Does the Public know what takes place in the "Rendering Process" after a horse is euthanized?

Question

Many laws are ignored when it comes to the disposal of an animal carcus. What can be done to help solve problems like this? Do you think the recent toxic dog food could be connected with unsafe use of these euthanized animals?

Answer 1

I don't think it matters.

They're dead.

And no, I'm pretty sure they found out that the pet food problem was related to melamine and cyanuric acid, which is completely unrelated to dead horses.

Answer 2

some do

Answer 3

Any animal that is euthanized are not allowed to be used for food consumption where for human or other animals because of the drugs used to put them down also when

they are buried they have to be so far away from any water suppy for the same reason because of the drugs,a race horses that breakdown on the track and are euthanized some owner take there remains home for burial, they automaticly do not go to the glue factory they only used the hooves anyway.  Now days it appears no mater what we eat or drink or breath everything is a health hazzard.

Answer 4

Actually, no, laws regarding the disposal of carcasses are rather rarely ignored, for this simple reason- most people are afraid of the health hazards that they pose, particularly if the animal in question died of an infectious or contagious disease. For race horses who are euthanized, this is rare- most of them are put down because of injuries, and since their remains cannot be used for pet food ( due to the drugs that were used to euthanize the animals) they are usually turned into glue. The pet food scandal was due to party or parties unknown putting some type of additive that is used to preserve cereal grains into the food, and then shipping the food to the US and Canada to be sold. This had NOTHING to do with euthanized race horses, or horses in general. Even the beef and poultry industries in this country don't ignore laws concerning sanitation at the slaughter plants anymore- there have been far too many scares and disease outbreaks ( think  E. Coli in hamburgers that affected the Jack-in-the-Box chain, and also the Taco Bell chain) and they are afraid of the negative publicity and heavy fines, which can cost the food producers millions of dollars every time one of these events happens. It isn't just the meat producers who are affected by this either- just look at last September's E.coli outbreak that was traced to bagged spinach. That cost the companies which grow and process the spinach millions, and some of them are now either bankrupt or have filed for Chapter 11. There have been other scattered outbreaks of different illnesses that have been traced to food, and each time, whoever produces the food usually pays a heavy price. The reality when it comes to horses is that not everyone can afford ( or has the space) to bury a horse on their own property, and it is often not feasible for other reasons, such as disease. That's one of the reasons why rendering plants exist- it's because there is always a need for them. Horses are also not the only creatures that wind up in such places- a fair amount of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and other animals are rendered as well.