Horse Slaughter

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Documentation on regulations governing horse meat exports, related
food safety issues and violations have been moved to this page.

Advocate material such as presentations, PSA spots and fact sheets
are available here.

Analysis of GAO report on Horse Welfare

Executive Summary of GAO Analysis

         Slaughter Statistics by Year - 1989 through available year-to-date

          Year-over-Year Comparison - by Country 2006-2012

          Slaughter Statistics by week and month

             2013      2012      2011      2010

                                    Letter from Paula Bacon, former Mayor of Kaufman, Texas -
                                    former home to the Dallas Crown horse slaughter plant

Legal and Congressional Letters

2012.02 HSUS - Letter of intent to sue to the USDA

2012.03 Front Range Equine Rescue and HSUS - Legal petition to the FDA

2012.04 Front Range Equine Rescue and HSUS - Legal petition to the USDA and FSIS

2013.03 Congressman Moran letter to the USDA

2013.04 Front Range Equine Rescue and HSUS - Letter of intent to sue the USDA

Progress on Opening Horse Slaughter Plants and/or Legislation Allowing Horse Slaughter

Hardin, MT

Mountain Grove, MO

Tennessee Pro Horse Slaugher Bill Fails

Rockville, MO

     Roswell, NM

          » Timeline:

             Feb 2012 - Roswell plant USDA suspension for inhumane treatment of
                              slaughter animals

             Aug 2012 - Family gives up on horse slaughter plant in Roswell, NM

             Aug 2012 - Roswell NM plant fined $86,400 for improper disposal of
                              carcasses

             Dec 2012 - Roswell NM plant files law suit against USDA, HSUS and
                              Front Range Equine

             Jan 2013 - House rejects study of horse slaughter plant

         » Court Documents:

            Complaint against USDA

            Amended complaint against HSUS, etal.

            HSUS Motion to Dismiss

            Valley Meat response to HSUS Motion to Dismiss

     Hermiston, OR

            Horse Slaughter Facility Lacks Water Rights and Zoning

            City Ready to Fight Horse Slaughter Facility

            Legal Opinion

New Jersey Bans Horse Slaughter

Washington State - Snohomish County City Council Bans Horse Slaughter

      Oklahoma Legislation introduced to repeal the 1963 law
      banning human consumption of horse meat and transferring possession of
      horse meat intended for human consumption.

Visit the Presentations page for slides on the impact of a horse slaughter plant to communities and documents on this page with information on horse meat relating to food safety and the danger to human health.

Caution: this video contains one graphic still-image illustrating
the heinous act of horse slaughter. Viewer discretion is advised.

 

Created by Gallop Media Anti-Slaughter Awareness © 2013.
All Rights Reserved.

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Video Supporting The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act [Sept, 2012]

Washington DC Children's Campaign Press Conference
March 27, 2012

Congressman Jim Moran [VA],
Vicki Tobin [EWA], Jo-Claire Corcoran [EWA],
RT Fitch [Wild Horse Freedom Federation] and
Declan Gregg [Children4Horses]

Legislative Activity

The Binders Full of Horses

Equine Independence

Memorial Day for our Horses

Horse Slaughter Stoppage [Oct 12, 2012]

White Papers, Studies, Reports and Investigations

Horse Slaughter: A Conflict of Ethics, Economics, & Welfare

By Eryn Maria Pearson COPYRIGHT Journal of Animal Law and Ethics (JALE)

**This paper was posted with permission from JALE and the author and may not be copied, distributed, posted or reproduced without consent from JALE and the author.

Proof of CFIA Failure

Summary

Full Investigation

The Last Days of Three Angels Farms

CFIA and the art of Evasion

Missouri Attorney Cynthia MacPherson's letter to Wallis' attorney for Unified Equine

Canadian Horse Defence Coalition release 4th investigation exposing faulty Drug/ID tracking system and cruelty to horses in a fourth Canadian slaughterhouse.

Pasture to Plate

Canadian Horse Defence Coalition releases investigation, Chamber of Carnage, from Bouvry and Richelieu horse slaughter plants.

Press Release Investigation Footage CAUTION EXTREMELY GRAPHIC

Three Angels Farm Transport Investigation 2012.05.20

Animals' Angels has dozens of investigations into feed lots and transport violations. Please visit their website for a comprehensive eye into the slaughter pipeline.

John Holland interviews Henry Skjerven, Natural Valley Meats (Canada) on Howling Ridge Radio | July 29,2009

Observations of a Kill Buyer: This is actual testimony of a former horse killer taken with a lie detector and before a former California District Attorney during Cathleen Doyle’s historic "Save the Horses" campaign in California where the first state in the nation banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption passed. Our thanks to Equine Advocates for providing this trilogy to EWA.

   Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfzX4Fx5xuE
   Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ZNiRV5-Mw
   Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmzsiUoP_58

Animals' Angels Email Alert | Horse Slaughter Bombshell in Belgium and Holland

Horse Slaughter – Its Ethical Impact and Subsequent Response of the Veterinary Profession

                                           Investigation Fund

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Graphic produced by Republic of Horse | Chart available in PDF and JPG

Must Reads

There is a mountain of information on Habit for Horses blog - from equine care, to rescuing horses to horse slaughter.

PUMPED full of drugs - sold as food

The following articles are from Vickery Eckhoff @Forbes.com. Not only are they a great read but they are irrefutable.

   WSJ Serves Up Tainted Journalism On Horse Slaughter Plate

    Texas Mayor Paula Bacon Kicks Some Horse Slaughter Tail

    Life in a Slaughter Town: Kaufman Texas

    Who's Who in Capitol Hill's Horse Meat Power Possee

    Lobbyists Work Through Holidays to Block Humane Legislation

    How Many Congressmen Does it Take to Screw a Horse? Be sure to check-out
    the photo gallery

    Horse Slaughterhouse Investigation Sounds Food Safety and Cruelty Alarms

    Saving Princess Madeline: A Racehorse's Tale

    Racing Industry Silent About Slaughtered Thoroughbreds





The following editorials on our wild horses are from John Holland and
Valerie James Patton

A Slick in the Night

The BLM Slaughter Conspiracy

Slaughter Statistics Graph 1989-2010 [PDF]

Canada:


   Legislation to ban horse slaughter re-introduced

      Text of the legislation [Bill C-322]

   CFIA: Breaking the Rules

   Letter from MP Alex Atamanenko to new President of the CFIA

   Previous session introduction
        Canada Introduces Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption

CHDCs Twyla Francois on Alberta Primetime

Statement from Senator Mary Jane Garcia (D-NM) 2012.05

New Hampshire Committal Letter to strike equines from HB 339

Congressman Jim Moran: US should get out of the horse meat business

Congressman Raul Grijalva: Horse Slaughter off the radar for too long, needs Congressional attention

This is a compilation of PDF source documents relating to horse slaughter - created by Suzanne Moore.

John Holland - Charles Stenholm Debate (North Platte Telegraph)

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: Statements from David Swallow