Animals' Angels Investigates the Shelby Horse Feedlot

Animals' Angels heads to Shelby, Montana where the largest feedlot in the United States is located for horses bound for slaughter.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• equine
• horse
• slaughter
• animals
• angels
• welfare

[doublelranch1]

It amazes me the amount of people who judge others! I love my horse's, certainly wouldnt send them to a feedlot but ask yourself if its ok to slaughter cattle that you grow to know over the fattening period then whats the difference? just because you dont sit on there back doesnt mean you dont owe them the same respect. Its just a part of life. Important bit is treat all animals well until there time is up. If you dont like it stop eating meat,dairy products and having pets for your amusement

[AnywhereButHere09]

I didn't see any abuse? Animals die in transport & etc, it happens. You can't stop slaughter of any meat animal, including horses, BUT we in the USA can try to keep our own animals from being shipped overseas. By adopting from rescues, by not over breeding!!!, by injection or bullet euthanasia when the time comes. It's called taking responsibility, and being responsible. Horses are very hard to slaughter humanely, and they are our pets. Do the right thing, people!

[yvejones1]

How do buy a horse from a feed lot. Or a free horse from the feed lot since there going to kill it anyway i would love to take aleast two off there hands

[angelbytheocean1]

@twindham2003

I agree!!!

[angelbytheocean1]

@HorseKrazeh

I agree.

[angelbytheocean1]

@theWolfQueen13

I agree that the lady breeding her horse for a paint foal, should consider other options. Why not just buy or obtain another paint that is already alive? Makes no sense.

[angelbytheocean1]

@Lilmosey

[angelbytheocean1]

@montanahmm

I would think horses are unsafe for human consumption because some medications used on horses is not safe to be used on animals for human consumption.

[AnywhereButHere09]

I need to add, that the "lucky" ones died before being slaughtered....but ALL of it makes me so heartsick.......

[ithinkimightbelost]

@doublelranch1 owning a pet and killing an animal are two entirely different things. Don't group them together like that it makes you sound ignorant. Yes, certain types of pet ownership is abuse but if you measure the stress levels of a stray dog and a dog in a good home you'll find the dog with the good home is much less stressed and much happier. Saying that owning a pet is the same kind of abuse as killing an animal to eat is implies that animals are not social creatures.

[everytimeyougoxox]

WTF I would have had some of these horses :( what a wastee :(

[rjschnurt]

@KTFarmgirl Umm ya i kinda know how much land that is. Ive spent quite a bit of time in Shelby and my family also owns a ranch and just because they get people places doesnt mean they are anymore special than a cow. Im pretty sure my family knows that horses help ranchers considering we are ranchers and they make four wheelers to do that too. This feedlot gives money and jobs to many people and god gave humans the power over animals to use for what we want or need.