The Facts
The Ultimate Betrayal
A Recycling Bin For Horses
California Says No!
America Says No!
The Statistics
Bogus Studies - Inadequate Regs
Meet Paula
Inside a slaughterhouse
What You Can Do
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Promoting The Humane And Responsible Treatment of Horses
Promoting The Humane And Responsible Treatment of Horses
(Statistics of U.S. horses shipped live over the border to Canada were only available to us from 1990 to 1998.) WE BELIEVE FROM THE EARLY 70's AS MANY AS 6,000,000 OR MORE AMERICAN HORSES HAVE BEEN SLAUGHTERED AT U.S. & CANADIAN PLANTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
(Although we do not have complete statistics prior to 1980, we do know that according to the USDA, from 1977 to 1979, nearly a million horses were slaughtered at U.S. plants alone.) HOWEVER, FROM 1990 TO 1999, A DECREASING TREND IN HORSE SLAUGHTER RESULTED IN 1,953,001 AMERICAN HORSES BEING SLAUGHTERED AT U.S. AND CANADIAN PLANTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS:
| YEAR | U.S.A. | CANADA | TOTALS |
| 1999 | 62,813 | 24,026 | 86,839 |
| 1998 | 72,120 | 23,152 | 95,272 |
| 1997 | 88,086 | 21,729 | 109,815 |
| 1996 | 113,399 | 26,082 | 139,481 |
| 1995 | 112,677 | 30,000 | 142,677 |
| 1994 | 109,353 | 35,000 | 144,353 |
| 1993 | 184,320 | 51,000 | 235,320 |
| 1992 | 243,585 | 60,000 | 303,585 |
| 1991 | 236,467 | 74,000 | 310,467 |
| 1990 | 315,192 | 70,000 | 385,192 |
NOTE: Not included in any of the above statistics are certain unavailable numbers of stolen horses, non-freeze branded wild horses ("Slicks"), and horses transported live to Mexico and the Orient.
Due to many factors, there has been a steady decrease in the number of horses slaughtered over the past 10 years as shown in the statistics above. Unfortunately, this does not mean that horse slaughter is on its way out - the current escalation of PMU production in the U.S. and other dangerous trends could threaten our horses as never before! Also, according to one official, we may see a rise in the number of horses shipped from Mexico to the U.S. for slaughter due to "many Europeans' fear of trichinosis and unsanitary conditions at Mexican plants". However, none of this has to happen if Americans take action to prevent it. For the sake of our horses, we must act now!
EQUINE SLAUGHTER PLANTS IN THE U.S.:| BEL TEX | Fort Worth | Texas |
| DALLAS CROWN | Kaufman | Texas |
| CAVEL INTERNATIONAL | DeKalb | Illinois |
EQUINE SLAUGHTER PLANTS IN CANADA:| BARTON FEEDERS COMPANY, LTD. | Owen Sound | Ontario |
| YAMATRA IMPORT-EXPORT, INC. | Yamachiche | Quebec |
| RICHELIEU MEAT, INC. | Massueville | Quebec |
| BOUVRY EXPORT CALGARY, LTD. | Fort Mcleod | Alberta |
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