Reply #19: Horses are not raised for food and are given meds, vaccines and supplments labeled [View All]

[CottonBear]

"NOT FOR USE IN ANIMALS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION." I know because I have a horse companion.

Unlike cows, pigs and sheep, Horses, donkeys and mules are NOT raised for food. There is no USDA regulation because they are not food animals. The medicines, wormers, vaccines and supplements are dangerous to humans if they were to eat horsemeat. Equines are companion animals who served us loyally for eons in work and war. We now owe them a safe and healthy existence and a humane death and burial when they are at the end of their life. I had to have a critically ill horse put down. It was very sad for me but he was suffering from an inoperable illness.