Furthermore the increase in in documented crime from those communities has been shown to be as high as 130% and a 63% increase with the amount of criminals being booked by the police, and a town in Canada also experiences a 70% in crease in crimes reported. While the slaughter plants were in those towns they were not helping stimulate the economy because the plant was foreign owned and didn’t have to pay tarries to export the meat to their countries. It is estimated that during the time horse slaughter was going on in the United States about five million dollars of federal money was spent just on three slaughter plants. When going through taxes records of a now closed horse slaughter plant it was found that the plant only had to pay five dollars in tax while they had made a gross income of 12,000,000. While the economic impact is important to know about that doesn’t mean that the …show more content…
environment is not as the horse slaughter has had a grave impact on it. When the last three horse slaughter plants closed in 2007 they were all guilty of causing harm to the environment by contaminating water supplies. Horse blood, heads, hooves, entrails, feces, and urine could be found in the water. Dallas Crown that has been in operation since the 1970’s has been having problems from the very start with flooding from the plant that would flood into the town drinking water in which blood and tissues could be found, what makes this situation worse is that the plant as never agreed to the sanitation requirements of the water or paid any fine for the contamination that they have caused. A second incident was noted that horse body parts were falling of the truck and where being carried to town by dogs and other vermin, furthermore another slaughter plant named Beltex had been opened in 1977 also had problems with keeping waste from the dead animals out of water supplies and had an incident in 2001 where they had accidentally dumped horse blood into a creek that had lead off into adjacent properties although prior to this the had ammonia leak. The last time that this plant had an inspection was in 1997. Since horses were not intended to be slaughtered for human consumption their blood is full of chemicals that are toxic to humans and in having the blood, feces, and other body parts taint water supplies and ground water can lead to a huge disaster. Conditions horses endure Horses don’t usually go straight to the slaughter house more likely the will end up at a feed or auction lot there is a difference between both, An auction lot is where a horse will go if they are in need of being sold, this is also where horses are bought by kill buyer, the feed lot is where skinny horses are taken to get fattened up so that they are able to make more money when they are slaughtered and also that they are strong enough to make the journey across country and over the border.
The auction lot is not a place that a horse would want to be as many although not all are a terrible place for a horse to be. All types of horses are found at an auction all though an estimated 93.2% of the horses that are at the lots and are on their way to slaughter are deemed in good condition according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Guidelines for the handling and Transportation of equines to slaughter. The young and healthy horses are what the kill buyers are looking for, as they are able to make a greater profit then that of older and sick horses. Horses that are dropped of at the lots are not put in proper pens that leads to fighting and establishing a pecking order, ultimately for creating injury to the horses that
may or may not get treatment for there wounds. A book published in January of 2002 called Guidebook for USDA’s Slaughter Horse Transport Program, said that in a survey of 1,008 horse that entered the drop of pen was indicated 51% of the bruising that could be found on horse were caused by horses fighting in those pens. There are ways to prevent this and that is to separate horses according to the way the act towards one another, such as never put down stallions together, some mares are overly aggressive towards gelding, and that less dominate horses should not be put in with aggressive dominate horses. Separating horse will make them more likely to not be injured and find good homes and not go to slaughter. The horses that are not as lucky to find a homes are the ones that are young with little to no training or ones that are in good health and can have a good life but are out bind buy a kill buyer from a rescue or home. For the horses that are bought by a kill buyer there are some that are allowing people to buy the horse such as a pregnant horse being sold to a rescue that will be able to give both a home as not all kill buyer are heartless but have to make a living, any of the horses that they sell they are able to replace and a profit is till able to be obtained. The horses that are strong enough to make the journey are loaded into a livestock trailer that are only designed for cattle, pigs, and short necked animals. The trailer does not provide the horse with an adequately amount of headroom and are prone to injury as there are not able to stand properly. After an investigation done by a nonprofit organization know as the Animals’ Angels was able to uncover the horrors of horse transportation, horses suffered from injuries such as missing or dangling eyes and legs along with sever head and back injuries, and even horses that had fallen in transport and were trampled to death. The National Agriculture Safety Database and the American Veterinary Medical Association recommend that the trailers that are transporting horse be modified to a height of at least 7’-8’ so that horses can be safely, the ceiling height in the double decker trailer only have a max height of 5’11”. The height requirement for double-decker trailers for horses to be transported safely unfortunately is unable to happen, bridge heights in urban are rural areas is only 14’-16’. During the long journey to the slaughter house horses stand in the trailer for up to 24 hours or longer without food, water, or rest. The Horse transportation Safety Act has been put in to prohibit the transportation of horses in a motor vehicle that contains two or more stacked on top of each other. In 2001 new rules for hauling horses was adopted by the USDA regarding horses shipped to slaughter. In order for horses to be shipped due to the new laws shippers have to certify the horse is healthy, provided food water and rest at least 6 hour before loading on to a trailer, horses cannot be transported longer than 28 hours without being able to be let out of the trailer for a 6 hour break where they are able to eat, drink, and rest, and finally they must be checked on every 6 hours will being in trailer that there are no downed horses. Also horse are to be separated do that stallion and other aggressive horses do not cause harm to others, horses must have ample amount of space, and trailer must have the necessary equipment to be able to safely unload horses. This new law also states that the transporting of horses to slaughter in double-decker trucks will be prohibited after December 7, 2006. Later on this law was changed to include horses that were going to slaughter not just the one that were being transported to a feedlot, stockyard/auction lot, and assembly point. Prior to the modification of the law it is believed that horses were only taken to feedlots and other places such as theses to not have to deal with complications that would arise.
It is not just the animals who are being treated wrongly. The workers are vulnerable and suffer from injuries on a daily basis. This workforce requires so much protection, such as chainmail outfits to protect themselves from tools. From cuts, sprains, to amputations, “ The injury rate in a slaughterhouse is about three times higher than the rate in a typical American factory.” (238). Many immigrants come to the states, some illegally. Companies give their supervisors bonuses when they have little reported injuries as a reward for a spectacular job. Regardless, these supervisors do not make attempts to make the work environment safer. They threaten the employees with their jobs. They will put injured employees on easier shifts to heal so it will not look suspicious as to why they are in pain. Next to failing to report injuries, women in the slaughterhouses suffer from sexual assault. Male coworkers pressure women into dating and sex. Reported cases include men using animal parts on them in an explicit manner, making work another kind of nightmare. All this corruption and lack of respect for workers is all for a cheap meal people buy when they have the
...h and safety laws have been disregarded in the slaughterhouses, causing a number of deaths. Also, there is a great deal of corruption in the slaughterhouses where workers are being threatened or lied to, especially about their injuries. I couldn’t imagine a factory not providing any type of reimbursement if anybody got hurt on the job.
For as long as there have been horse slaughterhouses in the United States, they have been an issue of controversy (Associated Press State and Local Wire, 8/7/01). Currently, only two slaughterhouses that produce horse meat intended...
There are numerous pros for horse slaughter and to legalize these factories. One reason being wild horses cause damage to property and eat crops and forages saved by the people for domestic animals. According to the On Fate of Wild Horses, Stars and Indians Spar article by The New York Times, “Free-roaming horses cost the Navajos $200,000 a year in damage to property and range, said Ben Shelly, the Navajo president” (Santos). A second reason is the United States could make millions of dollars a year by exporting the horsemeat to other countries that do religiously consume horsemeat. Wikipedia stated, “About 90% of the horsemeat is exported for human consumption overseas, where it sells for approximately the same price as veal. The rest goes to zoos. Horsemeat was outlawed in pet food in the 1970’s” (Equine). The thought of horse slaughter to many people is inhumane and unfair to the horses. What is to be done with the chronically ill, elderly and abused horses? This is...
More than 100,000 U.S horses are sent to slaughter each year for their meat. The meat is then shipped overseas to Europe for human consumption. Horse slaughter is a big issue in the equine community. Many people in the equine community say it’s inhuman by the way the horses are killed, but many equestrians also say its moral due to population control. so which is it, is horse slaughter bad or good? This report will look at what horses usually go to slaughter, how the U.S and other countries view horses, how different people view horses and what would happen if slaughter ended.
There are many factors to the problem as a whole and unfortunately, there is quick answer with how The Jockey Club should handle this decision. I still stand with my decision when I say it is immoral and unfair to the creature that raced his own lungs off for you for him to be inhumanely slaughtered. With every stride down the back stretch, the animal tried to bring you glory with all that he could. You brought him into this world and gave him this life. Yet, you took it away with not even one warning. The problem of overbreeding and horse slaughtering should be addressed and given the recognition that it needs before it becomes any harsher than it already is to these poor
Have you ever been to a horse race? Seeing the riders give their horses a pat and an apple after the race, people cheering for their horse as it runs rapidly to the finish line? Seems like a great time. But what happens to those horses after they are done their race. What happens to the people who gambled their family’s lives savings. All horse racing should be shut down due to the well being of the horses, the effects of gambling, and the lack of interest.
“Clickety clack, clickety clack”, his heart racing, his fingers trembling, as he falls to the ground with shock, and fear. The tale of the Headless Horseman has been told for many generations, from culture to culture, inducing fear in the eyes all around the world. However, it does make a great Halloween costume for children, despite it’s unfriendly figure. It’s appearance, and not to mention his missing head, has enabled the mystical story of, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” And, no matter how the story of the Headless Horseman has changed, the clickety clacking of his horse, and the pumpkin on his saddle will always strike fear in boys and girls, especially near Halloween.
The meat packing industry in the U.S is one of the top industries that make an example of bringing corruption to new heights. According to the article “Corrupt American Food Industry is too powerful”, the meat packing industry obtains far more power than what should be acquired. The people of America have the right to know what process the meat they are consuming goes through in order for it to sit in their refrigerators. The American people should have the right to know what kind of cruel difficulties come into play when it comes down to the meat industry. The largest meat packing industries make their money by slaughtering animals, and harming living beings behind closed doors. “Welcome to the land of the free, where we consider prioritizing money over clean resources and human and animal welfare” (Ray1) is used to demonstrate the way the meat packing industry within the Unites States operates (1).
he horse, Equus ferus caballus, is a subspecies from the family Equidae. Over the past 50 million years, through survival adaptations, the common horse has evolved from a relatively small, multi-toed animal into the large, single toed animal known today (Wilson,. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore).
Analysis of a poem - Horses by Edwin Muir It is said that one should Forget the past and live in the present It is said that one should forget the past and live in the present. However, Edwin Muir’s ‘Horses’ is a poem of past memories. The The interesting part is that it deals with many conflicts and issues which are prevalent even today. It is thus a bridge between the past and present and expressed in the form of a piece of literature. Muir himself said that in writing about horses in this poem, he was reflecting his childhood view of his father’s plough horses, which must have seemed huge, powerful and mysterious to a boy of four.
Within horse racing, it is common for abuse to be present in nearly all parts of the competition, ranging from the early stages of birth, leading up to training, to the end of their racing career, or sometimes being the end of their life. Horses are large animals who are most often seen as durable and able to withstand more than most other animals. Yet, they are sensitive creatures, and most people may not know this because of their strong and large build, making people believe they can take whatever comes to them, causing a series of problems as they grow and develop. The abuse and neglect of horses are part of many competitive competitions, yet has become a normalized behavior for all racehorses even though it produces a series of severe problems as a result of the horses' extremely young ages, the
Can you imagine going through the pain that animals in slaughterhouses went through? Most people don’t think of that part of it but the real fact is that billions of animals went through a painful life to be killed for food every year. Most people like to keep the thought in there heads that these animals live on beautiful green farms where they are treated great and then have a very peaceful death, and never feel any or little pain. Well that is not the case, these animals are treated very unfairly. The animals in slaughterhouses are given a massive amount of antibiotics, hormones, and drugs to keep them alive in conditions that are so bad they would otherwise kill them.
Horses have always been a large chunk of my life. I was five years old the first time I rode a horse and I have been fascinated with them ever since. My dad bought my first horse around age five. Having horses growing up helped myself to deal with my troubled childhood. They were my therapy. When I remained upset in regards matters I couldn’t understand or I didn’t have anyone to talk to my horses were there. I would leave and ride my Shetland pony, Snowball. She seemed to understand when I stayed sad and seemed to help myself feel safer. Humans have long enjoyed horses as companions. We utilize them on farms, to aid in carrying heavy loads, as a way of transportation and companionship. Horses have evolved over millions of years,
Animal agriculture is most directly influenced economically by industry. Decision Innovation Solutions, a research group with a background in agriculture, provides that “from 2004-2014, U.S. animal agriculture increased national gross product by $123 billion in economic output, boosted household earnings by over $21 billion and supported an additional 645,629 jobs.” The data, collected by Our Soy Checkoff, an organization for soybean farmers, shows how the growth of animal agriculture in the U.S. over a ten year course led to an increase in jobs and national wealth (“U.S. Economic Impact…”). The presented data demonstrates the improvement of the economy due to animal agriculture workers receiving more income, along with the increase in available jobs. iGrow, an extension of South Dakota State University with a focus on agriculture, says that in 2012 the U.S. animal agriculture was responsible for 1,851,000 jobs, a total economic output of $346 billion, $60 billion in household income, a paid income taxes of $15 billion, and paid property