THE WASHINGTON – ANN TELNAES
JUNE 6, 2015
I think the illustration says it all but Ann Telnaes also writes:
The Belmont Stakes is being held today and most of the attention is focused on whether or not American Pharoah, the winner of both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, can become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.
But what should be in the media spotlight is the harsh reality of horse racing and the abuses horses suffer in this sport.
Horses are started under saddle too early, sometimes at one and a half years old, which results in injury and early break-downs.
They are drugged so they can continue to run even when injured.
The sad outcome of many of these horses is their racing days are cut short and they end up discarded years before the end of their natural lives.
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CANADA SLAUGHTERS HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
It may be hard for some to believe that tens of thousands of horses, including pets, are routinely slaughtered in Canada, for human consumption.
Some of the meat is consumed in Canada and much of it is shipped to the European Union and other markets, including Japan.
The barbaric slaughter of horses is currently not legal in the United States, BUT horses, including pets and ex-racehorses, from the United States are shipped to Canada and to Mexico to be slaughtered.
In addition Canada allows for the transportation of live horses to Japan, to be slaughtered for human consumption, and unfortunately the transportation of horses destined for slaughter within Canada, and by air, is far from humane.
HORSE ABUSER CHARGED
UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2023Solstice Pecile of Wishing Stone Farm inexplicably posted horrendous videos of her dragging a horse and later laughing at the horse's injuries.Excerpts from an article in the Peterborough Examiner...Pecile, 23, was charged under the Animal...
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
CONGRATS ANTI-SLAUGHTER HORSE ADVOCATES!Welfarm is reporting that a major distributor and importer of horse meat in France will no longer sell horse meat from Canada, Argentina or Australia. Welfarm is an organization that strives to improve all aspects of farm...
MARE & FOAL IN KILL PEN
MARE & NEWBORN FOAL IN A KILL PEN NEED HELP NOW!Sometimes we have opportunities to buy horses on death's doorstep. YOUNG, healthy horses who are about to be slaughtered. This is one of those times. 2 young horses are sitting in a Canadian kill pen and we've...
