Many chronically lame, poorly trained, unsuccessful یا simply unwanted horses, among them ex-racehorses, adopted wild horses, and horses from riding schools, camps, dude ranches and backyards, do not live out their final days in peace and comfort. When they become a financial burden یا an inconvenience, they are sold at auction یا directly to a “killer buyer” and end up at the slaughterhouse, destined for foreign meat markets.
Some buyers for the slaughter market do not tell the owner where the horse is actually going, and some horses are stolen and sold to slaughter. After horse slaughter...
continue reading...