God calls us to have compassion over all his creation and to take care of
it as if He was doing it. He entrusted it to us. Here in the US we think
it’s OK to abuse some animals and eat (cows, pigs, chickens) while excluding
them from our circle of compassion. On the other hand, horses are not seen
as food unlike in Europe and Japan.
The phrase “America’s dirty little secret” refers to the slaughtering of
horses in the US, whose meat is then shipped overseas. We, Christian
vegetarians, would like to see the compassion toward horses, extended to the
rest of the animals.
The following article describes the efforts of animal advocate groups
coupled with the opinion of the majority of Americans in order to stop this
cruelty. On July 25 a congressional hearing took place to address this issue
and to consider legislation that would make the exportation of horse meat
illegal.
Read more at Animal Issues