Return to Freedom calls on Congress to stop the slaughter of American horses
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Monday, February 20, 2023
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19,989 American horses were shipped to slaughter plants in Mexico or Canada in 2022, according to government statistics.
Key Points:
- 19,989 American horses were shipped to slaughter plants in Mexico or Canada in 2022, according to government statistics.
- Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation, a national nonprofit advocacy organization, strongly urges Congress to finally pass a permanent ban on horse slaughter in the United States and on the export of American horses for purposes of slaughter.
- "More than 90 percent of American horses shipped to slaughter were in good condition before suffering grueling journeys to foreign slaughterhouses, according to one government study," said Neda DeMayo, president of Return to Freedom (RTF).
- During the last Congress, a proposed horse slaughter ban received the backing of 225 bipartisan House cosponsors before special interests stymied its progress.