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Additional statements Statements on Horse Slaughter “… horses were deprived of food and water because they were going to slaughter anyway. My conclusion is that the slaughter option encourages neglect…Money is the only objective of selling horses to slaughter. Those of us in the trenches have seen enough.” -Officer Pennell Hopkins, Equine Investigations, Pennsylvania Police, letter to THE HORSE, June 2002 "At the end of his life he
should be retired, adopted, or humanely euthanized if no better solution can
be found. Anything else makes a mockery of the words which for
centuries have been used to describe or game... Sport of Kings." "Absent legislation those of us involved in this work are doing what we can to remedy a shameful situation. With a ban on slaughter we could concentrate all of our efforts on making sure that the other quality of life problems of horses will receive more and better attention than they ever have before." - John Hettinger, Trustee New York Racing Association "This is the twenty first century and the USA is a civilized country and the greatest country in the world. The slaughter of horses is barbaric and those who want to slaughter horses should go live among the barbarians." - Nicholas P. Zito, Trainer of two Kentucky Derby winners in the 1990's "There is the responsibility side of it, you have to take care of the ones that do12*15000n't hit the home runs. You can't turn a blind eye to it. The Thoroughbred industry must hold itself accountable. There is a very dark undercloud to the business, and we cannot pretend it does not exist. A Thoroughbred horse ending up in a "Kill chute" in a slaughter house in Texas is unconscionable." - Nadia Sanan, The Thoroughbred Times, Oct. 2002 "The sale and transport of horses for slaughter and human consumption is both inhumane and unconscionable. The New York Racing Association commends you for your introduction and sponsorship of this important piece of legislation." -Patrick L. Kehoe, VP and General Counsel, New York Racing Association in letter of support for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. "Discussion of this legislation has already raised the consciousness of many members of the American horse industry, myself included, of the need to alleviate unnecessary suffering among horses, which are entirely dependent upon us, and our legislators, for their welfare. In my estimation, this trend is growing." -Russell C. Williams, Hanover Shoe Farm (largest Standardbred breeding farm in the world) "A newly published report supports the opinion that we can abolish equine slaughter and not increase abuse and neglect of US horses." -Kimberly S. Herbert,
Editor of THE HORSE in editorial "New View on Slaughter" upon reading
the report "Horse Slaughter: An Unnecessary Evil," which was
commissioned by the Thoroughbred Retirement
Foundation. Please contact your Representative and urge her/him to cosponsor this important legislation. To find your member click here. Please visit the Animal Welfare Institute's website for more information about this and many other important issues.
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