Tenn horse slaughter bill sent to summer study instead of withdrawn

UPDATE: Tennessee horse slaughter bill HB 1428 (Niceley)/ SB 1898 (Faulk): The House bill was deferred until Tuesday, May 4, 2010. http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1428. Upon hearing, HB 1428, was unanimously sent to a summer study committee by the House Finance Committee on Tuesday. The companion bill has been withdrawn from consideration in the Senate. - Revised May…

States willing to take on Feds to sell horse meat abroad

The original intention of the law suspending funding of USDA inspections at horse slaughter plants was clear: to put an end to horse slaughter on American soil. Notwithstanding this fact, it would behoove the USDA to hold fast to this regulation and resist the urge to find wiggle room around it. Why? How about the…

When Horse Slaughter Comes to Town: Legal Implications

PART 3 OF 5 by JANE ALLIN | March 2010 On April 25, 2007, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee of the United States Senate held a mark-up for S. 311, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (AHSPA), voting 15 to 7 in favor of sending the bill to be considered before the full US…

How will Canadian rules impact slaughter exports

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is making it mandatory that any horse being slaughtered for human consumption must be accompanied by its rather cumbersome Equine Identification Document. CFIA came up with this horse health tracking mechanism in response to an EU mandate that horses from North America must be quarantined for six months prior…

Bob Goodlatte: For the love of a mare

WASHINGTON DC -- Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) shocked federal legislators today announcing he is ending his longtime support of horse slaughter to instead champion pending legislation banning the practice. At a press conference held in his offices, Goodlatte stunned the equally shocked agricultural world further when announcing the reason for his sudden change of heart.…

Horse on the Hill: February 12, 2008

By VIVIAN GRANT HORSE SLAUGHTER LEGISLATION HR 503 – No new co-sponsors yet this month. In speaking with Rep. Schakowsky's office, they informed us they are seeking a bill to attach the provision banning horse slaughter and export for slaughter to. HR 503 is 'two committeed,' and the Chairs of both do not look on…

The Horse on the Hill: January 15, 2008

By VIVIAN GRANT The papers are full of news on the impact of closure of three remaining U.S. horse slaughterhouses last year. Abandonment, abuse, and horses found left on the roadside by the hundreds. They have even been asserting ridiculously that there are now thousands of unwanted horses roaming around the country. They then warn…

The Horse on the Hill: January 8, 2008

By VIVIAN GRANT WASHINGTON D.C. -- Hello everyone, and Happy New Year from the Horse on the Hill. The buzz in Washington DC is all about the caucuses and state voting in the run up to this year's presidential campaign. Many people are now seen wearing their favorite candidate's button. Perhaps it clashed with the…

The Horse on the Hill: December 11, 2007

By VIVIAN GRANT H.R. 503 and S. 311 An Amendment of the Horse Protection Act banning slaughter and export for slaughter S. 311 We have been pressing as much as we can without making too many enemies to get S.311 voted on before Christmas as promised. We are assured it will happen, and to be…

The Horse on the Hill, Oct. 9, 2007

By VIVIAN GRANT The United States Congress has an approval rating lower than the President. According to current figures, approximately 8 out of 10 Americans polled have no faith in their federal legislators, and think they are doing a terrible job. However, in my opinion, it is worse than that. They are simply not doing…