04/18/2026
In the wake of this auction and the huge numbers of horses bought by kill pen guys (and gals) it reminds me that changing the law is really the only way to change this system.
Currently, shipping horses to Mexico and Canada for slaughter is completely legal. In fact these guys all do it by the books, signed and stamped by veterinarians and officials. It’s not a secret underground world, it’s currently condoned.
There is a Bill in committee, right now, that would decimate this system if it was passed and change the fate for the thousands upon thousands of horses rescues just can’t get to to help. Info on it is pinned on my page, and see below.
The SAFE act- Save Americas Forgotten Equines
1661 Save America's Forgotten Equines Act of 2025 or the SAFE Act of 2025. This bill permanently prohibits the slaughter of equines (e.g., horses and mules) for human consumption. (Current law prohibits the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption. This bill extends the prohibition to equines.)
We’ve just got to do something.
Everyone loves horses. We need to tell our legislators that this matters. That this matters to us. We can be the change if enough people are loud enough.
More to come but ….let’s make some change together
Instead of just doing everything we can within this disaster of a system let’s change the rules to the game.
Humans made the game after all, and we can change it again.
I’ll keep playing the game too in order to keep saving what horses I can, but this system is cruel, and broken and without a change in the law the slaughter pipeline will continue en mass.
Let’s figure out to get the SAFE act out of committee before it dies there
