12. April 2015
Argentina | Tucuman | Horse transport | Horsemeat Import
Typical Argentinean animal transporter without protection against adverse weather conditions.
On our way to Tucuman, we pass a truck loaded with horses. The open-roof vehicle is a typical Argentinean livestock transporter and does not offer the animals any protection from sun and rain. In Argentina, the same trucks are used for cattle and horses. They are completely inappropriate to transport horses as the trap-doors, when they are opened, are much too low for horses and can cause serious head injuries. We do not see any ear tags attached to the horses, meaning that they are not on the way to a slaughterhouse. It is very likely that the horses are transported to a slaughter horse collecting station or an auction.
