Racehorse's plight shines light on illegal slaughter farms.
This past year Miami-Dade County in Florida has been under a microscope when it comes to the slaughter of horses. It all started last February when a Paint gelding went missing from his pasture, only to be found six days later tied to a tree across the road from his home butchered for his meat. From there it escalated to more stolen horses being found within walking distances of their homes, all butchered for their meat. At first people assumed it was a satanic ritual because they were all Paints, but then two Paso Pinos were discovered by their owner dead in their pasture. From there it just became more and more frequent that horses were turning up missing only to be found butchered.
In the end it turned out what horse owners were fearing: a blackmarket for horse meat, and when arrests were finally made, it was two teenagers that were responsible. Of course those teenage boys are not solely responsible, it's beginning to look like a whole industry is right under noses.
...and to think, Dino nearly became another statistic.
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