nothing to stop American horses from being shipped to Mexico or Canada for slaughter, however.

Congress has also routinely passed language barring the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service from selling federally protected wild horses and burros to slaughter after capture, yet they still fall into the foreign slaughter pipeline after adoption or sale.

More than 92% of exported horses are in "good" condition, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kill buyers prey on healthy horses that could find new homes.

The bill would not remove the option of humane euthanasia.

The entire process of shipping horses is cruel, subjecting animals to long and dangerous transportation and brutal treatment at slaughterhouses, culminating in ineffective stunning methods that can leave horses conscious during dismemberment.

A slaughter ban would protect human health by keeping unsafe meat off grocery shelves. Because Americans do not raise horses to be eaten, they are often given any of 379 common medications banned for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — including some that can be lethal to humans. No regulations require the sharing of information about substances previously ingested by a horse up for auction.

Animal welfare and horse industry organizations alike support a slaughter ban.

The number of horses exported to slaughter continues to drop due to growing public awareness, retirement programs and quality rescues and sanctuaries. Last year, about 19,000 equines were shipped to slaughter — the lowest number in 45 years. This is a shrinking, foreign-driven business for a small number of unscrupulous people.