Why are horses slaughtered?

Answer 1

i live in Australia and at the moment as disgusting as this is, people are killing them because we apparently have to many running wild, and destroying nature. The authoritys have decided that it is easy to just kill them, other people kill them for fun, or many many other reasons, all in all its sick when its for fun or for "nature" or any other reason unless it was "i am starving to death and the only thing near me is a horse" I dont know even then I dont really agree with it but whatever.

Until just recently there was was no place in the US where old, sick, or dying horses could legally be taken other than simply killing them and burying the carcass. This was a problem since many people had no way or place to bury such a large carcass. As a result, many horse owners felt they had no option but to simply turn them loose in the open countryside, which was obviously not a good solution.

Answer 2

As long as there's a demand for horse meat anywhere in the world, horses will continue to be slaughtered. And as long as there are proponents/supporters for horse slaughter based on facts that, regardless if horses are the most regal and romanticized herbivorous ungulate in the world, these animals still are, like cows and sheep, meant to be eaten, there will continue to be horse slaughter. There are also many people who see horses as livestock like cows and sheep and still believe that when a horse wears out its usefulness or no longer adds value to the farm or ranch, it is better off sent to slaughter and continue the process of being useful by being turned into meat, glue, and other products.

Sad, yes, but that's the truth.

Answer 3

Each state has its own laws on domestic food stock, game animals and wildlife. I am not aware of any state that prohibits the slaughter of horses. Horse meat is a delicacy in some french restaurants. They may import horse meat, but there is no reason horses cannot be processed the same way cows and pigs are butchered.

One potential problem with using domestic horse for food is that saddle soap and other things used on horses could taint the meat. This is probably not a serious issue, however. Pigs and other 4-H livestock food animals are sometimes bathed with soap and water at county fairs.

Answer 4

Horses are slaughtered because there is a market for their meat, they have become too old or sick, and because there are too many horses and not enough owners. People underestimate the cost and time it takes to properly care for a large animal like a horse. Unfortunately, because there are not any slaughter houses in the US, horses are being abandoned because it's not economical to get them to a slaughter house outside the US and there is no one who wants these horses.

Answer 5

Currently in the US, horses are humanely killed every day. They are the ones that nobody can take care of. Personally, I am pro-horse slaughter and con-abuse.