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Horse Slaughter Bill to be voted on by the House Judiciary Committee

Equine welfare group seeks public’s help in passing the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act.

September 9, 2008

According to the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), a non-profit charitable organization that supports equine welfare, the House Judiciary Committee will vote on the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. 6598) on Wednesday, September 10th. The bill, which was introduced in July by Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Representative Dan Burton (R-IN), will criminalize the slaughter of American horses if passed.

The AWI sent out an action alert on Sept. 7 urging concerned citizens to call and/or email members of the House Judiciary Committee and ask them “to support passage of the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. 6598) out of committee as introduced, with NO amendments.” The AWI is also urging people to ask House Judiciary members “to cosponsor H.R. 6598 if they haven’t done so already.” 

Whether you contact House Judiciary members by phone or email, provide your name and mailing address, and if you are a constituent, request a response on this specific issue.

According to AWI, every five minutes an American horse is slaughtered for human consumption abroad. Despite the closure of the U.S.’s three remaining horse slaughter plants in 2007, tens of thousands of American horses continue to be slaughtered in Canada and Mexico in the absence of a strong law prohibiting the trade. Passage of the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act would make it illegal to ship American horses to these countries for slaughter.

For more information, including contact information for House Judiciary members, visit http://www.awionline.org/legislation/eAlerts/2008/090708.htm.

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i think that equine slaughter can be benfited from within our country. Come on dont you thingk we are being hipitricital slaughtering other livestock but not horses?
Lauren Still, Grants Pass, OR
Posted: 11/12/2009 12:16:19 PM
the way they slaughter the horse is unnessecary. They don't deserve to suffer for something they can't help.
Elizabeth, Vanceboro, NC
Posted: 11/3/2008 7:04:47 AM
Slaughter is a necessary part of any livestock industry. We all love our own horses, but not all horses are serviceable as pets. People need to be realistic about this issue. Is it better to see starving and injured animals, or for animals to be put down and their carcasses be used for some part of the food chain? I would never eat horse flesh myself, but there are those that do, does it matter if it is a human or a dog that eats horse flesh? Once the animal is dead, it does not matter what is done with the remnants!
Michelle, Baton Rouge, LA
Posted: 9/26/2008 7:51:42 PM
they should have the slaugter house
justin, glen spey, NY
Posted: 9/22/2008 8:57:04 AM
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