date:Jul 01, 2013
l poll conducted in January 2012 showed 80 percent of Americans are opposed to horse slaughter. Typically Americans do not raise horses for food and horse meat will be sent to specialty markets overseas. In some countries, horse meal is considered a delicacy.
The ASPCA further states horse slaughter plants are not clean or green facilities as they pollute local water supplies and cause a terrible stench. The ASPCA also reported the USDA found over 92 percent of horses sent to slaughter were in