Texas Senate, Without Debate, Inserts Language Legalizing Horse Slaughter...

U.S. Newswire;  May 11, 2007 ;     365 words ......existing horse slaughter ban." Horse slaughter plants are a drain on the local economy. The two Texas horse slaughter plants are foreign-owned and employ...dollars. In addition, the horse slaughter plants use accounting loopholes...

USDA Defies Congressional Ban on Horse Slaughter.

PR Newswire;  February 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ......European-owned horse slaughter plants in the US have...directive to stop horse slaughter in the U.S...foreign- owned slaughter plants in the US...USDA allowing horse slaughter to continue...system. The slaughter plants would pay an...will end the ...

House to Vote on Ban of Horse Slaughter

AP Online;  September 7, 2006 ;     361 words ......voted in 2005 to stop horse slaughter. But they didn't...started charging slaughter plants for inspections...to put an end to horse slaughter. Critics call the...defenders say that slaughter plants offer a low-cost, humane way to ending a horse's life when it is ...

Sending a message on horse slaughter.(EDITORIALS)

The Washington Times;  September 7, 2006 ;     529 words ......wrong when it votes on a bill to ban horse slaughter. The wrong we speak of is the way the...Agriculture has ignored a temporary ban on horse slaughter passed last year, despite overwhelming...that last year's ban didn't prevent horse slaughter at all. This is an interesting ...

Texas Legislature Again Rejects Efforts to Legalize Horse Slaughter

U.S. Newswire;  May 29, 2007 ;     505 words ......s foreign-owned horse slaughter facilities. For...years, proponents of horse slaughter have tried to overturn...their opposition to horse slaughter, and elected officials...Representatives. Pro-horse slaughter lobbyists only a...dark heart of the horse ...

REP. SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR END TO HORSE SLAUGHTER

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ......503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, a...503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, which...desire to put an end to horse slaughter by voting to amend...the inspection of horse slaughter plants, thus ending the practice...voted to put an end ...

Feds Argue Against Horse-Slaughter Ban

AP Online;  September 7, 2006 ;     443 words ......voted to stop horse slaughter. But they didn...started charging slaughter plants for inspections...whether to ban horse slaughter, and a vote...argues that the slaughter of horses is...defenders say that slaughter plants offer a low...productive. If horse ...

The Humane Society of the United States Responds to Rumor of Horse...

U.S. Newswire;  March 16, 2007 ;     622 words ......foreign-owned horse slaughter industry which...proposed ban on horse slaughter for human...made by the horse slaughter industry's...closed down two horse slaughter plants in Texas...the Texas slaughter plants are now being...The only horse ...

Landslide U.S. House of Representatives Vote to End Horse Slaughter

U.S. Newswire;  June 9, 2005 ;     363 words ......overwhelmingly in favor of stopping horse slaughter in the United States. Yesterday's...from being used to facilitate all horse slaughter. A previous amendment only prevented...strong last-minute efforts by pro-horse slaughter organizations such as the American...

Horse slaughter to continue despite congressional attempt to halt it

AP Worldstream;  February 7, 2006 ;     257 words ......02-07-2006 Dateline: WASHINGTON Horse slaughter for meat will continue in the United...to U.S. zoos. Congress didn't ban horse slaughter outright. Instead, lawmakers used...inspections by charging fees to slaughter plants. Rep. John Sweeney denounced the...department acted on ...

Federal Appeals Court Declares Horse Slaughter in Texas Illegal.

PR Newswire;  January 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Nation's Three Horse Slaughter Plants Face Closure...foreign-owned horse slaughter plants in the state...that regulating horse slaughter can achieve those...brushed aside the slaughter plants' arguments that...

Lawmakers Move to End Horse Slaughter: Society for Animal Protective...

U.S. Newswire;  June 6, 2005 ;     444 words ......vote on a measure to prevent the slaughter of horses for human consumption...one of the three foreign- owned horse slaughter plants that operate in the United States...failed to move when the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was refused a...both long grueling journeys to ...

USDA says horse slaughter will continue

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 8, 2006 ;     274 words ...WASHINGTON -- Horse slaughter for meat will continue in the United...to U.S. zoos. Congress didn't ban horse slaughter outright. Instead, lawmakers last...horse inspections by charging the slaughter plants for inspections. Rep. John Sweeney...department acted on requests from ...

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Final Appeal to Illinois Horse Slaughter Ban

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 16, 2008 ;     342 words ......campaigning to ban the slaughter of American horses...the foreign-owned horse slaughter industry's final...consumption. The slaughter plants had claimed that...all." The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act...inherently cruel slaughter of American horses...three ...

Horse slaughter ends in February

DVM;  December 1, 2005 ;     195 words ......amendment that eliminates funding for horse slaughter inspections. The measure was under...The USDA will not have funding for horse slaughter plant inspections from February 2006...inspection services of three U.S. horse slaughter facilities; three are veterinarians...