The closure of the last three US slaughter plants (two were located in TX and one was in IL) has absolutely nothing to do with horses being neglected or supposedly abandoned. The fact is that it is still legal to sell horses to kill buyers who then ship the horses to slaughter. Clearly, slaughter and the starving of horses are two completely separate issues.

The owners of the horses in this article could afford to feed them, they chose not to. I sincerely hope appropriate charges are brought against the owners.

Instead of commenting on 'legends', when will journalists step up and report facts? Show us the data from law enforcement agencies to support the comments relating to the abandonment of equines. If no such data exists, then either law enforcement agencies still do not take animal abuse/cruelty seriously, or the data simply doesn't exist. Either way......

Backyard breeders and multi-million (if not billion) dollar organizations such as the AQHA are responsible for the mass production of equines. Instead of buying lobbyists to fight against the passage of the pending Federal bills, these organization could become part of the solution. They will never do so because it's more profitable for them to continue encouraging irresponsible breeding.