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Horse Slaughter Could Start Up Again in One Month

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Read the complete article at pantagraph.com. Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. Slaughter opponents pushed a measure cutting off funding for horse meat inspections through Congress in 2006 after other efforts to pass outright bans on horse slaughter failed in previous years.

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Chinese Dogs Rescued En Route to Butcher

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These dogs were rescued by Chinese activists before they could be slaughtered for meat. According to this article from the NPR site , such rescues are occuring more regularly as dogs are increasingly becoming pets. A good story from China for once.

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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

Animal Person

This is about finding "affordable options for unwanted horses," the article says. Not approving the institutionalized slaughter of the horses we claim to hold so dear lowers that value. Butcher (no joke) from Montana: " “No one has to send a horse to a processing plant. Financially). Where did all the fanfare around horses go?