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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. PLEASE TAKE ACTION.

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Study Claims Islamic Slaughtering More Humane

Critter News

I came across this strange article about German research on which slaughter method creates more pain for the animal: the Western method of stunning or the Islamic method of a cut to the neck. Tags: islam Slaughterhouse Germany cows. According to the researchers, the Islamic method wins. What an utterly grotesque project.

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

10,000 Birds

The three young men returned to their friends, bragged about their exploits, and showed them trophies: metal banding tags, which members of the Pacific Rim Conservation had carefully placed on the albatrosses’ legs in order to keep track of individual birds. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags.

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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

Animal Person

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.". Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Abandoned horses tied to telephone poles.

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Montana Passes Horse Slaughterhouse Protection Measure

Critter News

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.

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Europe Votes to Ban Seal Products

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A resolution at the end of a three-year campaign, triggered by a public outcry at the annual seal culls in Canada and Norway, condemned the slaughter of seals as "inherently inhumane". Tags: seal hunters.

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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passed House Judiciary

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6598) is a bill that criminalizes the sale and transportation of horses for slaughter. The bill must be passed by the House and Senate before it can become law. Tags: horse animal cruelty legislation Slaughterhouse us. The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. There are some powerful opponents to this bill, however.

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