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Thousands of horses from the US are shipped to be slaughtered in Canada
and Mexico.

Lawmakers are ready to ban this cruelty, but lobbyists are blocking the
vote. Together, we can end this inhumane practice!

Add your name to save horses from this unspeakable cruelty now:


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John,

Every year, US meat traders ship thousands of beautiful horses abroad to
be slaughtered for profit.

They pack the terrified animals into overcrowded trucks to suffer
agonising journeys abroad – completely deprived of food, water, and rest
for endless hours, then butcher the survivors for human consumption. We
can make them stop.

A group of senators already succeeded in banning this kind of horse
slaughter in the US. Now they’re pushing a bill to stop the cross-border
trade too! If we can show overwhelming public backing for the plan, we can
make sure it goes to a vote – and save thousands upon thousands of
innocent horses from brutal slaughter. Sign now:

[ US ]US lawmakers: end the brutal transportation of horses for slaughter!

Some argue that such slaughter is necessary as otherwise unwanted horses
may have no other place to go, leading to potential neglect and
overburdening animal welfare systems. But the slaughtered horses are often
wild animals or once-loved companions unknowingly sold into this hellish
fate – and many ‘kill buyers’ outbid rescue groups and horse-lovers from
purchasing these animals.

Also, the meat from these horses is dangerous to human health,
contaminated with drugs and toxins like fly sprays and de-wormers that are
banned in animals used for consumption.

The horrors these horses face are chilling. Forced into cramped kill pens,
some are slaughtered quickly—but many endure panic, struggling for
survival as they suffer slow, painful deaths. Tragically, some are still
conscious when butchered.

The facts are undeniable: horse slaughter is brutal, dangerous, and needs
to end. While it's already illegal in the US., the transport of horses
across borders for slaughter must be stopped, too. It's time for lawmakers
to act—to protect both people and animals.

Together we can stop this cruelty once and for all. Are you in?

[ [link removed] ]US lawmakers: stop the brutal transportation of horses for slaughter
abroad!



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Thanks for all that you do,
Ildem and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]The facts about horse slaughter The Humane Society US 01 January 2024

[ [link removed] ]America’s Dark Secret: Horses Are STILL Being Killed for Meat ASPCA 18
March 2024

 

 

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