By Martin Bagot as published on The Mirror “Cruel horse hormone scandal as pregnant mares’ blood is injected into British Meat supply…” Crammed into pens and repeatedly forced into pregnancy, these are the pitiful horses whose blood is extracted on horrific “vampire” farms to boost meat production. Tens […]
Source: KRGV News International Food Safety Documentation Tossed to the Wind MCALLEN –Beef prices are at an all-time in Reynosa, Mexico. The concern prompted a livestock association to find other alternatives for consumers. They think horse meat could be the answer. Gildardo Lopez, president of Reynosa Livestock Association, […]
Source: Multiple “This bipartisan bill seeks to prevent and end the inhumane and dangerous process of transporting thousands of horses a year for food.” On April 22nd, 2015, federal lawmakers introduced legislation to prevent the establishment of horse slaughter operations within the U.S., end the current export of […]
by Paul C. Barton, Tennessean Washington Bureau “Has there ever been any sporting event with that rate of cheating?” WASHINGTON – Putting mustard oil, kerosene, diesel fuel and other blistering agents on Tennessee Walking Horses has long been part of the cruelty of soring — the infliction of […]
Source: Fox News.com “With today’s court ruling and the very real prospect of plants resuming barbaric killing of horses for their meat in the states, we expect the American public to recognize the urgency of the situation and to demand that Congress take action,” A federal appeals court […]
Source: Front Range Equine Rescue “We had a good week in our New Mexico litigation to stop horse slaughter: First, the Court rejected the Defendant-Intervenors’ motion to strike statements from our merits brief related to the environmental havoc caused by the last three horse slaughterhouses to operate in […]
“…individuals in the vicinity of previous horse slaughter plants were forced to endure a noxious stench, dealt with blood in streams, and sometimes even found blood and horse tissue running through their water faucets…”
Source: Front Range Equine Rescue FRER’s case has now kept horse slaughter from starting in America for roughly three months The New Mexico federal court, yesterday, extended the injunction barring USDA for inspecting horse slaughter at Rains Natural Meats of Gallatin, Missouri (and thus preventing any slaughter) until […]
“A reprieve for the horses!” The United States District Court should block federal inspections at a Missouri horse slaughter plant, per a motion filed by Front Range Equine Rescue and The Humane Society of the United States along with other horse protection organizations and several individuals. Last week, […]
Source: By Dan Flynn of Food Safety News “Rains Natural Meats is now eligible and requesting a grant of inspection…” A third business has met all the statutory and regulatory requirements to require USDA to provide inspection services when it begins processing horsemeat for human consumption. Department of […]
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