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Horse Slaughter Could Start Up Again in One Month

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Bad news for horses in the US. Of course, right now, they're just being shipped to Canada and Mexico anyway, where health and welfare standards are much, much lower. Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. Read the complete article at pantagraph.com.

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Unintended Consequences for US Ban on Horse Slaughter

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Unfortunately, a record number of horses are now going to Canadian and Mexican slaughterhouses, where there is no USDA control over animal welfare conditions. I don't support the slaughter of any animal, but if an animal will die anyway, don't we want the best possible conditions? He's such a douchebag.

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Horse Slaughterhouse Proposed in New Mexico

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This article reaffirms my belief that it's more humane to slaughter horses in the US than to ship them for slaughter to Canada or Mexico. I don't like it either way, but one is better than the other for sure.

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