Transport to Slaughter: Searching for a Good Ride
In the past, much of the transportation of horses dealt with smaller trailers and how travel affected athletic performance or breeding. This is the first research dedicated to the quest for answers in how best to transport horses to slaughter.
- Topics: Article, Slaughter, Transport Stress
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The overall goal of research being conducted by Texas A&M University’s Ted Friend, DVM, is to develop a scientific basis for making reasonable guidelines for transporting groups of horses on long trips in tractor-trailers. In other words, what is the best, least traumatic, safest way of transporting horses to slaughter.
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Some horses get their heads down in the trailer and cannot get them up |
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Kimberly S. Brown has served as editor and continues to contribute to My Senior Horse, which she founded for Equine Network and Linda Mars. She previously spent 10 years at Equine Network and three years working in equine nutrition. Before that, she worked nearly 30 years at The Blood-Horse, spending her final 15 years on The Horse and TheHorse.com.
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