U.S. Horse Slaughter Export Numbers 1989-2020

2020

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada6,919
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico28,653
TOTAL35,572

2019

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada10,486
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico53,947
TOTAL64,433

2018

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada10,568
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico70,708
TOTAL81,294

2017

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada12,273
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico67,289
TOTAL79,562

2016

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada29,481
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico78,939
TOTAL108,420

2015

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada40,670
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico84,938
TOTAL125,608

2014

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada40,410
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico105,375
TOTAL145,785

2013

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada42,102
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico102,554
TOTAL144,656

2012

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada55,781
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico110,791
TOTAL166,572

2011

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada59,743
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico67,782
TOTAL127,525

2010

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada53,803
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico52,862
TOTAL106,665

2009

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada52,405
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico46,098
TOTAL98,503

2008

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada42,232
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico56,731
TOTAL98,963

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.


2007

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada3,2452
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico45,609
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.28,902
TOTAL106,963

2006

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada21,709
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico11,080
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.101,123
TOTAL133,912

2005

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada17,324
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico7,821
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.86,504
TOTAL111,649

2004

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada19,725
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico41,14
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.60,078
TOTAL83,917

2003

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada21,434
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico818
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.48,377
TOTAL70,629

2002

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada25,219
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico774
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.40,407
TOTAL66,400

2001

Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada28,490
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico245
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.51,080
TOTAL79,815

2000

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.40,324
TOTAL40,324

1999

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.62,813
TOTAL62,813

1998

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.72,120
TOTAL72,120

1997

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.88,086
TOTAL88,086

1996

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.113,399
TOTAL113,399

1995

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.112,677
TOTAL112,677

1994

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.109,353
TOTAL109,353

1993

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.167,310
TOTAL167,310

1992

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.246,400
TOTAL246,400

1991

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.276900
TOTAL276900

1990

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.345,700
TOTAL345,700

1989

Slaughter Horses Exported to CanadaNDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to MexicoNDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.348,400
TOTAL348,400

NDA: No Data Available

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

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