Stop the Slaughter of Horses

The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, legislation to prohibit slaughtering horses for human consumption, has been reintroduced in the U.S. Congress. Though few Americans eat horses, about 50,000 horses are slaughtered in the U.S. for sale abroad, and the numbers are rising and foot-and-mouth disease has increased the demand for this "alternative" meat. Horses killed for their meat suffer greatly during transport and slaughter. Some are skinned and dismembered while conscious. Horsemeat is not kosher.

Please contact your federal legislators and ask them to "Please support the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act." Your letters and calls make an enormous difference! You can look up your legislators at Congress.org, or ask us at [email protected]. The horses are depending on you!

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