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11-28-2011, 06:26 PM
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Slaughter ops seek ramp-up (UPDATE: Inspection funds blocked)
Very disturbing.. Lots of phony posturing and misinformation by advocates of restoring horse slaughterhouses.
http://newsok.com/article/3626718#disqus_thread
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11-28-2011, 08:17 PM
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Disgraceful.
I wish I had the answer.... I wish someone did.
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11-29-2011, 08:55 AM
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I'm fortunate to be able to listen to ATR this morning, and I'm juiced to hear this issue getting the attention it deserves, first from Steve, then from Nick Zito and now from Rich Migliore. I think that removing the seemingly perpetual black cloud that the racing industry has, in this issue, hanging overhead, could be the single most important step in bringing racing back to the forefront of modern sports. Don't let up, Steve.
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11-29-2011, 05:03 PM
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Christian Science Monitor
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Horses are like strawberries....they can go bad overnight. Charlie Whittingham Last edited by Kasept : 11-29-2011 at 05:57 PM.
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11-30-2011, 06:32 AM
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The entire process of how this happened starts with the Government Accounting Office which seems to have been heavily influenced by the slaughter lobby...
Huffington Post: The Equine Welfare Alliance, a group focused on horses' welfare, released a position paper in response to the GAO report, slamming "disturbing omissions" that favored slaughter lobbyists. "The GAO has a reputation for objective and thorough research and fair reporting," the group writes. "Every indication is that this standard was abandoned in the compilation of this report, and that the result is little short of a propaganda tool for horse slaughter interests." Equine Welfare Alliane Position Paper: http://www.equinewelfarealliance.org...onse-final.pdf
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11-30-2011, 09:33 AM
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http://technorati.com/lifestyle/arti...ter-for-human/
Absolutely disgraceful. Another campaign promise from Obama gone. Both democrats and republicans should be ashamed of themselves. Last edited by Kasept : 11-30-2011 at 10:12 AM.
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11-30-2011, 01:50 PM
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The argument for bringing back slaughter plants has hinged on the belief that without the slaughter option abuse neglect and abandonment incidents will increase.
The GAO report used to repeal the ban provided statistics showing that in fact there have been increased cases across the country of abandonment and neglect...and any rescue or animal control officer will back that up. however, those increases coincided with exponential increases in the number of horses exported for slaughter. The number of US horses slaughtered has in fact remained nearly on par with 2006 numbers. We are not slaughtering fewer animals. The closure of slaughter plants is not responsible for the increasing numbers of unwanted animals.... the economy is. I find it hard to believe that getting one of these plants open again will be as easy as advertised. Slaughter plants of any kind are major NIMBYs as well as polluters. But once again the push is to stop them... not to find a long term solution.
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06-10-2012, 10:50 AM
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I travel to New Mexico frequently. I saw this article on the front page of today's Sunday Albuquerque Journal. The article raises alot of interesting questions. No action will be taken in 2012 on the application in Roswell to open up a horse slaughterhouse due to the issue's volatility in an election year. The governor of New Mexico is vehemently opposed to horse slaughter.
http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2012/...opulation.html
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06-19-2012, 07:28 PM
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Bill would deny funds for inspectors at U.S. horse slaughter facilities
By Glenye Cain Oakford http://www.drf.com/news/bill-would-d...ter-facilities LEXINGTON, Ky. – In a move that could prevent equine slaughterhouses from reopening in the U.S. in the near term, the House Appropriations Committee has voted once again to deny funding for federal inspectors at horse slaughter facilities. In a voice vote Wednesday, the committee adopted Virginia Representative Jim Moran’s amendment to the Fiscal Year 2013 Agricultural Appropriations Bill. Moran’s amendment prohibits funding for the inspectors. The bill will now go to the House floor for a vote.
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03-19-2013, 03:40 PM
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Horse-Slaughter Plant’s Lawyer Says Opening Three Weeks Away
The lawyer for a New Mexico meat plant that wants to be the first to slaughter horses in the U.S. since 2007 says the facility may be operational in three weeks. “We’re getting ready to go,” A. Blair Dunn, attorney for Valley Meat Co. in Roswell, New Mexico, said today in a phone interview. The plant may eventually have about 100 employees processing as many as 100 horses a day for export, he said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...eeks-away.html Horse-Slaughter Jobs Embraced in State Where Cowboys Roam Tim Sappington is ready to buy horses for Valley Meat Co., which is seeking to open the first U.S. horse slaughterhouse since 2007. http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...e-cowboys-roam
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03-22-2013, 11:04 AM
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03-22-2013, 05:18 PM
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I clicked on the link and immediately closed it... cannot even read the thing.
What is wrong with people? Are some of them born without hearts, brains and souls? Where does trash like this come from? Disturbing, sick, and sad sad sad. People should be treated how they treat others (which means this guy should be shot).
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