Horse Slaughter Case: All Parties Want it to End
SOURCE: FOOD SAFETY NEWS Agreement in Horse Slaughter Case: All Parties Want it to End By Dan Flynn | August 28, 2013 The parties suing USDA to stop horse slaughter before it can start up again in the U.S. agree with the government on one thing: they, too, […]
Judge in Horse Slaughter Case Corrects Mistake; No Next Round Date Set
Source: By Dan Flynn of Food Safety News “Magistrate Judge Scott entered a massive injunction bond in this case – perhaps the largest ever in a public interest NEPA case…” Federal District Court Judge M. Christina Armijo has amended her order temporarily banning horsemeat packing in the U.S. […]
Friday Hearing Last Stand to Stop Horse Slaughter in N.M.
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 […]
Horse Slaughter Plants Set August 5 as Target to Begin Killing American Horses
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 […]
Horse Slaughter approval “Ignores Environmental Worries”
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 […]
Moran Statement on USDA Decision Allowing Re-Opening of U.S. Horse Slaughter Facility
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) […]
USDA Approves Second Horse Slaughterhouse, But Renews Bid for Ban
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 […]
Horse Slaughter: It Ain’t Over Until the Fat Lady Sings
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 […]
Animal Welfare Groups Plan Suit in Response to USDA Decision to Support the Slaughter of Horses for Human Consumption
“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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