Nearly 105,000 horses were slaughtered for human food in 2006, all
in two foreign-owned Texas plants and a third foreign plant in
Illinois, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Virtually all the meat was for export, the largest markets being
France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Japan and Mexico. Most of
these horses were raised for other purposes, like riding. Although
U.S. slaughter has ended for the present, advocates continue to
support federal legislation to ban it permanently. This book
explores equine welfare concerns with a focus on horse slaughter
and the wild and unwanted horse issue.
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