There were more than 37 thousand horses shipped across the borders to Canada and Mexico from the United States in 2021. Horse slaughter is illegal in the United States due to the long persistent push from animal rights activists. What they haven’t considered is that they have actually done these horses a disservice. Many activists and horse lovers alike advocate for the ban of shipping horses to slaughter in order to eliminate the possibility of American horses being slaughtered at all. This is the wrong approach and will only lead to more horses suffering.