Would the proposed federal laws against shipping horses to Mexico or Canada for slaughter be enough?
Unfortunately, no. There is nothing to stop the killer-buyers from claiming the horses are being sent across the border for riding or breeding, then hauling them to the closest death-house. BACK TO TOP What is a killer-buyer? Somebody you wouldn’t invite to dinner! They show up at horse auctions, study the newspaper classified ads, buy from private pastures, and usually don’t ask questions about where the horses came from. When dealing with those who need an option to ownership, they routinely assure sellers that their horses are headed to a pasture with tall green grass to frolic for the rest of their days. They laugh at the gullibility of the owner: there’s a trailer parked out back and the horse will be headed for the slaughterhouse before the seller gets home. Local rescue groups often know the local killer-buyers because they’ve paid ransoms to save horses. They save the horse, but give the killer-buyer a huge financial windfall. And the price is always far more than the killer-bu
