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"American Horse Meat Coveted in Europe" -Tom Lochner

Horse meat use to be thought of as a meat for the poor, but now many more people are eating it. It is actually quite good for you. "It’s lean, high in protein and low in cholesterol. It’s healthier than beef and costs about the same. It’s no longer the meat of the poor," says Alfred Bredel. According to Jean-Claude Terraillon, proprietor of J.CI. Terraillon, a Geneva horse meat wholesale and retailer, "The older the horse, the more tender it is; it’s the opposite of other meats," with the optimal age of slaughter between 10 and 15 years and a minimum of 7.

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"from Englsih Paddock to French Plate; As Gordon Ramsay Backs Eating Horse Meat, We Reveal How Thousands of Retired British Race Horses are Slaughtered and Sent to the Dining Tables of France" -Tom Rawstorne

Horse butcher shops are opening daily around France to serve those who decied to eat this meat. Many of theses horses are failed or injured race horses that once were worth tens of thousands of dollars. Though the transporting conditions may be rough for the horses, the actual death is as quick and painless as possible. The horse is first lead into a 12 by 12 foot metal stall, then shot in the brain with a .22 rifle, with a bullet designed to do maximum damage and insure instant death. They are then lifted up by their hindquarters and have their throat cut, and the slaughtermen get to work until only a carcass of meat remains.

Research Essay Outline

Introduction:
-attention getter: Over the past thirty years, the number of horses slaughtered annually has fluctuated drastically, with numbers reaching as high as 300,000 in the United States alone (Geoffrey S. Becker). These horses, slaughtered the same way that cattle are, were first struck in the head, left to bleed, then chopped up, and shipped off mainly to Europe (Dan McGraw).
....transition....
-preview: how killed/statistics, new bills proposed, anti-slaughter (ethical), pro-slaughter
-thesis: There are several controversies surrounding the three remaining horse slaughter plants in the United States.

Body Paragraphs:
First Body Paragraph-how killed/statistics

-topic sentence:

-back up info:

-"From English Paddock to French Plate; As Gordon Ramsay..." -Tom Rawstorne

-"A Horse is a Course of Course. Or is it a Pet?" -Dan McGraw

-most other articles have statistics....

Second Body Paragraph-anti-slaughter ....legal side of the issue
-topic sentence:
-back up info:
-"An End to Slaughter?" -Anonymous

-"A Horse is a Course, of Course. Or is it a Pet?" -Dan McGraw

-"The High-Stakes Battle Over Horse Slaughter" -Jim Motavalli

-"Killings of Wild Horses Spark Outrage, Legislation" -James R. Carroll

-"Horse Slaughter Prevention Bills and Issues" -Geoffrey S. Becker

-"Animal Advocates Fight to Keep Horses Off the Menu" -Scott Gold

-"Wild Horses Lose Protection from Slaughter" -Rebecca Rosen Lum

Third Body Paragraph-anti-slaughter ....ethical (extra info too) side of the issue
-topic sentence:
-back up info:
-"A Horse is a Course, of Course. Or is it a Pet?" -Dan McGraw

-"Horse Slaughtering Deeply Divides Racing, Breeding Community" -Rick Maese

-"Horse Slaughter Prevention Bills and Issues" -Geoffrey S. Becker

Fourth Body Paragraph-pro-slaughter
-topic sentence:
-back up info:
-"From English Paddok to French Plate; As Gordon Ramsay..." -Tom Rawstorne

-"A Horse is a Course, of Course. Or is it a Pet?" -Dan McGraw

-"Horse Slaughtering Deeply Divides Racing, Breeding Community" -Rick Maese

-"American Horse Meat Coveted in Europe" -Tom Lochner

-"Killings of Wild Horses Spark Outrage, Legislation" -James R. Carroll

Fifth Paragraph-opinion (anti-slaughter)
-topic sentence:
-back up info:

Conclusion:
-restate thesis: There are several controversies surrounding the three remaining horse slaughter plants in the United States.
-re-preview: how killed/statistics, new bills proposed, anti-slaughter (ethical), pro-slaughter
-attention-goer: