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June 19, 2012
House Appropriations Committee Votes to Strip Funds for Inspections of U.S. Horse Slaughter Plants
By a voice vote, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee today approved an amendment offered by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., to block spending by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to inspect U.S. horse slaughter plants in Fiscal Year 2013.
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June 6, 2012
The Humane Society of the United States Offers Reward in Northwest Indiana Racehorse's Death
The HSUS is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for killing a racehorse named Lady May Z in Northwest Indiana.
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April 27, 2012
New Report on Human Health Risks from Consumption of American Horse Meat
The HSUS issued a report detailing the food safety risks associated with consuming meat that originates in American horses. Horses in the U.S. are primarily used for companionship or competition, therefore they are not treated in the same way as animals raised for human consumption. Horses are commonly given pharmaceuticals that have been banned for use in food-producing animals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Commission’s Food and Veterinary Office.
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April 25, 2012
Celebrities, School Children, Citizen Advocates Gather at Capitol to Lobby for Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter
As part of the “Horses on the Hill” event, celebrities, school children and citizen advocates joined Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., sponsor of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (S. 1176 / H.R. 2966), at the Capitol to urge legislators to permanently protect our nation’s horses from inhumane slaughter.
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April 13, 2012
State Officials, Humane Groups Oppose Proposed Horse Slaughter Plant in New Mexico
The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), Front Range Equine Rescue and Animal Protection of New Mexico condemn plans to open a horse slaughter plant in Roswell, N.M.
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April 9, 2012
Humane Groups Petition USDA to Block Companion, Working and Show Horses from Being Slaughtered for Human Consumption
Front Range Equine Rescue and The HSUS filed a legal petition with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prevent former companion, working, competition and wild horses from being used as human food.
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March 27, 2012
Humane Groups Petition FDA to Block Companion, Working and Show Horses from Being Slaughtered for Human Consumption
Front Range Equine Rescue and The HSUS filed a legal petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent former companion, working, competition and wild horses from being used as human food.
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February 29, 2012
Home Is Where the Herd Is
Duchess Sanctuary ranch manager Jennifer Kunz on the dramatic history of the special Oregon sanctuary for horses,
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February 3, 2012
USDA Threatened with Suit if Court Order Not Followed Before Horse Slaughter Resumes
The Humane Society of the United States cautioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a letter that the agency must comply with a 2007 ruling from the D.C. District Court prior to resuming the inspection of horse slaughter facilities—a crucial matter because such inspections could open the way to new horse slaughter plants in the U.S.
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February 3, 2012
Sen. Mary Landrieu: Humane Horsewoman of the Year
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is the 2011 Humane Horsewoman of the Year. Every year The HSUS honors an individual who has demonstrated a strong commitment to protecting America’s horses from cruelty.
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