Patricia Hackney

Horses receive medicines that are toxic to humans when ingested, horse meat was shipped to other parts of the world and sold as beef to unknown recipients, the desire of the masses outweighs the wishes of the few who stand to financially profit and lastly, the government has an obligation to follow

Despite that over 80% of Americans are strongly opposed to horse slaughter, the trade in horse meat continues to operate in the shadows. Many states – including Texas, California and Illinois – have banned domestic slaughterhouses, yet their laws do not extend past their borders or prevent

Many mares are at these feed lots waiting to go to the slaughter in Canada. Allot of them foal still foals. They are beaten, starved, and neglected. I would like to stop the feed lots in the US from transporting them for slaughter. Not all of them are throw away horses. most of them are good family