Subject: [againstslaughter] Deep Thoughts - Horse
Industry Statistics
Deep Thoughts - Horse Industry Statistics
From “The Economic Impact of the Horse Industry in the United States”
There are 6.9 million horses in the US. 725,000 are involved in racing and
race horse breeding, while 1,974,000 are used in showing and 2,970,000 are
used in recreation. 1,262,000 are used in other activities, such as farm and
ranch, rodeo, polo, police work, etc.
7.1 million people are involved in the horse industry as owners, service
providers, employees and volunteers. 3.6 million are involved in showing and
4.3 million in recreation. 1.9 million people own horses.
While the median income for Americans is $36,000, the median income for
horse owners is $60,000.
The horse industry directly produces goods and services of $25.3 BILLION
and has a total impact of $112.1 BILLION on the US gross domestic product.
This is great than the motion picture industry, railroad transportation and
tobacco product manufacturing industries.
The horse industry pays a total of $1.9 BILLION dollars in taxes to federal,
state and local governments.
My own stats: The average value of each horse on the GDP is $1,624 per year.
The average horse accounts for $271 in taxes to federal, state and local
governments.
Deep Thought - Compare these stats to the GDP and tax income of a horse
delivered to one of the two Texas slaughterhouses.
Based on that answer, ask yourself - Is it better for the economy to
slaughter a healthy horse or keep it alive and productive? (Hint - if the
42,600 horses slaughtered last year were instead introduced back into the
economy, the tax base would have increased by $11.4 million. The GDP would
have increased by $69.2 million.)
Then ask yourself - Why are the slaughterhouses permitted to stay open?