Table 20 Total horses slaughtered in the EU 2002-2009 (FAO Statistics)
From: A demographic survey of unwanted horses in Ireland 2005-2010
Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Italy | 136,213 | 165,797 | 98,921 | 97,648 | 97,648 | 596,227 | 37.9 |
Romania | 50,000 | 55,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | 53,000 | 262,000 | 16.6 |
Poland | 33,239 | 33,508 | 39,608 | 33,166 | 40,031 | 179,552 | 18.0 |
Spain | 24,929 | 26,100 | 24,900 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 138,929 | 8.8 |
UK | 20,000 | 21,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 101,000 | 6.4 |
France | 21,631 | 19,467 | 17,800 | 16,200 | 15,500 | 90,598 | 5.7 |
Greece | 15,000 | 15,500 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 75,500 | 4.8 |
Germany | 9,866 | 9,570 | 9,726 | 9,498 | 9,315 | 47,975 | 3.0 |
Belgium | 11,039 | 10,460 | 10,466 | 9,209 | 9,000 | 50,174 | 3.2 |
Ireland | 8,000 | 6,600 | 6,400 | 6,400 | 6,400 | 33,800 | 2.1 |
TOTALS | 331,922 | 365,008 | 296,828 | 292,129 | 299,903 | 1,575,755 | Â |