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Horse Slaughter Could Start Up Again in One Month

Critter News

Read the complete article at pantagraph.com. Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month. Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S.

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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

Animal Person

If you want to address the problem, you do something about the people abandoning and neglecting horses. This is about finding "affordable options for unwanted horses," the article says. No, it's about finding affordable options for people to unload their unwanted horses. It’s just an option for horses that are unusable.