US Overun With Horses No-One Wants

It's a very sad state of affairs and a dilemma all in one.
Kentucky, the horse capital of the world, famous for its sleek thoroughbreds, is being overrun with thousands of horses no one wants - some of them perfectly healthy, but many of them starving, broken-down nags. Other parts of the country are overwhelmed, too.

The reason: growing opposition in the U.S. to the slaughter of horses for human consumption overseas. Public backlash - and state bans or the threat of them - have led to the closure of several slaughterhouses that used to take in horses no longer suitable for racing or work. Auction houses are glutted with horses, and many rescue organizations have run out of room.

Unfortunately, it seems that as you try to solve one problem, you inadvertently create another....because the costs of looking after horses won't go down, neither will vet bills and so horses are being neglected and in some instances, left to die.

It's a sad story but worth reading