Horses Are Not Food: Urge Congress to End Slaughter Permanently
Every year, tens of thousands of U.S. horses, mules, and other equines are crammed into trucks and shipped to slaughter plants in Canada and Mexico. There, they meet a bullet or a captive-bolt gun to the head — methods that often fail to end their lives instantly. Some are still conscious as their bodies are strung up and dismembered. All so their meat can be sold overseas.
We at Animals' Angels urge Congress to pass the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (S.775), which would permanently ban the slaughter of horses, mules, and other equines for human consumption.
Despite appropriations measures that shut down U.S. horse slaughter facilities in 2007, kill buyers found a workaround — shipping American horses across the Canadian and Mexican borders instead.
And while current law prohibits the slaughter of dogs and cats for food, equines remain vulnerable to this cruel and unnecessary practice. The SAFE Act would close this loophole by banning not only the slaughter of equines for human consumption, but also the transport, sale, or possession of horses — or their parts — for this purpose. Violators would face penalties under federal law.
Horses are cherished companions, athletes, and working partners — not food. We call on Congress to protect them once and for all by enacting the SAFE Act.
*In 2024, 17,208 U.S. horses were shipped to Mexican slaughter plants and 2,912 to Canadian slaughter plants.
Dear Senator,
I join thousands of concerned constituents in urging you to support S.775) — the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2025. American horses do not belong on anyone's dinner plate.
In 2007, the last U.S. horse slaughterhouses were shut down. But the killing did not end. Tens of thousands of American horses continue to be trucked directly to slaughter plants in Canada and Mexico — the supply hubs for horse meat sold to European and Asian markets. In 2024 alone, 17,208 horses were shipped to Mexico and 2,912 to Canada, enduring brutal transport and horrific deaths.
The United States is not a horse-eating culture, and for good reason: unlike animals bred for food, our horses are not raised for human consumption. They are routinely given medications banned by both the FDA and the EU, making horse meat not only inhumane but also unsafe.
The SAFE Act would finally close this loophole by banning the transport, sale, and slaughter of American horses for human consumption — keeping horse meat off our shelves and out of foreign markets.
Horses are part of America's story. They carried us into battle, helped build our communities, and still today enrich our lives. They deserve better than to be sold off to foreign killing floors.
As your constituent, I respectfully urge you to do what's right: vote yes on the SAFE Act of 2025 and end the slaughter pipeline for American horses once and for all.
Respectfully,
[Your name here]
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