By James Kleimann/NJ.com “The manhunt spanned New York and New Jersey by land and by air…” MAHWAH — An Oakland family whose prized horse disappeared deep into the woods of Mahwah last week––prompting a psychic and plane-aided manhunt across two states––was reunited with “Chief” Monday afternoon. The Bergen County […]
Source: SHARK “The rodeo industry claims it loves its animals, and claims to treat them like family. So why do rodeo stock contractors send their animals to slaughter? In the latest example, Grant Harris, owner of the Cowtown Rodeo in Pilesgrove, New Jersey, sent nine horses to an […]
Source: By Spencer Kent/South Jersey Times as published in NJ.com “I didn’t understand such an amazing horse could just be tossed away like that.” PILESGROVE TWP. — Baia-Roe is a 15-year-old standardbred mare rescued from a truck that was on its way to a slaughterhouse. Caitlin Stewart, her […]
Source: By Dennis Hoey dhoey@mainetoday.com as published in the Portland Press Herald The plan also would prevent transport of horses through Maine to plants in Canada that would turn them into food. A legislative committee will hear public testimony Tuesday on a bill to prohibit the slaughter of […]
story by Dori Edwards of Global Animal State wants NOTHING to do with Horse Slaughter NEW JERSEY — Governor Christie of New Jersey thanked Assemblyman Ronald Dancer and animal advocates for proposing the bill that makes horse slaughter illegal. After the proposal was favored 72-3 in the state assembly, […]
Several prominent New Jersey horse owners and advocates, including accomplished equestrian Jessica Springsteen (daughter of musician Bruce Springsteen) have joined the the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in supporting a state ban on the slaughter, transport, and sale of horses for human consumption by submitting a letter to Gov. Chris Christie urging him to sign this critical legislation into law.
The Humane Society of the United States applauds the New Jersey Senate for passing A.2023/S.1976, legislation that prevents the slaughter of horses for human consumption. The bill was approved by an overwhelming, bi-partisan majority vote of 35 to 4. It was introduced in the Assembly by Assemblyman Ronald Dancer, R- Cream Ridge and in the Senate by Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak, D-Union.
TRENTON — Horse slaughter is one step closer to being illegal in New Jersey.
A bill designed to prohibit the sale of horses for human consumption passed in the state General Assembly on Thursday with a vote of 72-3 in favor.
The bill specifies in prohibiting horse meat for human consumption.
Sending a strong message that New Jersey does not eat horse meat, the General Assembly approved bipartisan legislation that would ban the slaughter or sale of horses for human consumption.
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Ron Dancer, R-Ocean, Burlington, Mercer and Middlesex and Assemblywoman Connie Wagner, D-Bergen and Passaic, banning the sale or slaughter of horse meat for human consumption was approved today by the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
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