U.S. Horse Slaughter Export Numbers 1989-2020

2020

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	6,919
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	28,653
TOTAL	35,572

2019

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	10,486
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	53,947
TOTAL	64,433

2018

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	10,568
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	70,708
TOTAL	81,294

2017

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	12,273
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	67,289
TOTAL	79,562

2016

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	29,481
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	78,939
TOTAL	108,420

2015

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	40,670
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	84,938
TOTAL	125,608

2014

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	40,410
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	105,375
TOTAL	145,785

2013

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	42,102
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	102,554
TOTAL	144,656

2012

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	55,781
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	110,791
TOTAL	166,572

2011

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	59,743
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	67,782
TOTAL	127,525

2010

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	53,803
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	52,862
TOTAL	106,665

2009

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	52,405
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	46,098
TOTAL	98,503

2008

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	42,232
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	56,731
TOTAL	98,963

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NOTE: Since 2007, federal appropriation bills have effectively banned horse slaughter in the United States by denying the funding for slaughterhouse inspections necessary for human consumption.

Under the Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (FMIA), USDA inspection is mandatory to sell meat in interstate or foreign commerce.

So you will see in the tables below that the number of horses slaughtered on U.S. soil dropped from 101,123 in 2006 to 28,902 in 2007 and subsequently declined to zero.

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2007

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	3,2452
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	45,609
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	28,902
TOTAL	106,963

2006

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	21,709
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	11,080
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	101,123
TOTAL	133,912

2005

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	17,324
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	7,821
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	86,504
TOTAL	111,649

2004

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	19,725
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	41,14
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	60,078
TOTAL	83,917

2003

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	21,434
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	818
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	48,377
TOTAL	70,629

2002

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	25,219
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	774
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	40,407
TOTAL	66,400

2001

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	28,490
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	245
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	51,080
TOTAL	79,815

2000

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	40,324
TOTAL	40,324

1999

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	62,813
TOTAL	62,813

1998

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	72,120
TOTAL	72,120

1997

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	88,086
TOTAL	88,086

1996

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	113,399
TOTAL	113,399

1995

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	112,677
TOTAL	112,677

1994

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	109,353
TOTAL	109,353

1993

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	167,310
TOTAL	167,310

1992

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	246,400
TOTAL	246,400

1991

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	276900
TOTAL	276900

1990

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	345,700
TOTAL	345,700

1989

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada	NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico	NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.	348,400
TOTAL	348,400

NDA: No Data Available

Sources: USDA Market Reports; National Agricultural Statistics Service/USDA; AgriFood-Agriculture Canada/StatCan; Statistics Canada; Animal Welfare Institute