Horses - beautiful, powerful, majestic creatures. They've been an important part of our nation for as long as we can remember. They've been movie stars, best friends, even heroes. They deserve to be treated with respect and care. They love us unconditionally and are always loyal to their owners. All they ask for in return is to be cared for and loved. Instead... They're packed into trucks with tons of other horses and begin the long journey to the slaughterhouses in the U.S. and Canada. Some are injured along the way - even killed. Horses are sensitive, delicate animals and are not made to handle the rough treatment they recieve on the journey. They are killed for their meat. Horse slaughter has never been completely banned, but in 2006, Congress passed a law prohibiting any money being spent to inspect and regulate the horses being transported for slaughter. A 1996 law stated that these inspections were required for any animal being killed for human consumption. But now, things have changed. The week before Thanksgiving, President Obama quietly signed a law that reverses the law passed in 2006. The horse slaughter industry will soon be back in buisness, with more and more horses being neglected each day. But you can help all this. Sign the Stop Horse Slaughter Now petition and join the fight to save our beloved horses from a terrible fate. Us horse lovers won't give up the fight. The horses need us.