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Montana Horse Slaughter Bill Not Vetoed

Animal Person

The danger is that the amendments will be made and the bill will be signed into law. Tell the governor's office that (live) horses are a symbol of the American West and Montana should not want to be known as the horse slaughter capitol of the country. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics.

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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

Animal Person

Let's deconstruct: The facts of the case: "Emaciated horses eating bark off trees. Abandoned horses tied to telephone poles. Horses subsisting on feces, walking among carcasses. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. What about people who have children they cannot afford to have? Do we recommend killing those children?

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It's Back! The Horror of Horse Slaughter in DeKalb

Animal Ethics

This bill amends the Illinois Horse Meat Act by banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption and also banning the possession, import or export of horse meat for human consumption. On May 24, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed the bill into law. Illinoisans breathed a collective sigh of relief.