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“A small but vocal group of greedy profiteers and their allies continue to try and sell the idea that slaughter is somehow a proper way to end a horse’s life,” says HSUS boss Kitty Block.
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“Without proper equine traceability there is simply no way to guarantee that a horse declared as being exported for riding is not sold at a market for meat.”
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The threat of wild horses being sold “without limitation” recedes, and there is no opportunity for slaughter plants to reopen on US soil.
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Humane Society of the United States says it is time the horse meat trade was banned across all of North America.
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Bill would not only ban slaughter on US soil, but would prevent live horse exports for that purpose.
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“The idea of slaughtering horses for human consumption will never gain traction here in the United States,” says CEO Wayne Pacelle.
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“It would hand a victory to those who profit from our public land resources while blocking common-ground solutions.”
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February 1, 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of the release of “The Misfits,” the iconic and underrated film about Nevada mustangers who brutally capture wild horses so they can sell them to the slaughterhouse.
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“Our nation’s iconic wild horses are fighting for their lives and we cannot stand by silently and let that happen.”
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The US seems to struggle to make even minor gains in horse management.
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Bureau of Land Management seeks approval to be able to sell captive wild horses without limitation.
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“I pity the people who don’t see the majesty of these American icons and who are numb to their suffering.”
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“As many as 100,000 innocent animals could face mass slaughter as a direct result of the agency’s failure to properly manage wild horse populations.”
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“We don’t round up dogs and cats for slaughter, and it should be unthinkable to do that to a species that helped us settle the nation.”
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Keeping slaughter off US soil and saving wild horses among the HSUS’s achievements for the year.
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UK government urged to join fight to stop long-distance transport of horses across Europe to slaughter.
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Procedures could be implemented to reduce injury risk, says study team.
Read moreCharity describes horse slaughter as America’s dirty little secret.
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Defunding language supported by US House Appropriations Committee.
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Call follows latest audit showing traceability concerns.
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