I got this from the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, of which I'm a member:
Now nine professors from four universities have released an independent analysis of the unintended consequences of banning horse processing (slaughter) and found significant problems would result.
Reasons to oppose H.R. 503 - The Horse
Slaughter (Processing) Prevention Act:
- HR 503 will result in more harm than good to the welfare of America's beloved horses.
- Veterinarians (AVMA) and 195 state and national organizations concerned about horses are against this bill.
- The ban will devastate the U.S. horse market: Each horse's value will decrease by $304, or about $29 million in losses for U.S. horse owners.
- 60,000+ additional unwanted horses EACH YEAR will flood an inadequate, overburdened, unregulated patchwork of rescue and adoption facilities.
- These extra horses will be competing for adoption with the 32,000 wild horses that U.S. taxpayers are already paying $40 million to shelter and feed.
- More abandoned and neglected horses will result because owners who can no longer afford the $2,000+ each year in care and who can't sell or give away their horses will be left with no other option.
Horse experts are the ones who speak for horses, not animal "rights" groups that use the issue spread lies and raise money. If you love horses and want to protect them from the consequences of this bad legislation, don't be a party to emotional rhetoric without facts...
Oppose H.R. 503.
SPCA will take a horse any day of the week, care for them and find them a good home. They'll not send them to the slaughter house for disposal.
Good information.