Anti-Horse Propaganda

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Anti-Horse Propaganda

fiction: fabrication; a deliberately false or improbable account

propaganda: the dissemination of information aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of people

disinformation: the dissemination of intentionally false information to deliberately confuse or mislead

While the USDA was taking photos of the horrors at the Beltex and Dallas Crown plants in Texas, anti-horse proponents were defending their stance that slaughter was humane. Three years later, we finally received the FOIA information that was requested. They continue to use the argument that slaughter in the US was humane even with the FOIAs and numerous investigations and reports from feedlots, transports, all three plants and auctions that have proven otherwise. In an attempt to do damage control on the evidence that is available, they attempt to portray each investigation as isolated incidents and that we really aren’t seeing what we are seeing. You can read the investigations HERE.

Now they are claiming the FOIA covered a 6 year period even though the report from the USDA clearly indicates the report period is from January 1, 2005 to November 17, 2005. You can read the cover letter from the USDA HERE and you will note the dates provided in their letter represent a 10 month period. (Caution: the following pages starting on page 26, contain very graphic images). Even if the dates provided by the USDA were not correct, we never received any communication stating so and more importantly, if it was a 6 year period, why was the abuse allowed to continue for so long before they did anything?

The investigations into the IL plant that moved operations to Natural Valley in Canada have revealed the same cruelty and abuse and were subsequently shut down by the Canadian government.

Here’s a good one under the guise of a law paper.

Anti-Horse Slaughter Legislation: Bad for Horses, Bad for Society

Here is our response

Response to Law Paper Abstract

Here is another gem. This one blames horse woes on a Federal Law that doesn’t exist.

Horses feeling the effects of poor economy

Here are but two of the stellar examples of fictional articles. You’ll notice the repetitive themes and if you read between the lines, they have no concern for the welfare of horses. These are two of the best examples because they manage to write an entire article on fiction. There are no facts to back their rhetoric and the few facts they do have are not accurate. If people didn’t actually believe this drivel, they could be enjoyed for what they are, pure fictional entertainment. (Read John Holland’s response to the USA Today Article here)

Unwanted horses are creating problems within industry

Homeless on the Range

Here is the granddaddy of all anti-horse fiction that started the tsunami of abandoned horse articles. The author is a college basket stringer for AP. All claims in this story were proven false and are documented in John Holland’s article, Run for Your Lives.

Unwanted Horses: Kentucky, land of the thoroughbred, is swamped with them | Daily Chronicle

After McMurray’s original article was exposed for what it was, we think this was his attempt to right a wrong but ended up being more of the same drivel.

Horses at center of slaughterhouse furor

After extensive research, our findings indicate that confirmed cases of abandoned horses rank somewhere between the number of sightings of the Lock Ness monster and those of Big Foot, but without the solid photographic evidence.

~ John Holland

We have never discussed or even hinted that our efforts are about anything but ending horse slaughter. We are not vegans trying to bring down agriculture and anything you hear to the contrary is an out-right lie. Our mission has always been to end the slaughter of American horses. Period.

Since the anti-horse proponents continue to throw livestock slaughter into the mix and have managed to use their false propaganda to rile-up the cattle industry into believing the slippery slope –

Back at you, folks – here’s a bit of your own medicine…

“We have never had food companies this powerful in our history.” -- “They have managed to make it illegal to criticize their products.” Well said…

Watch the TRAILER on the Food Industry’s Dark Secrets or movie clip below.

BEWARE! The latest tactic by anti-horse groups is spoofing. They are using our names and website email addresses to post derogatory comments on articles and blogs. When facts can't be discredited, discredit the messengers.

The anti-horse folks are like gerbils running round and round in a wheel but going nowhere. ~ Verna

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing! ~ Albert Einstein