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Equine Advocates, Inc. (a horse protection organization) - Information about horse rescue, Premarin, slaughter, carriage horses, hormone replacement

 

Information from the humane society on horse slaughter.
 

Just Say Whoa!! To Horse Slaughter : Articles, News, Action Alerts, Information

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Equine Advocates, Inc. (a horse protection organization) - Information about horse rescue, Premarin, slaughter, carriage horses, hormone replacement
 

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Many U.S. and Canadian citizens have no idea that our beautiful and noble horses are allowed to be treated in horribly inhumane ways while on their way to be slaughtered and sold overseas for human consumption. 

It is illegal in the U.S. to eat horse meat yet many thousands of horses are sent to Texas, Illinois and Canada to be slaughtered each year so their meat can be sold overseas as a delicacy.  The majority of these horses are healthy and often their death is not so humane. 

Approximately 70% of the horses that are slaughtered are not old or lame and do not have behavioral problems.  About 1/3 of the horses that are killed are race horses that are no longer considered winners.  Some come from Premarin Farms.   Others are wild horses sold from public lands and yet another source comes from stolen horses or unsuspecting private owners who take their horse to an auction, assuming they will be sold to another family. 

These beautiful creatures are hauled to the slaughter house  in very crowded quarters where they can't even stand up all the way because the height of the transport is intended for pigs and cattle, not horses. Horses often suffer greatly before reaching the slaughter house and some are gravely injured or dead upon arrival.  They are allowed to be denied food, water or exercise for up to 28 hours before reaching their final destination. Those who are profiting from the slaughter of these horses do not want to pay to provide humane conditions and they are legally allowed to get away with it.

Federal law stipulates that horses be rendered unconscious before they are killed.  Unfortunately, the mechanism that is meant to render them unconscious by giving them a severe blow to the head is not very effective for horses due to their long neck and often, these loving, beautiful animals are alive, in pain and aware as they go through the slaughtering process.  The USDA specifies that 10% live vivisection is acceptable!

California passed a law that forbids horse slaughter in their State or for horses to be transported to other States for slaughter.  A few other States have laws to stop this practice but unfortunately the money to enforce these laws is not available and so the practice continues, even in States that have passed laws against horse slaughter. 

Premarin Farms
A number of horses that are sent to slaughter come from premarin farms.  They are the mares and their foals (babies) who are discarded once they are no longer useful for the purpose of making hormones for human consumption.  The name Premarin comes from PREgnant MARes urINe. Premarin is a hormone used in hormone replacement therapy for women.

Those unlucky enough to become premarin farm mares are kept pregnant year after year until they can no longer get pregnant at which time they are sold at auction.  The majority of them go from auction to slaughter houses.

During their tenure as pregnant mare urine producers they are kept in small stalls, isolated from other horses and allowed only minimal exercise.  This allows for maximum urine to be collected via a cup that is attached to their body 24 hours a day.  They typically do not have room in these small quarters to turn around or lie down flat in order to sleep deeply.  The urine collection cup allow for their skin to become infected due to being in constant contact with urine.

It is estimated that approximately 30,000 foals are produced yearly by  premarin farms.  Mares are not allowed to stay with their foals for the normal amount of time and the majority of foals are sent to be slaughtered or to be fattened for slaughter at the age of 3 or 4 months old. 

What can you do to stop Premarin Farms?
Don't buy premarin!  Buy alternative hormones that are made from plant materials.  Premarin will not be produced if people refuse to buy it.
Ask for alternatives such as:
Estradiol
Estropipate
Estrone
Estratab
Estraderm
Estrace
Ortho-Est
Remifemin
FDA information on Estrogen and Estrogen with Progestin Therapies for Postmenopausal Women


Please take a minute to put an end to the plight of these wonderful animals. Read below for more information about what we can all do to stop horse slaughter, American, Canadian and International citizen alike.

What can you do?
U.S. Citizens
Canadian Citizens
Everyone

U.S. Citizens
If you are a U.S. Citizen, you can help by making sure that the Federal law that has already been introduced, is passed. 
 With the click of your mouse and one quick e-mail, let all of your representatives, including the president, know that you want horse slaughter to stop. Ask them to support HR 503.  At the same time, ask them to stop slaughter of wild horses by supporting HR 297.  Read below for more information about these bills. 

Click here, enter your zip code and follow directions. Cut and paste the letter below if you like.

Following is a simple example of what you can say in your e-mail to your representatives.  Cut and paste it into the body of the e-mail and then edit it in anyway you like.

Please protect both domestic and wild horses:

The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (AHSPA, H.R. 503) will stop the slaughter of horses for human consumption and the domestic and international transport of live horses for human consumption. The transportation and slaughter of these horses is inhumane and should be stopped.

Support H.R. 297 to restore the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act to its original language which prevented wild horses from being sold for slaughter.  If the scheduled slaughter of 11,000 of the remaining 39,000 wild horses is permitted the herds will no longer be viable and will gradually be lost to natural attrition. Don't allow this to happen.

Please vote yes on H.R. 297 and H.R. 503 and urge your fellow politicians to do likewise.

Thank you for your consideration in this very important matter.

Sincerely,
Your Name

HR 503
Title: To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.

Effective Sept. 20th, 2005 there is a 1 year ban on horse slaughter and transport of horses from the U.S. for slaughter in Canada and Mexico.  This is only temporary.  In order to ensure that horse slaughter does not resume after this one year reprieve, we must make sure that HR 503 passes.  Click on the following link, enter your zip code and you will be taken to a list of your representatives.  You can write one e-mail, asking for your representatives to support bill HR 503 and send it to all of your representatives with a click of your mouse.
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act - National Horse Protection Coalition NHPC, Washington, DC

HR 503 Bill Summary & Status

HR 297
Title: To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.

Please Support HR 297 Petition

GovTrack: H.R. 297: To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and...

On December 8, 2004,  a 3,000-page Appropriations Bill which included a rider (Section 142), known as the Burns Amendment was surreptitiously slipped into the spending bill by Senator Conrad Burns of Montana. This rider lifted over thirty-four years of protection for our wild horse and burro herds, allowing them to be sold for slaughter. A death warrant for wild horses was signed with the passage of this bill.
Equine Advocates, Inc. (a horse protection organization) - Information about horse rescue, Premarin, slaughter, carriage horses, hormone replacement

Canadian Citizens
Sign this on-line petition and donate if you can. 

Online Petition -  Stop Horse Slaughter in Canada

Other Canadian Links of interest:
Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada

Legislation - Canadian Horse Defense Coalition - Defending Canada's Horses, Slaughter Prevention

Slaughter-Canada - The Fund for Horses

Everyone
Donate to horse rescue organizations.  
There are many types of horse rescue organizations.  Some rescue horses by purchasing those that are slated for the slaughter house, rehabilitating them if needed, and finding good homes for them. Some keep those horses that are not adoptable, allowing them to live out their lives in comfort, others advocate for horses through education etc..
 
Note: We have done our best to provide reputable links that will allow one to donate but we cannot guarantee any of the links listed here.


Equine Rescue Adoption, Placement & Rescue Links

Equusite.com - Horse rescue and adoption organizations and non-profit charities benefiting horses

Manes & Tails Organization - State and Federal 501(c)(3) Organizations

WildHorse.com: Equine Rescue and Adoption Resources

CONTRIBUTE TO EQUINE ADVOCATES’

Horse Savers Unlimited
We have talked to them personally and without their efforts we would not know about the plight of slaughter house horses.  They are a horse rescue program designed specifically to help unwanted horses from being slaughter bound!  They need donations for hay, veterinary care, horse shoeing etc..  They are in the process of applying for non-profit status. All donations go directly to care for the horses that they save.


Don't buy Premarin
Ask for alternatives such as:
Estradiol
Estropipate
Estrone
Estratab
Estraderm
Estrace
Ortho-Est
Remifemin
FDA information on Estrogen and Estrogen with Progestin Therapies for Postmenopausal Women