Newspaper or Magazine Articles

Harkinson, J. (2006, May/June). The Killing Floor. E-The Environmental Magazine. Vol. 17 Issue 3, 32-39.

The Killing Floor discusses how the anti-slaughter bans passed are making the slaughterhouses close and the reactions from the public towards the government because of this. A surprisingly large amount of Americans called their congressmen and there have been more of those calls than for Hurricane Katrina. It also discusses the other bills passed for the horses. This article touches on how the slaughterhouses perceive themselves and how the general public and animal lovers perceive them.

Hettinger, J. (2003, June 28). Where would all the horses go? The Blood-Horse. 3492.

This article was written while the anti-slaughter ban was being discussed, but brings up many good points against slaughter and has answers to many questions from the public who have been misinformed. They look at different scenarios and bring up many misconceptions of the numbers involved in the horse slaughter. Almost every year, the horses that were slaughtered decreased in numbers and if the United States stopped the slaughter all together, the article says there would not be an overload of unwanted horses and believes stopping horse slaughter won’t cause problems of over population in horses.

Lang, A., Meadows, B., & Zawel, M. (2006, September 25). Whoa! People. Vol. 66 Issue 13.

This article discusses how the American public sees horses as pets and are a big part of our society and culture. It brings up how many of us think of the cowboy and other history that involves horses. Our society has movies and Seabiscuit and Mr. Ed are well-known horses and characters in a television show and a movie. The argument is brought up in this article on how the horse slaughter is economical and profitable, but it brings up the other side, where horses have been stolen and then shipped off to slaughter. This article uses good sources and provides a lot of information.

Montavalli, J. (2006, May/June). The High-Stakes Battle Over Horse Slaughter. E- The Environmental Magazine. Vol. 17 Issue 3. 38.

This discusses the events that led up to the closing of the slaughterhouses for horses. It brings up different bills that hurt the slaughterhouses, before they were closed. The actions from the slaughterhouses were discussed and how they fought these regulations, with petitions and other actions. Overall, it discusses the fight between the two sides. This is an important article because it really shows the events leading up to the actual anti-slaughter ban.

Olsson, K. (2006, December). Eating a Dead Horse. Texas Monthly. Vol. 34 Issue 12, 160-249.

This article also looks at both sides of the debate. They look at the worried people involved in the horse industry, along with the people fighting for the animal rights. The overseas market is discussed. The author looks closely at the people who do take the horses to the slaughter plants and their opinions about it. This brings a face to the people who let the horses go to the slaughterhouses. Instead of being monsters, they are horse traders and do care about the animals, but still take them to the slaughterhouses because once the horses are worn or neglected they are worthless to them.