ASPCA, AWI, HSUS celebrate horse slaughter bill
by Katie Pfaff
Animal welfare organizations collaborated on a bill that would ban the transport of horses for slaughter across the United States. The legislation is being added as an amendment to the INVEST in America Act and has passed the US House of Representatives. The Act, also called the transportation bill, will next move to the senate.
Horses have not been slaughtered for human food since 2007, however, an estimated 35,000 horses were shipped for slaughter in 2020, most often to Canada and Mexico, according to a press release.
"The overwhelming majority of Americans oppose horse slaughter for human consumption, and the ASPCA is working resolutely to solve equine welfare issues on the ground, but we cannot fully succeed while the slaughter pipeline remains open," said Nancy Perry, SVP of Government Relations for the ASPCA. "We are grateful to Representatives Carter, Fitzpatrick, and the full bipartisan team for their leadership on this amendment that will finally end this shameful chapter in American history and provide protections to American horses and the people who love them."
Animal welfare groups which worked on the bill include the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Animal Welfare Institute, Humane Society of the United States, Human Society Legislative Fund, and Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation. At the same time, an estimated 2.3 million Americans have expressed interest in adopting horses, indicating these horses could have been adopted.
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