Horse Slaughter Legislation
A bill to ban the slaughter of horses in the United States as well as the transportation of horses to slaughter has been re-introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, only this time there is a new player in the game. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) has gone on record as being in full support of the bill.
Officially, the bill is The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
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A bill to ban the slaughter of horses in the United States as well as the transportation of horses to slaughter has been re-introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, only this time there is a new player in the game. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) has gone on record as being in full support of the bill.
Officially, the bill is The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 857). It was re-introduced by Congressman John Sweeney (R-N.Y.) and Congressman John Spratt, Jr. (D-S.C.). The bill would ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption and the domestic and international trade and transportation of horses to slaughter
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Written by:
Les Sellnow
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