Comment  I DO NOT SUPPORT HORSE SLAUGHTER AT ALL!!!! They have feelings too. I have always loved horses and always will, until I die!!!!

I also feel that ...

exportation out of the US is wrong  I am a horse lover and My horses are also pets. However, I wish they would re open the United states slaughter houses. Shipping all of the unwanted horses ...

UK Horse owner.  Whilst we all hate the idea of our horses going for human consumption, It must surely be better that properly regulated slaughter halls are used, rather ...

"For" Horse Slaughter in the US  I own and love my horses. I am also involved in the racing industry. I wish the US still slaughtered its "own" horses, and here's why. Horses that travel ...

It makes me sick   It makes me sick to think of horses being slaughtered i just recently got my horse i rescued him he was in pretty bad shape and he was on his way to the ...

rosemary  thats gross!!! I love horses!!!!! i've read lots about horse slaughter and hog and cow slaughter. i've read a lot that might get the public's attention ...

Stop Horse Slaughter  I think horse slaughter is the worst.I know a friend that actually sent her horse to Mexico to be killed.I begged her just to send her to a horse trainer ...

This is so heartbreaking its just undescribable  I think this is awful. Anyone who is reading this, horse lover or not, please, please donate or sign the petition. I am a horse lover and right now tears ...

Non-Horse Lovers  If you have sent, think about sending or like horses getting send to slaughterhouses you obviously have not been in love with a horse or know what love ...

A need for Horse Slaughter  The horse industry is flooded with horses right now. There is a need for horse slaughter because it help take care of the horses that didn't served a ...

Responsible breeding.........  ...could help alot of the overpopulation of horses just because you have a mare doesn't mean she should be bred, there should be licensed breeders only ...

Horse Slaughter Is NOT Inhumane! 
Horse slaughter is perfectly fine. We slaughter cows, hogs, sheep and poultry for human consumption and no one is complaining this bad. If our country ...

Insanity  It's interesting to hear a bunch of uneducated people ranting and raving about how horse slaughter is OK. I have a hard time taking someone seriously ...

Stupid PEDA and City People!!!!!!!  Yes it is horrible what these animals have to go through for slaughter, but what is the difference between a horse being slaughtered and a cow? You people ...

Why ship horses?  Why do we need to ship horses to other countries? I eat cows, chickens, turkeys, pigs, fish, rabbits, and goats all on a weekly basis, why not horses?...

Ok- idiots- read  Ok... I am sick and tired of reading all the crap FOR horse slaughter!! i am not saying to shut down slaughter houses...MY OPINION is to make slaughter ...

Slaughter Houses: the Humane Option  The matter of reopening the equine slaughter houses is important to me because I am a horse owner/trainer. I grew up with horses and have worked with over ...

It Has Its upside, too.  Don't get me wrong, I don't like the thought of any animal being killed at all. The fact is it's the circle of life. People are turning out horses in ...

Horse Slaughter: Just Wrong!  Can you believe that horses all over America are being slaughtered? And for what, their meat??? It makes me sick to think that there are people out there,...

Never Ending Battle- A Compromise  Unfortunately in this world we live in today, there will always be those who are corrupt, greedy, etc. We honestly have to face the facts. If we stop slaughter ...

Rescue Ranches  This is sickening. I've always been against slaughter houses, but after reading this I want to sob my eyes out.

I have two horse of my own, and I also ...

Why is this disgusting?  Why is this so horrible, to not be WASTEFUL? How is this any different then being an organ donor (Which I am) or recycling or reusing plastic bags? Why ...

WE NEED HORSE SLAUGHTER  So why do so many people think horse slaughter is such a bad thing? Is it because they are pets? They are large and fuzzy? Well I got news for you;...

jerks  You are so full of yourselves!


horses are such kind and gentle creatures how could you even think of treating them this way? Anyone who agrees ...

Sorry!  I had a horse named wild man about 2 years ago i sold him in an auction! But i never had any idea about horse slaughter until after he was sold. i heard ...

We NEED This  Most of us here are avid horse lovers. Most of us here would do anything to save the majestic animals we love. But the fact remains: we are in a recession....

I'm young but know more than some  Older people usually assume that teenagers have that reputation of being dumb and not know what they are talking about, but i do! I am in the middle teens ...

Horse Slaughter is 100% Wrong!  Horse Slaughter is completely wrong! I do not support it at all. I plan on becoming a vet for horses, I will fund free euthanasia for people who cannot ...

Look at it this way  I don't think horse slaughter is all that bad. I can understand the sentimental connection with your backyard pony, but when it breaks its leg and you ...

Too sad to think about....  I am leasing a pony. He is the love of my life and recently the owner said that she needs him back. the cruel part is he is being sold to slaughter. This ...

The crying of the horses made tears fall from my eyes.  I feel that horse slaughter is a horrible, disgusting thing to do. It shouldn't even be considered in our country. I thought our country was great and ...

logical point of view   Lets get this straight people, horses are livestock species just like cattle and pigs and sheep. Catttle are slaughtered in the same manner as horses, but ...

First auction experience  My friend talked me into going to a local horse auction with her. I went for the tack auction which was before the actual horse auction.

Well we ...

slaughter  With the US slaughter houses closed, Where are the unwanted horses supposed to go? if people can't afford to keep them in the first place, they can't afford ...

Sadend horse lover  I am only 13 years old. I am in 8th grade, and every year the 8th graders do a big project that lasts the whole year. I chose horse slaughter because horses ...

USDA POLICIES BASED ON FARM BILLS & IRS RULINGS ON FEDERAL TAX CODES PROMOTE HORSE SLAUGHTER  If you want to stop the over-production of, and consequent "culling" or "harvesting" of horses by means of slaughter, you MUST address the INCENTIVES for ...

END THE PAIN - END SLAUGHTER!!  Slaughter is awful. Why would we kill a thing that has been so loyal to man for so long. We should be ashamed. The people who do this to horses have no ...

Horses are livestock  This is something that we all need to remember. Yes, we treat horses like pets, but we must remember they are actually livestock.

People have pigs,...

Ignorance must be bliss...  Wow, I hate all of the one-sided "facts" that anti-slaughter supporters are fed. First of all, there is an abundance of horses.. we all know that one. If ...

STOP HORSE SLAUGHTER NOW THINK HOW YOU WOULD FEELIF YOU WERE A HORSE SENT TO SLAUGHTER.!  Horse slaughter should be stopped no doubt about it. Its just not right. I love my horses and never would i do this never even if it was for the largest ...

STUPID IDIOTS FOR SLAUGHTER!!!  I am thirteen years old and when I see these pictures of these poor horses its hard not to cry. They were NOT made for this!!! not to be put in my jell-...

Horse Slaughter  OMG!!!! How can people be so skrewed up? Honestly people complain if they get bitten by a dog or kicked by a horse.... but they never wonder what they ...

I support humane horse slaughter.  There are such a huge excess amount of horses because people think if a minimal performing mare gets lame or doesn't win they can breed her. Well when ...

Idiots  Horse slaughter is no different than any other livestock being slaughtered. The bad operators are shut down - but they are the ones that get covered in ...

This is so wrong.  Let me say one thing, people who think that horse slaughter is right, you don't have a heart. There are other ways to earn money such as, WORKING. It is ...

Horse-lover Made Problem  I believe that the real issue is not the slaughter of horses, but the treatment of horses in general. One of the reasons horse slaughter is such a big ...

Truths about the horse world  As a horse enthusiast and owner, I receive several magazines about horses. The fact of horse slaughter really didn't reach me until I was a Freshman in ...

The truth hurts  I knew about horse slaughter and am making a web page myself, that's how i found this site. I thought I knew all about it, but I was wrong. I'm on the ...

Slaughtering Horses is Not a Bad Thing  Everyone is so against slaughtering horses, but they don't see both sides of the story. The truth is the industry depends on the slaughter of horses. Anyone ...

Freedom Valley Horse Rescue  My husband & I started our horse rescue just over a year ago. since then we have saved 29 beauties from going to slaughter. They have ranged in age and ...

Why are there unwanted horses?  The main argument for the necessity of horse slaughter is "There are too many unwanted horses".
So how does this happen?

Has a horse ever hidden ...

Hate cruel animal slaughter!!!  I feel very strongly about cutting horse slaughter down, and i am using the information you give me in a project to try and make more people realize what'...

why would they do that?  This is terrible and needs to stop NOW!!! God created these gentle giants to roam free on the plain and have fresh air, not to be sold as nail polish ...

evil  all i can say is it is pure evil. i think the people doing this and being involved should be throne in jail and not be fed! i am only 10yo and i understand ...

we need to stop the transportation of horses over the boarder!  I am very disgusted with the fact that horses are being abused, tortured and killed for human consumption. I would like nothing more than for congress ...

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you people piss me off with your crybaby whining  You people make me sick, with all your whining an crying, stop horse slaughter, don't hurt them.

I haul 2 loads of them a week, and the money is great!...

I support it and hate it  I think we actually need horse slaughter back in the united states..i know where i am its impossible to sell horses..our horse market has fallen and now ...

Are we not smart eough to do things with out being cruel and abuse   Why have we aloud a piece of paper worth more than a life.
With all the abuse and cruelty laws this should of stopped.
Also why can't we do on to others....

An Aussie girl says we need to change how we think....  I live in Australia and we have slaughtering of horses in the state that I live in. The meat is used in dog food and also packaged and shipped overseas ...

IT'S A DAMN SHAME  YOU KNOW IT IS A DAMN SHAME THAT FOR BEING CALLED THE MOST PROGRESSIVE AND GIVING COUNTRY THAT SO MANY PEOPLE STILL HAVE THE PRIMITIVE MENTALLY OF HOW ...

Kerri  I am a tenth grade high school student, in an AP English class, and we are required to write a satiric proposal on something that we truly believe must ...

Humans Vs. Other Creatures  I'm the first to say that, I too love all creatures great and small. But, I don't believe that no creature should take precedence over humans. I don't ...

Elizabeth Duff R.N.  I live in the 'great state' of Wyoming. Our legislature has gone over the top. State Representative 'Slaughterhouse' Sue Wallis-R, founder of the United ...

Nina Clark< founder of Horses' Honor, a non profit horse sanctuary  My story begins with every horse that ever passed through my hands, over 500 and counting...

Every horse is a candidate for slaughter, just ask Ferdinand ...

Horse slaughter  Horse slaughter is a necessary evil. I hate to say it because I oppose horse slaughter in every way possible. My trainer and I both believe that if we ...

Longrun Retirement Society  Organizations such as Longrun Retirement Society in Toronto, Ontario are actively helping retired race horses to be placed in new loving homes.

It ...

My opinion   You know what is the point in slaughtering horses they have just as much right to live out their lives just as they rest of us. I have had to put a horse ...

Rich  Horse slaughter is a more difficult issue than the slaughter of other animals. Horses are thought of, here in the U.S., differently than other farm animals....

eeew. disgusting.  i hate it. i saw a bunch of horses stuffed in a trailer, fallen over like the picture above. i called the police, and the trailer sped away from the cops....

I wish i could stop it all!   There is a place in Washington State where there are still wild horses, but not for long. Apparently they are going to be sending some of the wild horses ...

ID LIKE TO SLAUGHTER THE SLAUGHTERER  I'm totally disgusted, i found out about this yesterday an nearly threw up when someone pictured a tortured animal that had been thrown down a cement box ...

Stop The Slaughter now!  Honestly have you ever thought how it would feel, if you were shoved into a trailer that is to small starved for 20 days or more, shoved into tiny pins ...

PMUmares  the sad truth it's shocking to see or even hear about the beautiful horses that are used in PMU production i was looking up horse abuse and this for me ...

STOP AN THINK....  SOMETIMES ITS HUMANS WHO NEED TO BE SLAUGHTER..
BUT I FEEL FOR YOU. BUT YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WEATHER THESE HORSES ARE IN BRED OR JUST PLAIN SICK WOULD ...

WHY?????  I have noticed something over the years about the world, when people in the world get super bored they go and slaughter anything they can get there hands ...

For all you People who have beef with horses.  I am an avid horse lover, have been all my life. I have not found one reason as to why we should carelessly slaughter any kind of horse. In my life I ...

Stoptheslaughter  I made a video on Youtube about horse slaughter, to make a point, and quite frankly, I was shocked at the images that came up on Google. I really want ...

i cant believe what youre saying!  all you people that say "oh! we need horse slaughter because its the circle of life" well you don't see people off killing humans because of the overpopulation ...

Just Go To These Links, OK?  I'm sick of typing the same thing over and over to you shills for the slaughter-mongers who pretend you don't know that slaughter is just as available ...

Slaughter is ok, abuse, not so much  I would just like to say that I wouldn't have an issue with horse slaughter if the proper regulations with respect to the humane treatment of the animals ...

Horse Slaughter is Disgusting...  Why would you kill a horse to eat it, or make something stupid like this... Horses are the reason mankind is still in existance, they stood beside us in ...

Horse Slaughter  I do not like horse slaughter. I hate to think of what those horses go through. However, I think it was extremely unwise for US slaughter plants to be ...

Katharen   I own 5 horses currently and have had horses my whole life. Six years ago we started a horse rescue in Northern Michigan. Sixty animals were seized from ...

EDUCATION!  Horses are correctly classified as livestock by the USDA. As livestock they have a purpose, if their purpose of a sport horse, breeding horse, or companion ...

stop this insanity nowwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Horse slaughtering is very cruel i hate it....I my self love horses and try to care for as many as i can i love them to death i try to sign every horse ...

kill horse slaughter  I go down to the equine rescue in my town every weekend as a volunteer. One of the horses there was saved right off the slaughter truck, but I never knew ...

Horse Slaughter Ban  I am currently writing an article on this topic for a senior project. I am a horse person who understands the troubles and rewards of keeping horses. The ...

Wild Fire  Have you ever noticed how just a small flame can bring down an entire forest? Well all it takes it that one flame to spread and become large. We can be ...

Ew I do not want a dead horse in my jello  I used to love jell o. Now it makes me queasy.


I have the sweetest little Newfoundland pony named Danté. I would cry my eyes out if he got shipped ...

Consider  Everything that this topic covers should be taken into consideration morally and ethically. I have been around animals all of my life and slaughtering ...

Horse Slaughtering is wrong.   I believe everyone has their right to express your opinions its only fair, no matter how young i may be i have a voice and it should be heard. Horse slaughtering ...

The need for Horse Slaughter Plants  I personally being a horse lover think its wrong to slaughter horses. but the question that has recently came to my head is where will unwanted horses ...

THIS IS TO BE STOPPED  Hi. My name is Chelsea. I may just be a 13 year old girl from Australia who has nothing to do with the US & Mexico etc, but if its horse related - I'll ...

Open the Plants  There are ranchers throughout the United States. Some rich, with great numbers of sales and profit with their well bred horses. Then, there are some that ...

Disgusting!  That is unbelievably disgusting! How could people commit such crimes!? We often hear acts of Human Rights violations publicized in the media but what about ...

oklahoma rancher   As a rancher in Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma, I have used horses most of my life. I depend on horses for my livelihood. I have a great respect for horses,...

Out of business  My fiance and I have made a living off of privately training and selling family horses for years, and we've come to the sad realization that since the ...

What If?  I have to ask you all a question. If a horse was humanely euthanized, would it then be ok in your mind for the horses organs to be used for something ...

Why!!!???  This has to be stopped! before there is any more unneeded slaughtering to these beautiful animals. Why can't horses be classified as companion animal and ...

Nurse Mares  I never knew about nurse mares. Is the SPCA doing anything about this? And which states are the worst offenders?

Answer: Any state involved in the ...

Euthanasia?  I've been in American slaughterhouses. Anyone suggesting that it's better to slaughter horses here than send them to Mexico is just making a case for DEGREE ...

Miss N C  This is the first time i have read about this subject and i feel totally sickened by it. There is no need, in our society, for any animal to suffer.

We ...

At least make it better......  The least these people can do for these horses awaiting death, is be kind. DON'T cram them in a truck all together...DON'T slit them open while they are ...

Think About It  Yes, some Mexican and Canadian slaughter plants treat the horses horribly, but some of them don't. Some choose to meet European standards. Read about ...

What needs to be done  you know how now you can bring unwanted babies to hospitals no questions asked... why can't we do this for our beloved horses... i hope one day to own ...