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King is not only a vile bigot but also a pro horse slaughter defender who worked vigorously on the Hill to defeat any and all attempts to ban it on U.S. soil. He was also a major player in blocking legislation outlawing the live export of horses for slaughter to Canada and Mexico. More on… Continue reading US Rep. Steve King loses Primary
H.R. 961 Calling all you citizens and horse lovers of Idaho and Iowa. Are you ready to take part on behalf of horses and help get them the necessary cosponsors to blast H.R. 961, The SAFE Act of 2019, out of Committee and onto the House Floor for debate and vote? When The SAFE Act… Continue reading H.R. 961 & S. 2006 — Idaho and Iowa
US Capitol Dome and Flag. H.R. 961 — The "SAFE Act of 2019" & S. 2006 A big hello and welcome to the horse loving citizens of Kansas and Kentucky. Are you ready to take action and help get us the necessary cosponsors to blast H.R. 961 (The SAFE Act of 2019), out of Committee… Continue reading H.R. 961 & S. 2006 — Take Action Kansas and Kentucky
HSUS PRESS RELEASE November 1, 2013 A federal judge in the court case regarding horse slaughter in the U.S. has reversed course from her initial ruling and cleared the way for U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections of horse slaughter plants in several states. The Humane Society of the United States will not only appeal the… Continue reading Efforts to block horse slaughter in the US will continue
Written by GRANT SCHULTE and JERI CLAUSING, ALBUQURQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Iowa company is dropping plans to slaughter horses in the wake of a federal judge's ruling that temporarily banned the practice as part of a lawsuit filed by animal welfare groups, a company executive said Tuesday. Responsible Transportation, which owns a slaughterhouse in… Continue reading APNewsBreak: Iowa plant drops horse-slaughter plan
Cross-posted by Southwest Farm Press WRITTEN BY LOGAN HAWKES Animal rights groups that successfully campaigned for a temporary ban on horse slaughter activities at meat processing facilities in New Mexico and Iowa must post a $435,000-plus bond by Aug. 15 if they hope to keep their legal challenge alive in federal court. That was the… Continue reading Federal magistrate orders horse slaughter opponents to post $435,000 bond by Aug. 15
FUTURE OF HORSE SLAUGHTER IN OKLAHOMA STILL UNCLEAR From BeaumontEnterprise.com by ASSOCIATED PRESS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Though the Legislature passed a bill this year authorizing the slaughter of horses, it remains unclear whether a facility will open in Oklahoma once the law takes effect Nov. 1. Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law the bill… Continue reading Future of horse slaughter in Oklahoma uncertain; grisly find in Florida
By ASSOCIATED PRESS via ABC.com A federal judge in Albuquerque has postponed until Thursday a bond hearing for the animal rights groups who won a temporary ban on domestic horse slaughter. The Humane Society of the United States, Front Range Equine Rescue and others on Friday won a temporary restraining order that blocked plans by… Continue reading Federal Judge postpones bond hearing in horse slaughter case
By ASSOCIATED PRESS A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted plans by companies in New Mexico and Iowa to start slaughtering horses next week. U.S. District Judge Christina Armijo issued a restraining order in a lawsuit brought by The Humane Society of the United States and other groups in a case that has sparked an… Continue reading NM and Iowa killboxes will be empty of horses this Monday
ABC NEWS reports: Federal officials cleared the way Friday for a return to domestic horse slaughter, granting a southeastern New Mexico company's application to convert its cattle facility into a horse processing plant. In approving Valley Meat Co.'s plans to produce horse meat, Department of Agriculture officials also indicated they would grant similar permits to… Continue reading Federal officials approve horse slaughter inspection permit
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