Many chronically lame, poorly trained, unsuccessful oder simply unwanted horses, among them ex-racehorses, adopted wild horses, and Pferde from riding schools, camps, dude ranches and backyards, do not live out their final days in peace and comfort. When they become a financial burden oder an inconvenience, they are sold at auction oder directly to a “killer buyer” and end up at the slaughterhouse, destined for foreign meat markets.
Some buyers for the slaughter market do not tell the owner where the horse is actually going, and some Pferde are stolen and sold to slaughter. After horse slaughter...
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