Slaughter
It is very depressing how many racehorses end up in slaughterhouses. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) discovered that at Darley America in Kentucky, one of the biggest horse racing studs in America, stallions covered more than 100 mares each breeding season, therefore producing way to many foals. There are not enough homes for all those horses, so they have to be disposed of one way or another. It was discovered that only 5-10% of all racehorses bred actually end up seeing a racetrack. The rest are slaughtered (and end up in glue or pet food) or abandoned to abusive situations. Studies showed that tens of thousands of racehorses who didn't race well or didn't even get a chance to race were slaughtered. Even winning horses face a similar fate: Ferdinand, a celebrated derby winner and horse of the year in 1987 was "disposed of" in Japan. Exceller, a multimillion dollar racehorse also met his death at a Swedish slaughterhouse. Not only is the idea of slaughter and the actual killing of horses horrific, but the journey to slaughterhouses is horrible. Horses are often packed into trailers much to small for them and are forced to travel for 28 hours without a break. They are not even given food or water. A study at the University of California showed that every 306 horses shipped to slaughter, 60 end up with serious injuries.
Watch the following video on horse slaughter:
Watch the following video on horse slaughter: