Day 10. Something you hate.

Letting me talk about something I hate is potentially dangerous, I could go on forever. But for the good of everyone, I'll try and keep it short.

Something I have a lot of hatred toward is, horse slaughter. I'm sure this doesn't really surprise you, considering my history with horses, but this is something I will fight for till the end of my life.

Horse slaughter is just so unnecessary. Did you know that 92.3% of all horses sent to slaughter are in good, healthy condition? Meaning there is nothing wrong with them and they could be found homes and given the love they deserve. Also, The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and NY Racing Association states that 7 to 9 THOUSAND racehorse are slaughtered every year.  Most of these poor horses are slaughtered simply for the money, exported to different countries to be made into dog food. Not only, are people selling their horses and sending them to slaughter, people are stealing horses from pastures. These are peoples pets! Imagine waking up to find that your dog was stolen from your back yard, you'd be angry and very upset, right? Well that is what the owners of these horses feel. When slaughter was outlawed in California, the theft rate dropped by 34%.
So many people thing that slaughter houses use humane methods to kill these animals, but they do not!
No, they either hang horses upside down by their back leg and cut their throats while they are still conscious, or shoot them in the head multiple times before cutting their throat. Both methods are very painful and inhumane.
I could go on forever about this, but I'm going to stop myself right here before I start to get really angry.