Exported EU animals abused

[Catherine]

We have had threads about this and related subjects going back to the old forum. I think I remember posting about horses being shipped to slaughter within the EU. This would predate the current regulations and the shipping conditions were bad. I don't remember all the details.

We know there are countries out there that are brutal. When they kill an animal, it is butchering it. The EU knows what these countries are like. They choose to pretend they don't know so they can make money from live export. The animals could be humanely killed(does this ever happen) and shipped as meat, but the countries receiving them want to kill the animals themselves. They want to keep up the brutal practices. They have made it a part of their culture.

The EU needs to live up to its own standards and we need to pressure certain countries to give up their brutal practices.
Long standing tradition is not an excuse for animal cruelty or any other barbaric practice(like one done to young female children).
The world has moved into a new century. It is time we all moved forward. My grandmother didn't continue to use her outhouse once she got indoor plumbing. Change is good and progress is good.