Blair's Equine Rescue

The U.S. banned horse-slaughtering operations in 2006. However, that year three slaughterhouses in the U.S. were responsible for killing 104,899 horses. [1] An employee at the Valley Meat Co. was recently caught on video insulting animal rights activists before shooting a horse in the head

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