We were introduced to Animal Recovery Mission founder, Richard "Kudo" Couto when he and his fight to shutdown all slaughter farms in the Miami area were featured in World of Jenks episode "Freedom's Flight." The episode revealed a gruesome, cruel, and hidden world of slaughter farms in rural Miami.
Horsemeat can sell up to $40 a pound. A 2,000 pound horse can bring in $8,000 to the black market, said Kudo. Horsemeat is considered to be a magical cure-all in third world countries and a delicacy in European countries. A new law in Florida called "The Yvonne Rodriguez Horse Protection Law," named after one of the owners whose horse was stolen and butchered alive, makes it a felony to butcher your own horse. Previously, the law had a loophole in which butchers would claim the horse was their own, therefore making it legal.
Below are videos shot mostly by Kudo documenting the inhumane treatment and slaughtering of horses and other animals at these Miami slaughter farms.
* WARNING : THESE VIDEOS HAVE DISTURBING IMAGES.
TOUR OF A SLAUGHTER FARM
GRAVEYARD ON SLAUGHTER FARM
A SHUTDOWN SLAUGHTER FARM
A COCKFIGHTING RING ON SHUTDOWN FARM
BEFORE AND AFTER ARM INVOLVEMENT
THE STORY OF FREEDOM'S FLIGHT
I was certainly shocked to see that such atrocities take place in our own backyard. Every time something like this surfaces it makes me think about how poorly informed we are about the many issues that affect us and get little to no coverage because they are obscured by the sensationalist and commercial mainstream media.
ReplyDeleteVery well said.
ReplyDeleteI was mortified after watching this episode and doing more research on the topic just how cruel people can be, how people can be so void of emotions and a conscience as they're slaughtering a defenseless animal who did absolutely nothing to them.