This just breaks my heart and i would love it if all you you horse loving people would continue to forward this or make a donation.

 Please go to this website for more info than what ive sent you.http://www.hsmo.org/m_eventsprograms/inthenews.php

 

Dear Friend,

 

42 horses were on their way from Oklahoma to a slaughterhouse in Dekalb, Ill., one of the three slaughter houses in the United States. The ages of the horses involved in the accident ranged from yearlings to 20 years old. Some appeared malnourished.

“It is a misconception that only old horses are taken to slaughterhouses. As we see in this case, horses of all ages are being shipped to slaughterhouses. There are alternatives to slaughtering horses, including adoption and supporting rescue groups like the Humane Society of Missouri’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch,” said Warnick.

Last year, nearly 100,000 American horses were either killed at one of the three United States slaughterhouses for export or shipped to Canada or Mexico for slaughter. On February 1, 2005, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503) was introduced into Congress.

The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act prohibits the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption and for other purposes.

On September 7, the U.S. House voted 263-146 to pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, moving the country closer to preventing annual slaughter of nearly 100,000 horses in the United States for human consumption abroad. The Senate bill (S.1915) currently is awaiting action.

“The Humane Society of Missouri vigorously supports the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. This incident is just the latest example of why it is so important to urge the Senate to pass their version of the bill,” said Warnick.

To help defer the costs of this rescue and the Humane Society’s efforts to obtain custody of these animals, people can donate online or call 314-951-1542.