Stop Horse Slaughter in Iowa

Horses are not food, they are companion animals, they show emotions and  feel pain. Horse slaughter has been banned in the U.S. for sometime now, but there are a few states including Iowa trying to open slaughter plants  for horses. Horses endure abuse, starvation, dehydaration, pain and sometimes even death in transport to slaughter houses. If they survived the trip there, they are stunned with a captive bullet in the head, which sometimes  misses, even though this is supposed to render them unconscious, it does not always work. The horses are then hoisted in the air with their throat slit as they bleed out, sometime fighting till they die. The horses behind them see and smell death and blood as they near.

 If it is not enough to stop horse slaughter because of the pain and suffering these animals go through. Everyone needs to think about the harsh reality. Horses from every aspect of life gets drugs at some point, drugs that are known carcinogenics to people. it starts with wormers, bute, banamine , vaccinations, drugs to make broodmares come in cycle, steroids, etc. Drug residuals stay in the muscles. That is what people will be consuming when they eat horse meat.

Please help us stop horse slaughter. The pain and inhumane cruelty is too much for any animal to have to endure, some of these animals were pampered pets, or racehorses, some of these horses have even been stolen from families. Help us, help horses, we are their voice!!!