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According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Market News Livestock Export Summary, 28,653 horses were shipped for slaughter from the United States to Mexico in 2020, a 46% decrease from 2019 when 53,947 were shipped. 53,947 marks a 26% decrease from 2018 when 70,708 horses designated for slaughter were transported from the United States… Continue reading Slaughter export numbers of U.S. horses decrease
Do you remember the horse meat scandal of 2013? I don't think saying it sent shockwaves around the world is much of an overstatement. Horsemeat masquerading as beef! But should it have been, really? Accurate and reliable food labeling has long, long been a problem in many countries. Findus was front and center of many… Continue reading The horsemeat scandal and American horses
by VIVIAN We recently celebrated another anniversary and are going into our 14th year. During the intervening years we have witnessed the demise of many a wild horse herd and the emptying of entire herd management areas (HMAs). All along the people at the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) who are responsible… Continue reading Spectre of slaughter haunts wild horses as BLM begins to run out of money
Racing is one of the first extravangances to be cut back by the well heeled when the future looks murky Excerpt from an article by Robin Oakley For the Spectator Perhaps the most surprising thing about Theresa May’s arrival at No. 10 is that it has given us back a prime minister who has owned… Continue reading What does Brexit mean for horse racing?
(POST CONTAINS CALL TO ACTION) The temporary order barring a return to domestic horse slaughter expired the night of October 31, 2013. According to an attorney representing plants in New Mexico and Missouri they are making the necessary preparations to open, one stating they will be ready as early as Monday to begin killing horses.… Continue reading Horse slaughter plants in US gear up to open with expiration of Order
UK NEWS Cross-posted from BBC News Written by MATT McGRATH, Environment Correspondent, BBC News The Food Standards Agency (FSA) explored the idea of testing all horses slaughtered in the UK months before the horsemeat food crisis began in January. But the agency was concerned that the costs of extra testing would cause every horse abattoir… Continue reading FSA delayed plans to test every horse prior to crisis
Isn't it amazing that phenylbutazone (bute) is a substance that is banned outright from entering the human food chain, no matter the amount, trace or otherwise. Yet the alphabet groups are falling all over themselves to defend it. What this report does not mention is that trace amounts build up, and these results if reported… Continue reading Phenylbutazone detected in horsemeat of ‘low concern’ says EU
Legislation and government oversight activities have failed to protect horses from the cruelties inherent to slaughter or toxic horse meat from entering the human food chain. LEGISLATION banning the domestic slaughter and export for slaughter of American horses for human consumption has a long history, and continues to be pursued at both the State and… Continue reading When Horse Slaughter Comes to Town: Legal Implications
Vets across Europe hope to win an exemption from EU rules for phenylbutazone, or "bute", one of the UK's most commonly prescribed equine drugs. The horse is classed as a food-producing animal, so only substances with known residue times in meat can be used on horses which might end up for human consumption. Bute has… Continue reading Vets fight EU rules to keep access to bute
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