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US Horse Slaughter Export Numbers for 2001-2021

FROM The Fund for Horses
April 2022

The unregulated administration of numerous toxic substances administered to American horses throughout their lives can make their meat dangerous for human consumption.

Here is an updated list of the number of American horses sent for slaughter in Canada and Mexico to include 2021 and according to country.

From 2001 to 2021, the US sent more than 1.6 million of its horses across its borders to be killed for their meat.

Horse slaughter statistics

Toxicity

Horse meat burger
The horse meat trade in the EU is extremely lucrative, but is dependent on a reservoir of cheap North American horses, and comes with health risks and animal welfare concerns. —EURACTIVE
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In the US horses are raised and treated as companion animals, not as food-producing animals.

The unregulated administration of numerous toxic substances administered to American horses throughout their lives can make their meat dangerous for human consumption. 

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