Horses Matter

 

Horses- Not just a piece of paper

My message to Slaughterers:

Why do you do this? You really want them to die? Or do you do this for the money? It will never be a career. Are you proud that you are killing horses? You are a horse slaughterer. Your job, which is watching yourself kill these wonderful animals, is so cruel. What if a little girl sold that horse, the one you just killed, and thought it would go to a good family?  Apparently you slaughterers like seeing each beautiful animal getting shot in the head and dying, right? Well that is what a slaughterer is meant to do.

This has to come to an end

People need to stop sending horses to Slaughter Houses. If more people help boycott it, the US and parts of the world wouldn’t have enough money to keep them up and running. But now guess what? Horse slaughtering in the US is legal. So for now they can send any horse they want to a Slaughter House with absolutely no worries of being caught. I’m sure they’re proud. Seriously though? You can’t sell your horse to a friend or even a local SPCA? Is it really that hard? Does it have to be the Slaughter house? Well if you choose that, think about all the great times you had with that horse. Even if every moment wasn’t amazing, no horse deserves to be slaughtered.  Can you even think of that? Full grown mares. Beautiful stallions. Foals. Can you just see a foal getting slaughtered? I mean they’re so little. So young. So hopeless. And they die… What for?

Why?

 Did you know that horses could go extinct due to many of them being slaughtered? That’s how bad horse slaughtering is. Happiness from the past turns into certain death, on the short distance of only one trailer ride. In fact, what are some main reasons horses these days are getting sent to slaughter houses?

• Bad behavior ( rearing, bucking, kicking, biting, etc.)
• Owner doesn’t like horses anymore
• Cannot afford to use proper care on the animal
•  Got a new horse
• For fun ( which is probably the WORST reason)
• The money
• The horse made a few mistakes

Horse? Food? No thanks.

In 2008, the number of horses that year sent to slaughter houses in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico was about 50,000! Soon enough the beautiful animals turned into dinner for people in Europe and Japan. Why are we slaughtering horses to feed to the people throughout Europe and Japan? They can feed themselves. But if we stopped slaughtering horses in America, Europe and Japan would STILL be able to slaughter horses, right? The poor horses. Can you imagine eating a horse? Well hundreds of horses get slaughtered and eaten each year. I wish horse slaughtering could be illegal in the whole world!

Wild Horses

Wild horses. They’re not trained, they’re not used to human contact, and they’re definitely not meant to be slaughtered. Wild horses are, wild. Its like a whole bunch of men killing lots of our amazing wild animals. It’s not right. Killing our companion horses is horrible, but also killing the ones that are supposed to live free in the wild is just above and beyond bad. These horses seem to be no threat to humans, except maybe when they force them to come with them to the slaughter house. It's like kidnapping. Taking a horse away from where it's grown up. Where it belongs.

Slaughter House Better?

Some people say that sending horses to slaughter houses is the best thing to do. Well that is not true because the big, miserable, animal killing buildings are even torturous inside. Also the horse meat gets packaged up, and sent to someplace weird, to "keep the meat fresh". Slaughter houses are horrid places. If I could stop people from sending horses to slaughter, I obviously would. I love horses, and I know that life doesn't have to end for them by the thought of one decision.

Think…

Think for a second. What if you were the innocent horse getting slaughtered because you messed up in a show? Exactly. Imagine us humans getting slaughtered for one mistake! Everybody makes mistakes and more people need to realize that. Slaughterers need to know that what they’re doing isn’t just some funny game. Its reality!

Just let it end already!

Once horse slaughtering becomes illegal again in the US, many people will be able to take a breath, knowing horses are safe from slaughter. Hopefully everyone who cares will join in to cure this awful thing. Then maybe it will be easier for places like Mexico and Europe to end it as well. Like I said before, everyone makes mistakes, but once you send your horse to the slaughter house, you will never be forgiven. Think before you do something. Really. Think. 

Can you feel the pain?

Check out Declan’s fight to save horses from slaughter! http://children4horses.blogspot.com/   Also go to http://www.savingamericashorses.org/ to donate, subscribe and support to help our amazing creatures.