Would You Eat Your Companion? - National Humane Education Society
Paws Up! H.R. 3475: SAFE Act of 2023 would end the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
June 27, 2023
When people in the United States think of horses, they often think of their companion animals. Most people would never consider consuming them. In fact, it is illegal in the United States to slaughter horses for human consumption. However, the ban is temporary and is subject to annual congressional review. There also is currently no law prohibiting the transportation of horses across the United States border for slaughter.
Representative Vern Buchanan and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky introduced the Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2023 or the SAFE Act of 2023. The SAFE Act of 2023 was introduced on May 18, 2023. This bill aims to close all loopholes and stop the United States’ involvement with horse slaughter and horse consumption altogether. The SAFE Act of 2023 would amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to include horses instead of only cats and dogs.
It is long overdue that these companion animals gain this added protection. As quoted by Representative Vern Buchanan, “The slaughter of horses for human consumption is a barbaric practice that has no place in America.” These majestic animals that have helped and befriended humans deserve the same regard.
Do you support the SAFE Act of 2023? Contact your legislators here.
I do support the safe act. It’s long overdue
I 1000% support The Safe Act of 2023. STOP THE NEEDLESS TRAUMATIC ROUNDUPS, HOLDING PENS, KILL BUYERS, TRANSPORTATION FOR SLAUGHTER…LET WILD HORSES AND BURROS BE FREE IN THE WILD AND HABITATS!!
I totally support. We need to stop all the roundups, wild horses and burros in pens and separated from their family. Kill pens and kill buyers. It all needs to stop
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Horses and donkeys – all equines are companions not food. Stop all roundups and holding pens, kill buyers. It’s all horrific and heart rending. I totally support Safe Act of 2023.
I absolutely do!!! I didn’t know there were so many loopholes. I hope our congressional representatives can get this changed
I support the SAFE ACT 2023. Protecting our horses–both wild and domesticate–is extremely important to me and all the other citizens of this state and country who think horses are great animals and need protection from the government now.
I support the safe act
All our animals, especially the more vulnerable deserve to be protected under our animal welfare laws that desperately need to be updated. Our animals need more protection, not less.
Sure … of course WE support this, so let’s find out who doesn’t. Just us talking about it here does no good. I hope that the NHES might be able to shed some light upon our OPPONENTS. Just to know who out there is our enemy. Esp. the politicians and lawmakers involved. We need to know who supports this egregious practice. That’s who we need to raise hell to … and about.
Long overdue