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Latest Horse Slaughter News March, 2007 The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an anti-slaughter ban in Texas, keeping two of the three slaughterhouses in the U.S. closed for the purpose of slaughtering horses for the purpose of human consumption. For more information, please go here: http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=9090&nID=23 March, 2007 HR 249 has been passed in the House of Representatives, protecting the wild horses and burros from the threat of slaughter. In 2005, these protections had been stripped, and the threat of slaughter was very real for these animals. The bill will now go onto the Senate, where it will hopefully pass. For more information, please read: http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=9094&nID=23 February, 2007 A bill has just been introduced to ban horse slaughter for the purpose of human consumption in Illinois. This is a very important step for anti-slaughter legislation because Illinois has one of the three slaughterhouses in the U.S. that take in horses! To read more about this bill, please go here: http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=9006 January, 2007A federal court in Texas has banned the slaughter of horses for the sake of human consumption. Texas has two of the three slaughterhouses in the United States. Additionally, airlines have begun to refuse to ship the horsemeat overseas, thus eliminating the demand. Americans don't eat horses! For more information, please go here: http://www.kvue.com/news/state/stories/012507kvuehorsemeat-cb.1bec9c05.html |
