Sen. Landrieu Presses to End Horse Slaughter at ‘Horses on the Hill’ Event Urges Congress to pass the Safeguard American Food Exports Act WASHINGTON—Today, at the “Horses on the Hill” event, U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., joined Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., school children and citizen advocates to press for passage of the...
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Animal welfare organizations support move to block spending WASHINGTON, (ASPCA< HSUS< AWI) — Congress could once again ban the use of federal funds to inspect horse slaughter plants in the United States if it follows the lead of the White House—a move that is strongly supported by The Humane Society of the United States,...
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Urge Your Representative to Vote NO on HB 5382 A bill to reopen cruel horse slaughter plants in Illinois Dear Illinois Humanitarian, Urgent calls are needed to protect equine welfare in the state of Illinois. Please contact your Illinois State Representative to help preserve the 2007 Illinois ban on horse slaughter, which ultimately resulted...
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Vote to End Horse Inspections Could Come Tuesday By Chris Hyde, Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, (AWI) - Late last week the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approved the FY2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The language defunding the required USDA inspections of horse slaughter facilities was not included for the first time since 2005, despite strong bipartisan support...
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