Are horses really turned into glue??

Question

If not, where does the phrase sending a horse to the glue factory come from??

Answer 1

The hoofs of horses helps to make glue but the whole horse is not made into glue.

Answer 2

No not all dead horses get made into glue. Only deceased horses that are taken to a rendering plant incur this fate. Deceased horses are most commonly buried. Others are burned, left out for scavengers, sent to zoos to feed the wild animals, or cremated. As for some of the other comments: Dead horses are not sent to slaughter houses. Live horses are sent to slaughter houses where they become dead horses and are processed for human consumption. Also, it is not true that you can't give a horse away. Go try purchasing a good sound horse. Horses that become aged and unsound should be taken care of humanly by their owners, as it is the owner's responsibility to care for any animal until its death. Sending a horse to auction, due to the sole nature of the transport and handling methods used, is at the current time inhumane. Humane euthanasia for any horse, regardless of the reason, is by injection done properly by a veterinarian or by gunshot or captive bolt to the head performed by someone that is knowledgeable of the specific spot the skull must be penetrated. Once the horse is deceased its body can be sent to a rendering plant as you mention or can be disposed of in any of the other manners that have been mentioned.

Answer 3

The first entry under "Glue" on the dictionary page cited below notes:



"[Glue is] a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive."



This type of glue (and properly the only type of adhesive that the label applies to) is still used today, primarily in woodworking—specifically, cabinetry.



What a lot of folks (especially in the United States) of when they say "glue" is a white, chemical-based adhesive marketed under the name "Elmer's Glue"™.



According to the company's website (link provided below):



"Elmer's Glues are chemical based. They are made or formulated from chemicals which are synthesized (created by Man). These chemicals were originally obtained or manufactured from petroleum, natural gas and other raw materials found in Nature."

Answer 4

actually, yes, some horses get turned into glue when they aren't "worth" anything anymore, their owners/company can send them to the glue factory. Ever seen the bottle of Elmer glue? well, there is a cow on the front 4 a reason!!!

Answer 5

Well the horses hooves were! I don't think that many people do it anymore becuase sometimes they killed the horses to removes all of the hoove...! Good thing they stopped!!

Answer 6

the horses hoofs (feet) are turned into glue not the body! i do not know if they do this anymore! i hope not ,it would be awful!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I think just the hooves but not positive.

Answer 9

they used to be, but they stopped a few years ago

Answer 10

gawd i hope not....i made my sister eat it the other day.....i told her it was ranch dressing....lol