Galen Clarke/Humane World for Animals

Speak out to end horse slaughter

Each year, thousands of American equines—working, racing and companion horses, donkeys, mules and even children's ponies—are horrifically slaughtered for human consumption. They are inhumanely transported long distances across our borders, in cramped trailers without food, water or rest.

They are then brutally killed, and their meat is shipped overseas. Sadly, the vast majority of the equines who become victims of this predatory and deceptive industry are young, healthy animals who could have led productive lives with loving owners if they'd been given the chance.

A troubling report from the New York Times recently revealed that hundreds of wild horses have entered the slaughter pipeline after being sold through a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) program intended to place these animals in safe homes. The lack of transparency and questionable horse deals described by The New York Times are not unique to wild horses. Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, Amish horses, backyard horses and others can disappear into the same opaque network of dealers, brokers, auctions and intermediaries. This all could be avoided if the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R. 1661/S.775) was law.

Congress must act to completely end this terrible cruelty once and for all. The Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R. 1661/S.775), would permanently ban domestic horse slaughter in the U.S. and stop the export of American horses for slaughter abroad—practices that 80% of Americans support banning.

This vital legislation is needed to fully protect our horses. As their guardians throughout our shared history, it is our duty to protect them from abuse.

TAKE ACTION
Please make a brief, polite phone call to your U.S. Representative and two U.S. Senators and ask them to cosponsor the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R. 1661/S.775) if you haven't yet, and do all that they can to get it enacted quickly. Look up your legislator's phone number. You can simply say, "As someone who cares about horses, I urge you to cosponsor the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R. 1661/S.775), and do all that you can to get it enacted quickly."

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