Horse Slaughter: What YOU can do NOW to Stop it’s Return « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Horse Slaughter: What YOU can do NOW to Stop it’s Return « Straight from the Horse's Heart

We need your help reaching out to Congress on behalf of our nation’s horses. Until a few years ago, there were a handful of foreign-owned slaughterhouses in the U.S. that butchered horses for markets in Europe and Asia, where horse meat is considered a delicacy. Americans spoke out against this practice, and since 2005, Congress has prevented horse slaughter in the U.S. by cutting funds for inspections of horse meat from its annual Agriculture Appropriations Bill.