Bill on horse meat consumption takes the road less traveled

By Marianne Goodland, Colorado Politics » A bill originally intended to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption passed narrowly out of a Colorado Senate panel after it was watered down to attempt to regulate the transportation of horses headed to slaughter. Originally, Senate Bill 38 would prohibit the slaughter of horses for human…

Colorado bill will criminalize the export of horses for slaughter

BY KELLY WERTHMANN / CBS NEWS COLORADO Colorado lawmakers will discuss a bill on Thursday [Feb 16, 2023] aimed at protecting horses, burros and mules from being slaughtered for human consumption. While it is illegal to slaughter horses in the United States, it is not illegal to transport them out of the country for that…