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Created by Eryn Johnson on January 13, 2005, 8:41 am

Horses have carried man through time, and now it's the age of the auto mobile, so the horse is slaughtered. That's not right!! Horses are like angels, they carry us through the oceans of hardship... they give us wings that let us fly into the clouds of happiness, soar away, and capture our dreams.. so why slaughter them?
Horse slaughter, as many know, is not a humane way of death. In fact, it is far from it, with the horses being abused and tortured from the beginning of their journey to death. Horses that go to the slaughter houses are usually sold at auctions. Here, people called ‘killer buyers’ who
work for slaughter houses, bid for the horses there and send them straight to the slaughter house without awareness of their owners. This leads to many cases of horse theft and is a problem in the United States as well as Canada.
Horses are loaded up and sometimes dragged by chains into trailers, sometimes inhumane double-decker cattle trailers, which are illegal in some states. The horses Often travel hundreds of miles without food, water, or rest. These horses, once arriving at the Slaughter house, are taken out of the trailer and loaded into boxes where they are shot with a captive bolt gun, which drives a spike into their skull. These once majestic animals devoted to working for us now become human food.
In a lunch session at the slaughterhouse, a horse jumped out of its pen and came unnoticed up to some slaughter men who were sitting in a circle eating some sandwiches; the horse approached and nibbled a small piece of lettuce that a man was holding in his hand. The men gave the horse some more lettuce and when the lunch period was over they were so affected by the action of the horse that not one of them was
prepared to kill this creature, and it had to be sent away elsewhere – showing that within each human soul there is an element of pity, compassion and love. It is our duty to encourage the higher qualities to bloom and blossom wherever possible in each individual.
Now our struggle to help our saviors begins, and hopefully will have a happy ending, when people realize that horses aren't livestock, they aren't food, but compastionate and devoted animals.

-Sign this petition to save our angels-
      


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267 An hour ago    E. Fay: I support this petition. Slaughtering horses is simply inhuman.
266 4 days ago    Elsie Cropp: I support this petition.
265 4 days ago    John Smith: I support this petition. We need to stop the slaughter of other animals besides horses also.
264 4 days ago    Olivia Kreigenfeld: I support this petition because i have a horse of my own and i dont know where i would be without her. She is almost human like and has such an amazing character its un real! She neys hello in the mornings and hugs me goodbye, we have a game of hiding apples in the stable (she finds them.) She helps me muck out by picking up the broom and spades. She is amazing and to think of her or any horse going threw something as wrong as horse slaughter, makes me feel sick! I want more than anything to help stop it and to see it happen would be amazing! I hope i can help, its absolutly correct they did take man threw time and to think that they go threw things like this is wrong.
263 5 days ago    madison lanting: I support this petition.
262 2 weeks ago    Marissa Fournier: I support this petition. I own many horses, and will fight to stop this cruelty. If we can take care of dogs and cats, we should definately take care of these amazing creatures!
261 2 weeks ago    Carmen McClean-Daoust: I support this petition.
260 3 weeks ago    horselover horse lover: I support this petition.
259 3 weeks ago    Cheyna Dean: I support this petition.I wathed a hose slauter video. i cry after it i couldent even watch it. i hate hate hate people who slauter horses. WHAT DID THEY DO.Horses are my favorite animal. i hate those people.
258 23 Jul 2008 - 3:13    Ace : I support this petition.
257 4 Jul 2008 - 5:41    Maria McManigle : I support this petition.
256 25 Jun 2008 - 2:51    Dorothy Riddle :
255 20 Jun 2008 - 22:25    Amanda Nicholson :
254 3 Jun 2008 - 4:58    casandra ott :
253 16 May 2008 - 2:12    Mirta : Stop Horse Slaughter!!! Its Cruel
252 9 May 2008 - 19:27    JENNIFER AUGUSTINE : NO LIVING BEING SHOULD BE TREATED THIS WAY.
251 22 Apr 2008 - 0:22    chanel gonzalez : STOP the slaughter of innocent horses immediatly..we are a disgrace as a nation to allow such treatment of animals to occur...
250 21 Apr 2008 - 14:01    Laura Moore :
249 21 Apr 2008 - 1:55    Amelia : just stop horse slaughter. just stop.
248 18 Feb 2008 - 1:12    Amme : These beautiful creatures deserve better than this
247 10 Jan 2008 - 21:38    Anne Wilcox : I think horse slaughter is terrible. Horses have gotten me through so much in my life, and I hate the thought that they are being killed because someone doesn't want them anymore. It just isn't right.
246 30 Dec 2007 - 22:00    Leslie Quella : Stop this inhumane treatment to our angels!
245 12 Dec 2007 - 16:42    jodie : horses are nice species of animal and do not deserve this abuse
244 16 Oct 2007 - 17:10    Katie : Horses are the best. People should NOT kill them for food they have fellings too.
243 20 Sep 2007 - 13:33    Kelly Kornberger : These are creatures of inocents, why would anybody want to slaughter them? There so beautifull, andloyal companions, STOP the Slaughter Please.
242 16 Sep 2007 - 23:56    mcdonalds employee : at mcdonalds, we dont slaughter horses. eat mcdonalds!
241 13 Sep 2007 - 19:34    timothy mcmullen : stop the killing of horse's and stop them being transportted north and south of the boarders
240 5 Sep 2007 - 15:13    Ruth Worley : Eat beef not horses.
239 5 Sep 2007 - 1:42    Kelly Pomares : I have been barely able to afford it but to date I have rescued 4 horses right out of slaughter pens. I refuse to ever buy a horse other than one from a meat pen.
238 30 Aug 2007 - 18:41    Frank : leave these beautifull animals alone, horses have carried man through time for hundreds of years and now were killing them! its sickening
237 7 Aug 2007 - 14:41    Alyssa Opal Patton : we need to stop this
236 6 Aug 2007 - 4:28    Madhu :
235 18 Jul 2007 - 2:46    katie cirillo : I have 2 wonderful horses and could not imagine my life without them!!! stop this crazyness and how can you go into work everyday knowing what you do? STOP!!!
234 12 Jul 2007 - 21:40    Savannah Robar : I am strongly against horse slaughter! I know for a fact that it is wrong and inhumane!
233 8 Jul 2007 - 21:15    Melissa : STOP HORSE SLAUGHTER!
232 4 Jul 2007 - 21:56    Mollie : Slaughterhourses are the worst thing in the world. How can people kill a pour animal. It kills me to know that the beautiful creatures who helped us live, are being killed.
231 29 Jun 2007 - 22:34    Jasmin Robbins : Im so pissed. This was the horse land first .
230 29 Jun 2007 - 20:50    alana roth :
229 29 Jun 2007 - 13:09    Kelsey : How come people get away with killing horses with a few mnths in jail but if a person kills a person it's like 32yrs -life either way they are still taking a life away from the earth.
228 16 May 2007 - 23:23    Jordan Veith :
227 15 May 2007 - 23:09    Brandi : I believe that all people who do this to horses should have it done to themselves!
226 15 Apr 2007 - 23:33    Katie : Horse slughter is bad. It is disgusting. Even if they could treat the horses with respect and treat them with care before their end, it might help peoples souls a bit! But yes, it all should be stopped!
225 17 Mar 2007 - 23:04    Rachel : ppl seriously disgust me...i dont understand how ppl can be cruel to something to beautiful and faithful...animals have taught us so much thro time and this is how we repay them...thank god for ppl that care about them..
224 15 Mar 2007 - 16:18    N.S. Narayanan : Horse Slaughter or for that matter slaughter of any animal is de****able & consumption of meat is medically poisonous. PLEASE STOP KILLING.
223 9 Mar 2007 - 12:59    still me : Maybe instead of starting a new one you could just sign the horse slaughter petition thats already here. i mean the one with more signatures. just a suggestion.
222 9 Mar 2007 - 0:58    emily : I love horses, killing them is horrible. they can't do anything to save themselves
221 7 Mar 2007 - 19:35    casey ward-barden : horse slaughter is outrages it makes my stomach churn it is as if there isnt enough meat in the industry to eat without having to kill innocent horse it is sickening they have something as stupid as fox hunting but they are still letting this go on i am disgusted !!!!
220 6 Mar 2007 - 1:20    Robyn Lee : I love horses and I want Horse Slaughter to end I go horse riding at busby.
219 3 Mar 2007 - 2:44    Brittany Watts : NO horse should go through that crule treatment. Horses are gentle animals with minds of there own just like any other animal.
218 3 Mar 2007 - 2:44    Brittany Watts : NO horse should go through that crule treatment. Horses are gentle animals with minds of there own just like any other animal.
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