Source: Janet Pearson as published in Tulsa World.com For a lot of Oklahomans, the undeniable horribleness of horse slaughter is reason enough to maintain the state’s ban on the grisly business. But of course, meat production is an inherently unpleasant undertaking. Which raises the question: Are there other […]
Source: Wayne Pacelle of the HSUS “The abuses of the horse meat industry are unraveling before the eyes of the world…” “he revelations about horse meat masquerading as beef products represent one of the biggest food scandals in recent years. It’s of keen interest to The HSUS and Humane […]
Source: Human Society of the United States “The European Commission must act quickly and place a moratorium on the sale of all horse meat products that originate from North America…” BRUSSELS – As the European Union grapples with an extreme and growing lack of consumer confidence in the […]
Ethically Challenged Politicians Fast Track Horse Butchering Legislation OKLAHOMA CITY – Two separate bills to end Oklahoma’s ban on the slaughter of companion horses slid with slimy ease through the state House and Senate, yesterday. The state Senate passed a bill 38-6 Wednesday, while the House measure was […]
Guest OpEd by Vicki Tobin ~ VP of Equine Welfare Alliance “Our predictions are now a reality that can’t be ignored” Predictions come in many forms. Some from a gut feeling or wishing it were so. For equine advocates, they were based on evidence and scientific fact. We […]
Source: Animals’ Angels USA Blow to Swiss Horse Meat Market Expected Consumers have a right to be apprehensive of the production practices used by meat distributors as concerns over the integrity of the industry continue to grow. The recent cases originating in the United Kingdom, where horse meat […]
Source: MSN.com Loek van Thiel originally denied the allegations… “This steak still has the marks where the jockey was hitting it,” Rodney Dangerfield quipped in “Caddyshack,” but that could’ve also been pulled from a Yelp review of one Dutch steakhouse. The owner of Amsterdam’s Piet de Leeuw admitted […]
As published by CNN “The levels found are above the one percent threshold the UK’s Food Safety Agency uses to indicate likely adulteration or gross negligence.” (CNN) — Nestle is suspending deliveries of all its products that include beef from a German supplier because “traces of horse DNA” […]
as published in the UK’s INDEPENDENT The influx from the US, which last year sent 167,000 horses to its two neighbours for slaughter as human food, has been largely unexamined during the ongoing crisis Thousands of tonnes of horsemeat originating from the United States, which may be tainted […]
information supplied by the GlobalGrind.com and AP “…horsemeat scandal might prompt us to take a better look at the “beef” in our own supermarkets” When traces of horsemeat were discovered in European beef supplies, Americans were shocked. But new developments in the horsemeat scandal might prompt us to […]
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