Actress Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting has added her support to a campaign by the Humane Society of the United States to end the horse-meat trade in American horses.
The star of the hit television sitcom, The Big Bay Theory, has fronted a video on behalf of the society, which is a strong opponent of a trade which sees more than 100,000 horses transported to Canada and Mexico each year to slaughter plants.
The video was released as the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act was introduced by lawmakers to the US House of Representatives.
Cuoco-Sweeting, who plays Penny in the show, owns five horses and regularly shares photos and videos of her riding on Instagram.
She said: “As a horse owner, I know firsthand the unique bond we share with horses, and I am passionate about protecting them from cruelty. To force any horse to endure the horror of slaughter is a betrayal of their trust and loyalty.”
She said she wanted to focus attention on the issue and end the slaughter of American horses.
Humane society president and chief executive Wayne Pacelle said most Americans did not eat horses and did not want to see them inhumanely killed in North America for any purpose, especially so for export to dinner tables in Europe or Asia.
“It’s time for Congress to close gaps in the law that allow this predatory and disreputable industry to gather up racehorses, show ponies, working animals, and backyard pets and treat them like nothing more than meat on the hoof.”
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