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Horse Slaughter No More

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citizens have been struggling to bring an end to the inhumane practice of slaughtering horses for human consumption. As reported in this Northern Star story, on July 5, 2007, Cavel International, the last remaining horse slaughterhouse operating in America, was ordered by U.S. For several years, conscientious U.S.

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From Today's New York Times

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6): While it’s commendable to finally see an official acknowledgment of the hideous conditions in which the carriage horses are forced to exist, the suggested remedies would just be a Band-Aid for an inherently inhumane situation. 6, 2007 Note from KBJ: I couldn't resist highlighting the metaphors. Jackie Vergerio Portsmouth, Va.,

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From Today's New York Times

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Each one of these animals suffered extreme cruel and inhumane conditions in the transportation and slaughter process. Surely a nation and a national press that can expend so much attention on the life and death of one racehorse should be able to muster the compassion to pass legislation that would end this cruelty.

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From Today's New York Times

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Thousands of New Yorkers and visitors have signed petitions demanding an end to the senseless tragedies and inhumane treatment of these gentle giants. Shame on Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the City Council for ignoring the plight of these horses. Zelda Penzel New York, Sept.

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From Today's New York Times

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The issue is not whether slaughtering horses is un-American, but that it is inhumane and wholly unnecessary. March 5, 2007 The writer is an owner of Fasig-Tipton , North America’s oldest thoroughbred auction house. Hope Ryden New York, March 5, 2007 The writer is the author of a book about America’s last wild horses.

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

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At the time of slaughter, these frightened animals are inhumanely loaded onto trucks and shipped long distances to the slaughterhouse without food or water or protection from the elements. The study was published in the December 2007 issue of the Public Library of Science’s journal PLOS Medicine. Cross and Michael F.