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Montana Passes Horse Slaughterhouse Protection Measure

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Montana has passed a law making it difficult to challenge the building of a horse slaughtering facility in that state. Judicial review of equine slaughter or processing facilities -- surety bond -- attorney fees -- venue. (1) Judicial review of equine slaughter or processing facilities -- surety bond -- attorney fees -- venue. (1)

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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passed House Judiciary

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The bill must be passed by the House and Senate before it can become law. According to a statement from the AQHA, “The majority of horses processed for slaughter in the United States [prior to slaughterhouse closures in this country] were no longer viable for their intended use, unmanageable or simply unwanted by their owners.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

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Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Laws remain grossly inadequate as do practices at our nation’s slaughterhouses,” says Farm Sanctuary President and Co-Founder Gene Baur. Most animals in the U.S.

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Everything in Moderation?

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I recall one day when his sister-in-law was speaking with him about what she was feeding her children, and it wasn't a vegan-centered conversation. Sister-in-law doesn't disagree with what TD says about hot dogs, but says: "Everything in moderation." Tags: Ethics Language. Sometimes permanently. I think it was about hot dogs.

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Study Claims Islamic Slaughtering More Humane

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In the West, it is required by law to stun the animals with a shot to the head before the slaughter, supposedly to render the animal unconscious and to prevent it from reviving before it is killed so as not to slow down the movement of the processing line. Tags: islam Slaughterhouse Germany cows.

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On "Evil"

Animal Person

In other words, the Law of Attraction tells them that if they start thinking about the "evil" in the world, they will bring evil to them. Do you use the idea of "evil" in your thinking and processing of animal rights and veganism? Tags: Ethics Language. They choose instead to focus on "higher" or "cleaner" matters.

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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

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As the economy continues to falter, law enforcement officers in Kentucky and throughout the country are seeing major increases in the number of unwanted and neglected horses, some abandoned on public land, others left to starve by their owners.". Butcher (no joke) from Montana: " “No one has to send a horse to a processing plant.