Photo taken at RTF’s San Luis Obispo satellite sanctuary by Paloma Ianes
Today is National Horse Protection Day: a time to recognize how greatly the horse has impacted our nation’s history and culture and strive for a future without neglect, abuse and slaughter of horses.
The last horse slaughter plant in the United States closed its doors in 2007. Sadly, however, tens of thousands of America’s domestic and wild horses are shipped out of the country to foreign slaughter plants each year.
TAKE ACTION
Here are two things that you can help stop the slaughter pipeline: