I recently discovered that the key ingredient in Premarin, a drug used by millions of menopausal women, is the urine from pregnant mares. I was absolutely shocked and disgusted to learn about the unnecessary suffering and environmental degradation that results from this practice.
Horses are gentle, intelligent, caring animals.
Anyone familiar with horses, or any animal for that matter, would, I m sure, be revolted by the cruel life that these mares lead. The mares are impregnated over and over, for up to 20 years, or until their bodies give out. For six months every year, rubber urine-collection bags, which can cause chafing and sores, are strapped around their groins and attached to the ceiling of their stalls. The mares are strapped into their stalls by harnesses with short tethers. They cannot turn around, or lie down comfortably, and can only take a step or two forward or backward.