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Horses Out of the Gate Quickly in 111th Posted: 16 Jan 2009 10:25 AM CST Every month, thousands of ex-racehorses, work horses, and family ponies are crammed into double-decker trucks where they can barely stand, and shipped hundreds of miles to Canada and Mexico. After arriving across the border, they are slaughtered for food exports to Europe and Asia, where horse meat is considered a delicacy. As Brad Woodard of Houston's KHOU-TV exposed last month, the journey is harsh and the killing methods are brutal. Yet it still happens day after day—even though Texas and other states have banned horse slaughter, Congress has failed to shut down the cruel exports.
Investigators from The Humane Society of the United States have documented the long-distance transport of horses to Juárez, Mexico, and the clumsy killing methods such as stabbing them in the spine. Watch this video to be reminded of the cruelty to horses that is still taking place, while agribusiness groups use stalling tactics and make the same old tired arguments about "unwanted" horses. Then take action by telling Congress to pull in the reins on this abusive, foreign-driven market, and finally pass the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act. |
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