Aren the horses that are sent to slaughter old and at the end of their useful life?
No. The killer-buyers want only one thing: horse meat to be sliced into steaks or air-dried like ham, and eaten. They want young, healthy horses. A U.S. Department of Agriculture report says up to 95 percent of horses slaughtered for meat are in good to excellent condition. Don’t believe the propaganda of the friends of slaughterhouses. Assuming a horse is at the end of its “useful life,” it’s difficult to imagine an owner shoving an old and sick animal onto a trailer, knowing it’ll be hauled a thousand miles to slaughter.
