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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

Animal Person

Let's deconstruct: The facts of the case: "Emaciated horses eating bark off trees. Abandoned horses tied to telephone poles. Horses subsisting on feces, walking among carcasses. If you want to address the problem, you do something about the people abandoning and neglecting horses. Do we recommend killing those children?

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It's Back! The Horror of Horse Slaughter in DeKalb

Animal Ethics

After witnessing hours if not days of senseless killing, someone finally musters the courage to take on the killer and delivers what has to be a devastating blow. that slaughters horses for human consumption. Since it is illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in the U.S., The answer is the proverbial loophole.