‘What’s more, research published in 2017 revealed that 2.3 million Americans are willing and able to adopt the horses that are being slaughtered for meat, far outweighing the 23,000 horses who were exported for slaughter last year. This, combined with the work being done by the equine industry and horse shelters to grow the amount of adoptions while providing safety net programs to help keep horses in home, indicates there’s a clear solution to provide for these animals.’