Horse slaughter:(

[mollywestern]

I know its a horrible topic but I am currently writing an essay on horse slaughter, I was wondering if anyone would know where I could get facts from such as the number of horses slaughtered each year in the UK etc?

 

[sarahann1]

The slaughter houses will keep records, might be worth asking them directly.

This might help, the FSA released stats on this after the horse meat scandal http://www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/monitoring/horse-meat/#.UiJJFMu9KK0

 

[StormyMoments]

a dramatic increase in the number of UK horses slaughtered every year, from 3,859 in 2007 to 8,426 in 2012.

google it.... a necessary evil im afraid :/

http://news.sky.com/story/1040057/horse-abattoir-film-reveals-welfare-breaches

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-years-owners-struggle-afford-feed-bills.html

http://www.farmersguardian.com/footage-shows-welfare-breaches-in-uk-horse-abattoir/52820.article

there are loads but here are a few

 

[TheMule]

Go and visit Potters if you can, it will give you a much clearer insight. They'll be very happy to talk to you about numbers as well

 

[mollywestern]

Thanks all for your help

 

[Cortez]

No help with UK stats, but I believe that the numbers in Ireland have gone from approx. 2,000 in 2006 to over 10,000 in 2012. This is not a bad thing IMO. Hopefully people will reduce the numbers of foals produced accordingly.

 

[Caledonia]

I think the FSA must only count those fit for human consumption. There is a European article from 2006 which suggests that 20,000 is the average head of horse slaughtered in the UK.

 

[bonny]

You need to define what you mean by horse slaughter ?