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01-18-2014, 10:39 AM
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Budget withholding pre-empts slaughter resumption..
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...unds-in-budget
The resumption of commercial horse slaughter in the U.S. was blocked Friday as President Barack Obama signed a budget measure that withholds money for required federal inspections of the slaughtering process. Although the measure provides temporary funding for the federal government, it stops the Agriculture Department from spending money for inspections necessary for slaughterhouses to ship horse meat interstate and eventually export it to overseas consumers. "This clear message from Washington echoes the opinions of an overwhelming number of Americans from coast to coast: horse slaughter is abhorrent and unacceptable," said Matt Bershadker, president and CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The president's action came as a judge granted a preliminary injunction against a Roswell, N. M., company from moving forward with its plans to start slaughtering horses. Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...#ixzz2qliwNW5H
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