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11-30-2011, 08:34 PM
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Absolutely disgusting story.....
As well as some of the comments that followed, i read all of those i could stomach! I will be placing a call to Rep. Jim Moran's office tomorrow, he's a good man from my home state of Virginia, to urge him to keep the pressure on to keep this ban in place! This just flippant, almost joyful attitude of some of these people is sickening! Like it's no big deal what happens to these horses, just as long as we control the population, oh and it will be "humane" my ass these people are liars and morons! Who are to damn lazy to bother to look for alternatives and are totally ignorant and would look at the work of wonderful folks like Michael Blowen with Old Friends. It's infuriating!
 
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12-01-2011, 03:56 PM
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Over the years, we’ve covered the efforts of former Playboy playmates Shane and Sia Barbi to put an end to the slaughter of horses in the United States. And, now that Congress has just lifted a ban that could result in a return to horse slaughter for meat after it had been outlawed for five years, the Barbi Twins are revamping their efforts.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/69542.html
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12-02-2011, 05:06 PM
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Where's PETA when you need um?
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12-02-2011, 05:19 PM
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984.
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12-02-2011, 05:20 PM
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12-11-2011, 08:48 AM
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USDA BLOG
Setting the Record Straight on Congress’ Lifting of the Ban on Horse Slaughter Posted by Phil Derfler, Deputy Administrator for Food Safety and Inspection Service, on December 9, 2011 at 3:20 PM There has been a lot of talk in the past week about Congress’ lifting of the ban prohibiting federal funding for the inspection of horses, which prevented the slaughter of horses for human consumption for the past five years. The issue is understandably a sensitive and emotional one for everyone who loves these majestic animals, but it is important that the discussion be tempered with the facts. While Congress has technically lifted the ban, horse processing will not resume anytime in the near term. Under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, horses are an amenable species, which means that horse meat cannot be shipped or sold for human consumption without inspection. To date, there have been no requests that the Department initiate the authorization process for any horse processing operation in the United States. In the two states where horse processing took place prior to the Congressional ban, Illinois and Texas, there are laws in place prohibiting the slaughter of horses. Even if these laws were changed, any processing facility will still need to satisfy a significant number of requirements, such as obtaining a federal grant of inspection, conducting a hazard analysis, and developing a Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan prior to the processing of any animals.
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984.
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