Argentina | Gualeguay | Slaughterhouse Entre Rios | Horsemeat Import
Horses in a paddock without shelter or feed.
When we arrive at the horse slaughterhouse in Entre Rios, we see around 20 to 30 horses in a paddock behind the plant. They have no shelter from the sun and no feed. We notice that in the empty paddocks, there is some shelter, although it is run down, and there are also some large straw bales. We can see from the distance that many horses are thin with sunken in flanks. However, the horses are too far away for us to see if they have any injuries. A thin horse, whose hip bones are showing, is lying down and not moving. It appears to be exhausted or is possibly injured. Outside the perimeter fence, we find a pile of horse carcasses. Numerous dead horses have been dumped here and left uncovered for the scavengers to eat. They are in various stages of decomposition. It is very likely that they have died during transport or in the holding pens of the slaughterhouse
