Advocates push to end slaughter trade in US horses
“The slaughter pipeline is no place for our horses,” the head of the Humane Society of the United States says.
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“The slaughter pipeline is no place for our horses,” the head of the Humane Society of the United States says.
Read moreA proposal to halve the current maximum journey length to 12 hours have the support of international charity World Horse Welfare.
Read more“We are disappointed the Senate continues to treat the ongoing slaughter of tens of thousands of horses as anything but an urgent matter.”
Read more“Until there is full traceability within and outside of the UK it is not possible to know where exported horses end up.”
Read more“The over 400 American racehorses exported to South Korea every year deserve peaceful retirement.”
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Read moreHorses fall in the gap between companion animals/pets and livestock and welfare during transport, regardless of purpose, needs to be considered for all equines.
Read moreThe June poll of 1033 Canadians aged 18 and over revealed that 64% had a problem with slaughter for human consumption.
Read moreLawmakers introduce a bill to the House of Representative seeking to end the slaughter trade.
Read more“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.
Read more“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.”
Read moreThe threat of wild horses being sold “without limitation” recedes, and there is no opportunity for slaughter plants to reopen on US soil.
Read moreHumane Society of the United States says it is time the horse meat trade was banned across all of North America.
Read moreBill would not only ban slaughter on US soil, but would prevent live horse exports for that purpose.
Read more“The idea of slaughtering horses for human consumption will never gain traction here in the United States,” says CEO Wayne Pacelle.
Read more“It would hand a victory to those who profit from our public land resources while blocking common-ground solutions.”
Read moreFebruary 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.
Read more“Our nation’s iconic wild horses are fighting for their lives and we cannot stand by silently and let that happen.”
Read moreThe US seems to struggle to make even minor gains in horse management.
Read moreBureau of Land Management seeks approval to be able to sell captive wild horses without limitation.
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