U.S. Agribusiness lobbying hard for return of horse slaughter

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Meat peddlers in the U.S. are happy. Why? In a word. China. While trying to put together some statistics on U.S. meat production and consumption during Meat Out for Mustangs, a meat man made this remark to Tuesday's Horse, "The meat industry here [U.S.] could care less if the entire English speaking world…

Equine Welfare Alliance speaks out on ASPCA Poll

Poll finds big Ag horse slaughter promotion has backfired EQUINE WELFARE ALLIANCE PRESS RELEASE Chicago (EWA) – (Feb. 3, 2012) A poll conducted in January by Lake Research Partners for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) found that 80% of Americans are strongly opposed to horse slaughter. The highly respected…