Horse Slaughter Research Paper

The horse is our symbol of autonomy, heritage, and status. As we travel the country roads and see horses grazing lazily or sleeping in fields, there is another story regularly sequestered from general visibility. Things as we know, are rarely what they appear and the "pasture ornament" horse adorning America’s fields, is certainly no exception.
Horses face many cruelty acts, which include abuse, neglect, and abandonment, within the United States. These actions often go unnoticed or not reported, and the laws protecting these beautiful animals are too lenient. Horses are sizable, multifaceted creatures that require specialized knowledge and ability to care properly for them. As with other animals, the lack of education and knowledge of the …show more content…
2) What is the link, if any, of domestic violence, child abuse, and animal abuse?
3) How can the laws and punishments be changed in the United States, in order to protect the horse?
Horses: Livestock or Companions?
As society changes the role of the horse changes, leading people to question where the horse fits into the eventual fate of our general public? Should they keep on being delegated as livestock animals? Should they be named as companion animals? Horses are, displayed for their beauty at competitive shows, used as work animals, and treated as family members by many, resulting in much debate as to whether they are livestock or companion …show more content…
In the past year, many states have enforced the registration of animals (mainly dogs) in cities and rural areas, with a nominal fee. If the individuals fail to do this within a certain amount of time, the possibility of fines and removal of animals occurs. These same set of rules will most likely go into effect if the legal definition of a horse is said to be a companion animal.
Some horse owners believe that classifying horses as companion animals rather than livestock would guarantee that no horse would go to slaughter. On the other hand, the advantages of keeping horses as livestock as opposed to companion animals may be more noteworthy than the impediments. Some of the adverse effects of losing livestock status are the loss of tax and funding benefits at all levels, farming and humane treatment laws, livestock anti-cruelty laws, and limited liability laws may not

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