Illinois Horse Slaughter Legislation
New legislation to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the state of Illinois was introduced Feb. 6, 2004, in the Illinois House of Representatives in the form of HB 6570. On Feb. 18, 2004, the bill was referred to the House Executive Committee. The legislation would also make it illegal to transport horses into or out of the state for slaughter.
The wording of the
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New legislation to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the state of Illinois was introduced Feb. 6, 2004, in the Illinois House of Representatives in the form of HB 6570. On Feb. 18, 2004, the bill was referred to the House Executive Committee. The legislation would also make it illegal to transport horses into or out of the state for slaughter.
The wording of the newly introduced bill, says an aide to Rep. Robert S. Molaro of Chicago, chief sponsor of the legislation, is basically the same as that for Senate Bill 1921 that was introduced earlier, but which remains in the House Rules Committee. The chief sponsors of SB 1921 were Molaro in the House and Sen. Christine Radogno of the 41st district, Lamont, Illinois, in the Senate
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Written by:
Les Sellnow
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