Today I want to talk to you about a very serious topic that no one really wants to talk about. If you have not heard of a PMU baby then let me tell you a little about them. PMU babies are foals, baby horses, that have been born through a process to collect a drug called Premarin. Premarin is a hormone replacement drug that is given to women.
The name Premarin stands for Pregnant Mare Urine. Now your probably asking yourself why this drug is such a big deal. Yes its kind of disturbing that we are giving women horse urine as a hormone replacement but that's not the big issue at hand. The real reason I wanted to wright about this was to bring to attention the horrible condition these mares are kept in to collect their urine.
First of all the mares are inseminated and once pregnant they are kept in captivity for months. For the first six whole months of a mare being pregnant they are kept stationary in a tiny standing area. They are not allowed to walk, turn around, or lay down. This is done to ensue they don't disturb their bladders as well as making sure every drop of urine is captured.
They mares are allowed to be turned out only to deliver their foals and then are brought back to start the process over again. Now not only is this inhumane to the mares but you have to think about how many foals are produced from this process. Thousands of horses have now been born that no one wants. This is where the real problems lies. Many of these plants do care about where there foals go and have dedicated programs to ensure their findings of a safe home. Unfortunately many do not have the heart to do this. So they send all their foals to slaughter. This is a fast and easy money making process. They don't have to waste time and money on placement of the foals and they are ensured a fast check.
Obviously this is an unideal situation and breaks the hearts of many. There are ways to help though !!
You can visit www.premarin.org to get more information and find ways that will make it easy for you to help save these babies and their mommies !!
Thanks for reading !!!
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http://www.gentlegiantsdrafthorserescue.com/pmuindustry.html
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