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Washington Town to Become Horse Slaughter Capital?

Critter News

Augustine, Florida doesn’t mince any words when it comes to what’s afoot in the Stanwood area. The story, by author and animal rights activist Ernest Dempsey calls Stanwood, Washington “Death Row for horses” because of the location not far away of a “major buying station, collection point and feedlot for U.S.

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On Horses too Thin to Slaughter

Animal Person

Stephanie wrote about horses dying across the pond yesterday. They were among more than 20 horses from Paragallo’s Center Brook Farm in Climax, N.Y., that were sold to slaughter for $680. In fact, Paragallo said, he had intended to ship another batch of horses to the man. Or have to stop racing? Or have to stop racing?

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