Does the EPN believe that all horses destined for slaughter need to be “saved”?
No. Many horses purchased by “killer buyers” need to be euthanised. The EPN is not opposed to the horse’s life ending, we are opposed to: the method used to end the horse’s life, (slaughter); the prolonged suffering of the horse, (transport to a sale, sold, transported to holding facility, and finally transport hundreds or thousands of miles to a slaughterhouse; Owners, dealers, auction houses, shippers, and slaughterhouses all profiting from a horse that is suffering due to sickness or injury. The EPN does not believe that irresponsible owners should profit from their irresponsible and sometimes criminal actions.
