“A study by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last year said raising beef for the American dinner table is more harmful to the environment than other meat industries such as pork and chicken. The study said that compared with other popular animal proteins, beef […]
Source: by Gary Gerew of the Albuquerque Business First “Secretary Vilsack made it clear to me that he opposes horse slaughter…” Former Gov. Bill Richardson Thursday met in Washington D.C with meet with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and urge him to stop the reopening of horse slaughterhouses, but […]
Source: By Horsetalk.co.nz on Jul 11, 2013 in Focus “The slaughter of American horses for human consumption presents unique and extensive dangers that have never been adequately considered by [the] defendants, despite their obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)…” The US Department of Agriculture is embarking […]
Congresswoman Michelle Lujan-Grisham (D-NM) has sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture, Vilsak asking that the Roswell slaughter plant does not receive a permit to operate To download letter in PDF click (HERE) Equine Advocates are asking all to make phone calls to members of the AG committee […]
Source: By Rob Nikolewski at Watchdog.org “I think horses are a part of our culture,…” ALBUQUERQUE — Even though it’s looking as if the U.S. Department of Agriculture will approve a horse slaughterhouse in southern New Mexico, Gov. Susana Martinez told reporters Wednesday she’s still against it. “I think horses […]
Source: By Joey Peters of the Santa Fe Reporter The inner workings of NM’s proposed equine slaughterhouse Please call the Secretary of Agriculture‘s office, today, and politely request that this atrocity does not take place ~ (202) 720-3631” ~ R.T. Ever since late 2011, when Valley Meat Company […]
Source: Multiple “It will open unless Congress restores the ban on horse slaughter that they had in place,” “Much of the information in these main stream articles is incorrect. Please call the Secretary’s office, today, and politely request that this atrocity does not take place ~ (202) 720-3631” […]
Source: By JOAN BARRON Casper Star-Tribune “Slaughterhouse” Sue Wallis Ignores “Burger-Gate” Crisis in Effort to Fatten her Wallet CHEYENNE — State Rep. Sue Wallis says the Obama administration’s proposal in its 2014 budget that would effectively ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption is “a pretty sorry […]
Source: A Humane Nation ~ Wayne Pacelle “The notion that the U.S. would resume horse slaughtering at a time when the global horse meat market is in turmoil raises all sorts of curious questions.” The issue of horse slaughter is playing out at the highest levels of government […]
Source: Office of Rep. Jim Moran Requests agency include slaughter ban in FY ’14 budget Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat and co-chair of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, today sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack calling on the USDA to deny […]
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