Critter News

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Read the complete article at pantagraph.com. Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month.

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Animal Person

APRIL 7, 2009

If you want to address the problem, you do something about the people abandoning and neglecting horses. This is about finding "affordable options for unwanted horses," the article says. No, it's about finding affordable options for people to unload their unwanted horses. It’s just an option for horses that are unusable.

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Critter News

JUNE 6, 2012

This article reaffirms my belief that it's more humane to slaughter horses in the US than to ship them for slaughter to Canada or Mexico. I don't like it either way, but one is better than the other for sure.

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Critter News

JANUARY 18, 2011

click here for the full article. Tyson Larson introduced LB 305 on Wednesday, which would create a state meat inspection program, which would in turn allow horse meat to be transported across state lines. From the Lexington Clipper-Herald. Newcomer to the Legislature Sen. I'm giving them an alternative.

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