September 27, 2006 - 42 horses in a trailer bound for DeKalb, IL slaughter house were involved in accident on Highway I-44 early this morning near St. Clair, Missouri. At 3:15 a.m. Incident Commander and Longmeadow Rescue Ranch Director Earlene Cole received a call from the Franklin County Sheriff’s office about the overturned trailer. Cole immediately directed a team of veterinarians and rescue personnel who arrived on the scene shortly after 4 a.m.
26 horses were rescued alive and taken to St. Clair Saddle Club for triage and assessment. 7 horses died on the scene as a result of the accident and 9 seriously injured horses were humanely euthanized at the direction of the veterinarian on the scene. Many of the surviving horses are now being treated at area equine hospitals, and others have been taken to the Humane Society of Missouri’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch in Union, Missouri. The Humane Society of Missouri is working to obtain custody of the horses in order to provide them with a safe haven.
The Humane Society of Missouri also vigorously support the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503), recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, which would outlaw the slaughter of horses for human consumption. Now the U.S. Senate must pass its version of the bill (S. 1915).
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