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Dutch May Ban Kosher Slaughter of Livestock

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In a move aimed at further defusing the controversy over the proposed ban, deputy prime minister Maxime Verhagen gave an undertaking no new legislation would be signed into law until approved by the senate.

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Horse Slaughter Could Start Up Again in One Month

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Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. that butcher horses for human consumption now, but if one were to open, it would conduct inspections to make sure federal laws were being followed. Of course, right now, they're just being shipped to Canada and Mexico anyway, where health and welfare standards are much, much lower.