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 Canada
32452
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
45609
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
28902
TOTAL
106963
2006
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
21709
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
11080
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
101123
TOTAL
133912
2005
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
17324
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
7821
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
86504
TOTAL
111649
2004
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
19725
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
4114
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
60078
TOTAL
83917
2003
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
21434
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
818
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
48377
TOTAL
70629
2002
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
25219
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
774
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
40407
TOTAL
66400
2001
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
28490
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
245
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
51080
TOTAL
79815
2000
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
40324
TOTAL
40324
1999
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
62813
TOTAL
62813
1998
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
72120
TOTAL
72120
1997
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
88086
TOTAL
88086
1996
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
113399
TOTAL
113399
1995
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
112677
TOTAL
112677
1994
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
109353
TOTAL
109353
1993
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
167310
TOTAL
167310
1992
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
246400
TOTAL
246400
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.
345700
TOTAL
345700
1989
Slaughter Horses Exported to Canada
NDA
Slaughter Horses Exported to Mexico
NDA
Horses Slaughtered in the U.S.
348400
TOTAL
348400
NDA: No Data Available
Sources: USDA Market Reports; National Agricultural Statistics Service/USDA; AgriFood-Agriculture Canada/StatCan; Statistics Canada; Animal Welfare Institute