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Please Donate to Old Friends Rescue &Retirement for Thoroughbreds
Although horse slaugher is now illegal in the U.S., horses are still being crowded into trucks, enduring long hours without food, water and rest, sometimes 24-36 hours and driven to Mexico and Canada for slaughter. Crammed onto crowded trailers with no regard for age, sex breed, condition or temperament. It is not uncommon for these animals to arrive at the plants dead or seriously injured. Many times, mares that are pregnant give birth and the foals are killed trying to stand and nurse.
"In its 2000 report on methods of Euthanasia, the American Veterinary Medical Association stated that the captive bolt gun should not be used on equines unless head restraint could be assured. This is because of the relatively narrow forehead of equines, their head shyness and the fact that the brain is set back further than in cattle for which the gun is intended. It is difficult for an operator to assure proper placement of the gun."No slaughter house ever found a practical way to restrain the heads of the horses, so by the AVMA's very definition, the process was not acceptable. The result was a very large number of ineffective stuns. These misplaced blows undoubtedly caused severe pain until a stunning or fatal blow was delivered. " Many horses are slaughtered while still conscious due to these problems.
Slaughter is NOT humane euthanasia. "The captive bolt is not a proper instrument for the slaughter of equids, these animals regain consciousness 30 seconds after being struck, they are fully aware they are being vivisected."
Dr. Lester Friedlander,
DVM & former Chief USDA Inspector
In Mexico they are sometimes stabbed repeatedly in the neck many times before they are slaughtered.
It is the ultimate betrayal to those which so trust and love us. Thoroughbreds are wonderful and amazing horses. Bred over the centuries for speed and strength, they are highly intelligent and sensitive horses who bond quickly to humans. It is this intelligence and bonding that makes them great race horses, but that bond is betrayed on the slaughterhouse floor.
They are one of the only thoroughbred rescue / retirement facilities that accepts stallions, & so they take exceptional pride in their pensioned champions. The horses there have earned over 60 million dollars in their racing careers alone.
Of course with the new facility, the number of horses in their care is growing.
If you would like to make any donation, you may donate online or send a check or money order to:
Old Friends Retirement and Rescue for Thoroughbreds
1841 Paynes Depot Rd.
Georgetown, KY 40324
They are also registered with the Network For Good if you want to make a credit card donation
This is an older news story from CBS but it is a good one
"In its 2000 report on methods of Euthanasia, the American Veterinary Medical Association stated that the captive bolt gun should not be used on equines unless head restraint could be assured. This is because of the relatively narrow forehead of equines, their head shyness and the fact that the brain is set back further than in cattle for which the gun is intended. It is difficult for an operator to assure proper placement of the gun."No slaughter house ever found a practical way to restrain the heads of the horses, so by the AVMA's very definition, the process was not acceptable. The result was a very large number of ineffective stuns. These misplaced blows undoubtedly caused severe pain until a stunning or fatal blow was delivered. " Many horses are slaughtered while still conscious due to these problems.
Slaughter is NOT humane euthanasia. "The captive bolt is not a proper instrument for the slaughter of equids, these animals regain consciousness 30 seconds after being struck, they are fully aware they are being vivisected."
Dr. Lester Friedlander,
DVM & former Chief USDA Inspector
In Mexico they are sometimes stabbed repeatedly in the neck many times before they are slaughtered.
It is the ultimate betrayal to those which so trust and love us. Thoroughbreds are wonderful and amazing horses. Bred over the centuries for speed and strength, they are highly intelligent and sensitive horses who bond quickly to humans. It is this intelligence and bonding that makes them great race horses, but that bond is betrayed on the slaughterhouse floor.
Old Friends is one of my favorite rescues. The work that they do there can not be compared. They need our help and any donation large or small is appreciated. Remember Old Friends is a non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.
They currently suppport over 100 horses there and have opened a new facility in New York called Cabin Creek. Cabin Creek, a 40-acre farm just outside Saratoga Springs, N.Y. that will begin receiving horses immediately.
They currently suppport over 100 horses there and have opened a new facility in New York called Cabin Creek. Cabin Creek, a 40-acre farm just outside Saratoga Springs, N.Y. that will begin receiving horses immediately.
They are one of the only thoroughbred rescue / retirement facilities that accepts stallions, & so they take exceptional pride in their pensioned champions. The horses there have earned over 60 million dollars in their racing careers alone.
Of course with the new facility, the number of horses in their care is growing.
If you would like to make any donation, you may donate online or send a check or money order to:
Old Friends Retirement and Rescue for Thoroughbreds
1841 Paynes Depot Rd.
Georgetown, KY 40324
They are also registered with the Network For Good if you want to make a credit card donation
This is an older news story from CBS but it is a good one
