The Other Side Of The Story: Grooming A Dead Horse

For further clarification and perspective on the rather sensational quotes, I spoke to Alex Brown, a champion of the cause to end horse slaughter who has assisted the rescue of some 2600+ horses and raised funds in excess of $1M.

Brown stated, "this is typical pro slaughter rhetoric and only holds up IF you assume that all horses slaughtered would be abused and neglected. The data does not support this and actually we have not seen any more cases of abuse and neglect with the closing of US slaughter houses. Of course, horses are shipping to Canada and Mexico but the number of horses abused and neglected is minuscule relative to the number of horses slaughtered, so to suggest we need to slaughter more to rid us of abuse and neglect is like saying we need to lock up an entire town because we know there is a thief among them."