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: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch “34 percent decrease in horse thefts after horse slaughter was banned…” When Deborah Peterson laments that “horse slaughter gets all the attention” (“Crackdown on cattle-rustling pays off,” July 19), I assume she is not talking about the Post-Dispatch, which has not penned one […]
By Dan Flynn of Food Safety News USDA meat inspectors are now set to provide inspection services to qualified applicants The federal court in New Mexico next Friday will hear the motion for a preliminary injunction against USDA granting inspections to equine meat packing houses that are close […]
A Call to Action by R.T. Fitch ~ co-founder/president of Wild Horse Freedom Federation If ever there was a time to contact your Congressman, NOW is that time!! Equine Advocates around the world are shocked and angry that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved applications for horse […]
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 […]
Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat and co-chair of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) approval of an application for federal inspections at a horse slaughter facility in New Mexico. “I am deeply disappointed in today’s (July 2nd) […]
Source: By Allie Conti as published at the Miami New Times The Miami Beach-based Animal Recovery Mission spearheaded the undercover investigations When Jesus Navarro was arrested for selling $1,350 horsemeat to undercover cops, it didn’t seem to make much of an impact. Other men might have taken pause […]
Source: Multiple “The administration has requested Congress to reinstate the ban on horse slaughter,” The U.S. government approved a horse slaughter plant in Iowa on Tuesday, its second such move in four days, but it also renewed its appeal to Congress to ban the business and was hit […]
Source: Vicki Tobin of the Equine Welfare Alliance No “Done Deals” with USDA Cluster Fart The questions and rumors are flying and everyone wants answers. We ask that you stay the course and keep in contact with your legislators. There is a lot going on, some we can […]
“America’s horses are not raised as food animals…” (June 28, 2013)— The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given the green light for the grisly practice of horse slaughter to resume on U.S. soil. The agency approved an application for horse slaughter inspections under federal law at a plant […]
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