I play Horseland and a player on there told me about it
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no they still use the hoofs for glue and the meat goes to zoos and to make dog food
they are trying
i think so
i hope so!!
No, the senate and house voted to let it continue.
Yes, they're working on it. Very important stuff for Congress to waste time..I mean, SPEND time..on. Much more important that the energy crisis, or Social Security crisis, or illegal immigration, or..heaven forbid..campaign finance reform or a real working definition of UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR
IT BETTER BE!
The only kill trucks I know of go to Canada. I've rescued a couple of horses off of them. I also have a friend that buys from them and finds the horses homes.
Horse slaughtering isnt completely banned throughout the whole U.S. i get the magazine Equus and they had articles in there that people are fighting with the government to get rid of horse slaughtering plants. They are having a hard time with fighting the government, but i support the people that a fighting to rid of them!
They are trying.
The bill passed the House (i think) but still has yet to pass in the
Senate. And it must pass before the end of the year or else
it will be dropped.
The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act will end the slaughter of horses for human consumption and the domestic and international transport of live horses or horseflesh for human consumption.
Last year alone 91,757 horses were slaughtered in one of the three foreign-owned, US-based horse slaughtering facilities located in Texas and Illinois.
H.R. 503, The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act has been reintroduced in the US House by Congressman John Sweeney (R-NY), Co-chair of the Congressional Horse Caucus, Congressman John Spratt, Jr. (D-SC) and Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY). In the Senate. S. 1915 has been reintroduced by Senator and veterinarian John Ensign (R-NV) and Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA). Last year in the House 228 bipartisan Members of Congress cosponsored the bill, lets reach that number again.
what is the big deal?we slaughter beef,pork,sheep,chickens etc.horses are just another animal.
No they haven't. I work at a rescue, and I hear of many nasty things from people who run horse sanctuaries in England. I don't want to go into detail of how and where they do it, as I will probably be banned from this place.
But no they haven't, and they probably won't. Not until the government sorts its priorities out, anyway.
They did for a while but then thay brought it back. how stupid huh?
It is 1/2 way there. it must pass the Senate and the President has already stated if it gets to him he will support the ban.
As per dog food and glue , that hasnt been done in over 12 yrs.
The big deal is, Horses are more of a companion animal than a cow, pig or chicken and our heritage has taught us to respect them, other countries have not. If the other countries want to eat horsemeat raise their OWN, like we do our cattle.
The horses that go to slaughter are not the unwanted, aged , no good horses, that is a bunch of crap. Most horses that go to slaughter are AQHA bred, then the TB ,then the other breeds. Of course this is why AQHA doesnt want it to pass as so many of their uppity breeders have no problem sending their culls to slaughter. In which to me is absolutly wrong. the breeders make the decision to put theses horses on the earth, it is their responsiblilty to find them good homes and care for them or put them down humanly when the time is necessary. that is called responsibility.
i agree with earl
Yes for human consummation. Yeah about time !!
you can get more information about the subject at
http://www.hr857.com
I hope so I love Horses!!
U.S House Passes Permanent Horse Slaughter Ban
September 7, 2006
Nearly 100,000 horses are
slaughtered annually for foreign palates.
In a key victory for protecting American horses from slaughter, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, by a vote of 263 to 146 on Sept. 7.
Passage of the bill marks a historic moment in a groundswell effort to ban the slaughter of American horses for human consumption abroad. More than 20,000 individuals told The HSUS that they called their representatives in the days leading up to the vote, urging their support of the bill. The callers added their voices to more than 500 organizations and editorial boards across the nation that have been calling for an end to the practice.
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Tell the Senate to charge ahead and ban horse slaughter.
The legislation, which enjoyed more than 200 cosponsors and bipartisan support, was designed to stop the slaughter of nearly 100,000 American horses annually in three foreign-owned slaughter plants in the United States. Their meat is shipped overseas, primarily to France, Belgium and Japan, where it is considered a delicacy.
"What we are exposing today is a brutal, shadowy, shameful practice," said Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY), who introduced the bill along with Reps. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), John Spratt (D-SC) and Nick Rahall (D-WV).
In the days leading up to the vote, the opposition stepped up efforts to defend the slaughter industry, but two amendments that would have gutted the bill were defeated in votes (Goodlatte Amendment | King Amendment), and the day went to horses, lauded as an icon and symbol of American heritage.
"The horse is tied to the spirit of the American frontier," Rep. Whitfield told the house in debate. "Most importantly, the horse is a companion."
With the majority of Americans and the U.S. House of Representatives on the record supporting a permanent ban on horse slaughter, the Senate will now take up the bill for consideration.
“Horse slaughter is simply indefensible, and polls show that the vast majority of Americans agree,” HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle said. “As we build on today’s successful vote and take the debate to the Senate, we urge humane-minded citizens to call and write their senators and get this legislation passed once and for all.”
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