In a big win for animals, the U.S government has reinstated rules that will stop the mass purchase of wild horses and burros, protecting them from money-hungry kill buyers who want to ship them off to slaughter for profit.
Hundreds of thousands of readers have signed LFT petitions to stop the slaughter of America’s wild horses, and countless activists and organizations across the country are working to stop the killing. This new decision shows that our voices are being heard, and takes us one major step closer to stopping the slaughter for good.
In 2014, the Bureau of Land Management restricted mass purchases of wild horses after a kill buyer reportedly bought 1,800 animals and sent them across the Mexico border to slaughter. But the government stripped these provisions last year, risking the lives of the close to 75,000 horses who live on public lands.
It’s forbidden to kill horses on American soil, but still legal to ship the animals to foreign slaughterhouses, then sell their flesh to Europe and Asia, where there is a high demand for horsemeat.
With the protections now reinstated, individuals and organizations can only buy four wild horses within a 6-month period, blocking buyers from sending large numbers of animals to slaughter for a hefty profit.
However, the fight for wild horses and burros is not over, and we will not rest until the slaughter of these majestic animals is banned completely.
There is hope: a bipartisan bill recently reintroduced to Congress, called the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, H.R. 961, would completely halt the transport of wild and domestic American horses and burros overseas.
Please sign our petition to help pass this ban, and save the lives of America’s most iconic animals:
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! 😊
In 2018, approximately 80,000 American horses were trucked to Canada & Mexico, where they were BRUTALLY SLAUGHTERED for human consumption in foreign countries — These horses SUFFER long journeys without adequate food, water or rest to slaughter plants across the border, where they meet a brutally sadistic & terrifying end — we MUST PROTECT our horses from such a horrific fate — we are their Stewards — we MUST prevent the establishment of horse slaughter operations within the U.S. — we MUST END the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad — THE HISTORY OF MANKIND IS CARRIED ON THE BACK OF THE HORSE — ALL HORSES DESERVE TO BE RESPECTED & PROTECTED NO MATTER WHAT A MAN SAYS THEY’RE WORTH.
We euthanize cats and dogs when their population exceeds out ability to adequately care for them. If there are too many horses, why should they not be also euthanized? I don’t mean that they should be euthanized to make room for cattle. Perhaps we should euthanize more cattle and quit giving away the land to the cattle ranchers.
well, they aren’t being euthanized, they are being tortured just like the cattle heading for slaughter. maybe if americans stopped eating meat.. the cattle ranchers would stop using up the land for profit and the horses would be fine. I don’t think that I would oppose a spay neuter program for horses like with cats and dogs. too many of one animal is always bad for the animal.
This is great news. I’m delighted to hear it. Well done and thank you for all your efforts and hard work.
Thank God this law has been reinstated
These iconic symbols of freedom deserve to be protected. Bravo. 🐴🐎
Excellente nouvelle, bravo à vous!
Thank Goodness!!! Someone did the right thing! These majestic equines are our national treasures, indigenous to North America & must be perpetually protected! They belong to our country!
🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎
Well done!
marvelous
the Galarneau family