HORSE SUMMIT COMES UNDER FRIENDLY FIRE?

THIS IS CRAZY AND AMAZING, READ WHOLE ARTICLE! Many of us have been banned for the Summit of the Horse FB page and some like Brogan Horton an anti slaughter advocate from attending the Summit.. Apparently no one with a "record" can attend. HMMM maybe they better check out their guest speakers.........Trent Loos, the summit's Master of Ceremonies, for example, is a convicted cattle felon and presenter Dave Cattoor plead guilty to a lesser charge of stealing wild mustangs.http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=omaglqdab&v=001SbPU0nO9dPDIzj-bZrvfo6KGwJMzhQ-vC9jl28e_jSyBU9Hgbv9amuANPq66ce53YcLtaDpP8ddasekHkAMKoUHXSlst3cb3

Study shows ban on horse slaughter would not result in numbers of unwanted horses

A study recently completed by researchers working with Animal Law Coalition, examined trends in horse slaughter in the U.S., Mexico, Canada and other countries. The study relied on data available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.Kanab, Utah (June 17, 2008)

Study shows ban on horse slaughter would not result in numbers of unwanted horses

Kanab, Utah (June 17, 2008) | A study recently completed by researchers working with Animal Law Coalition, examined trends in horse slaughter in the U.S., Mexico, Canada and other countries. The study relied on data available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other government and private sources from 1989-2008. The results revealed the number of horses slaughtered was determined by a demand for horse meat primarily in Europe. Horse meat is an expensive delicacy in many European countries as well as parts of Asia.

These findings contradict horse slaughter industry claims that horse slaughter controls the numbers of unwanted horses. Proponents of horse slaughter have insisted that if horse slaughter is banned, there will be large numbers of abandoned, unwanted horses. In fact, the study concluded, “Slaughter… is useless as a tool for controlling the unwanted horse population and instead simply creates a … market that competes with potential buyers of … horses and encourages a continuous supply.”

 John Holland, senior analyst for AAHS (Americans Against Horse Slaughter) explained further, “The trends are irrefutable. We found that equine abuse levels are clearly linked to economic conditions but that slaughter trends were antithetical to them for most of the study period.  We now see that what drives horse slaughter is the market for horse meat in Europe and Asia. American horses are killed for their meat and not because they are unwanted or abandoned. The demand for horsemeat creates a market where horse slaughter “kill buyers” compete with other people who want to buy horses. This encourages owners to supply that market through over-breeding horses, for example.”  The study’s findings confirmed an earlier Italian study of horse meat consumption from 1995-2001.

Holland went on to say, “If slaughter of American horses for human food is made illegal, there would be less incentive to over-breed horses. Those demanding horse meat would simply look to other countries for horses.  The study also shows that the market has quickly adjusted to large decreases in slaughter in the past, indicating that there would be no significant or sustained increase in unwanted or abandoned horses.”     

This is the same study referred to in an earlier press release by Animal Law Coalition that showed no increase in incidents of horse abuse and neglect following closure of horse slaughterhouses in the U.S. in 2007. Proponents of horse slaughter had also long claimed that an end to horse slaughter would mean an increase in incidents of equine abuse and neglect. 

The complete study is now available on line athttp://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Test your knowledge regarding horse slaughter
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True or False Quiz About Horse Slaughter

1. True or False:
According to the USDA funded Temple Grandin study, 92.3% of horses exported for slaughter are healthy.

2. True or False
According to a recent poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, over 70% of Americans want horse slaughter stopped.

3. True or False:
The average cost of having a horse humanely euthanized and safe disposal of the carcass is approximately $225.

4. True or False:
There were no problems with "unwanted horses" when 244,000 fewer horses were slaughtered in 2004 than in 1990.

5. True or False:
Over 800,000 horses die annually from causes other than horse slaughter and are either buried or rendered with no negative environmental affects.

6. True or False:
According to the Veterinarians for Equine Welfare, horse slaughter "is a brutal and predatory business that promotes cruelty and neglect and which claimed the lives of more than 100,000 American horses in 2007."

8. True or False:
According to the Illinoise Department of Agriculture and the Haavad Animal Human Society (HAHS), during the 2002-2004 closure of the only horse slaughter plant in their region, abuse cases decreased.

9. True or False:
Since California banned horse slaughter in 1998, there has been no rise in abuse and neglect and horse theft has dropped by over 84%.

10. True or False:
Horse slaughter causes irresponsible breeding practices resulting in abuse and neglect because it provides a "dumping ground" for irresponsible breeders and a 'throw away' mentality in general.
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$42 million Industry

DID YOU KNOW-that horse slaughter was a $42 million dollar industry when we had slaughter in the US? Did you know that horses that got to slaughter only make up 1% of all horses in the US? Slaughter horses is not the way to reducing unwanted horses. 1% does not even begin to make a difference.

WHAT IS SLAUGHTER?

the definition of SLAUGHTER-slaugh·ter
the killing of an animal or animals for food; butchering
the killing of a human being, esp. in a brutal manner
to kill (people, game, etc.) brutally, senselessly

Does that sound humane to anyone? Do you see the words, senseless, brutal, butcher. Humane and slaughter cannot be used in the same sentence. Here is a video of what legislation calls "humane" horse processing.http://video.yahoo.com/watch/176696

WHAT IS EUTHANASIA?

Euthanasia
The definition of Euthanasia is Greek. "eu" meaning goodly or well and "thanatos" meaning death. So together, meaning "GOOD DEATH" In the 18th Century it meant a good death or a welcomed way to depart quietly and well from this life. Suicide or FORCED killing was NOT considered euthanasia. See this video of a horse being laid to rest "Peacefully" not graphic suitable for everyone.

Sugar was brought to a euthanasia clinic, blind and frightened. After evaluation by the veterinarian and staff for quality of life, she was humanely euthanized by the vet. She was sedated and then given the euthanasia solution. As you can see she fell asleep very peacefully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqyF4E019uI&feature=player_embedded

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