Alliance blasts long-haul slaughter trade
A recent truck accident inwards Texas, inwards which a trailer carrying horses to slaughter broke inwards two, highlights risks inwards the long-haul slaughter trade, the Equine Welfare Alliance says.
The accident happened concluding week on Interstate 24 only exterior of Nashville. The alliance says the 37 horses were existence taken to the Texas-Mexico edge for slaughter.
It said the driver received several citations, including driving a commercial vehicle without a commercial driver’s license. One Equus caballus was euthanized.
The remaining horses were speedily cleared for locomote past times a veterinary at the scene, loaded into about other rig, in addition to carried off.
The alliance was critical of the nature in addition to economic science of the carry of horses to slaughter.
Some operators invest equally footling equally possible, which results inwards potential threats to populace security likewise equally inhumane handling in addition to attention for horses, the grouping said.
“Transport violations inwards a U.S. of America Department of Agriculture document contained hundreds of graphic photographs of horses whose injuries in addition to weather were violations of humane laws,” alliance representatives John The Netherlands in addition to Vicki Tobin said inwards a statement.
The photographs were taken inwards 2005 spell Equus caballus slaughter withal operated at iii plants inwards the US.
The alliance urged immediate calls to the House Agriculture Appropriations commission to ensure Equus caballus inspections are defunded on June 19. It called on legislators inwards both Houses to need passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011.
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