Ban the export of horses for slaughter

THE Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT) is a registered charity involved in rescuing and rehabilitating neglected or abused horses and ponies.

Ban the export of horses for slaughter
Wed, 26 May, 2004 - 01:00

The IHWT also seeks to prevent cruelty to these wonderful animals and it recently launched a petition to have the export of live horses for slaughter outlawed.

Since the 1960s there is a state policy against this trade, but it still legitimate.

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