Spain to Italy: Horses driven for 36 hours before slaughter

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In transit, horses must continually shift their weight to maintain balance. A journey of 36--46 hours is the equivalent of being forced to walk for nearly two days without rest.

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Thousands of horses are transported live from Spain and eastern Europe to southern Italy for slaughter every year, a journey of 36--46 hours.

The horses are denied adequate rest, food and water throughout the journey, breaking European Union regulations designed to protect them. The animals are constantly distressed by the overcrowding and are subjected to roasting temperatures that often exceed 40 degrees centigrade. The conditions result in extreme stress for these sensitive animals during their final hours.

The long journey to slaughter is unnecessarily cruel. Horses suffer this for one reason: if slaughtered in Italy, their meat can be misleadingly marketed to consumers as being of 'traditional Italian' origin. European nations should enforce the EU rules on live animal transport to support the existing humane trade - chilled or frozen meat already makes up a significant part of the Italian horsemeat market.

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[TheSimsCreedGuy]

Have they not heard of travel by ship?

[agricola]

@viriatoist bullfighting is cruel, not to mention idiotic an purposeless

[agricola]

@viriatoist whale meat is so full of chemicals that its basically toxic to eat.............why do you think most of the whale meat in japan rots in warehouses?

[Kore1960]

oh ....one of them a friend of mine had solve, a littel Comtois stallion he is so nice and likes to be with his human. I´m so sad when I see this

[lissalives1]

Cruelty to dogs

[cowgirl4christ90]

@101101101777 My boyfriend thinks soo too ;)

[101101101777]

@cowgirl4christ90 You look like an attractive piece of meat too ;)

[brian93ist]

@dinadoe i agree 100%

[DalilaCunha]

Don't just end the cruel transfer, end the cruel MURDER of these beautiful creatures as well.

[dinadoe]

I love horses, but being a supporter of both Spain AND Italy, if it is custom, there is really nothing we can do.