This is something totally new to me. I have never heard of equine blood farms before. They farm horses for their blood. In particular they need the blood of pregnant horses so they can extract Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG). It seems we use the stuff for a lot of things.
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&ur...uFNh4-QHqw
It seems rather crude to be raising animals for their blood so we can use it for our own needs. Most hormones can be synthesized now.
If we need pregnant mares then the horses have to be kept pregnant. What happens to all the babies. The males would not be of any use to these farms. What do they do with them? What happens to a mare who is too old to get pregnant any more. I am guessing she is not given a gentle retirement in a nice place.
I am glad there is a push to get this practice stopped.
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&ur...uFNh4-QHqw
It seems rather crude to be raising animals for their blood so we can use it for our own needs. Most hormones can be synthesized now.
If we need pregnant mares then the horses have to be kept pregnant. What happens to all the babies. The males would not be of any use to these farms. What do they do with them? What happens to a mare who is too old to get pregnant any more. I am guessing she is not given a gentle retirement in a nice place.
I am glad there is a push to get this practice stopped.
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Catherine
