Horses, Meat, Forged Paperwork Seized in European Raid
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
August 6, 2020
Officials seized an unspecified number of slaughter-bound horses that might not have been meant for human consumption.
Officials seized an unspecified number of slaughter-bound horses that might not have been meant for human consumption.
The Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture announced that it will be revoking licenses to slaughter donkeys, effective immediately.
Two horses are receiving rehabilitative care after being taken from an illegal slaughter farm in Florida.
The goal is to ensure welfare standards for animals–including horses, ponies, and other equids–are met and enforced.
The decaying remains of three horses ostensibly butchered for meat were found in Hialeah Gardens.
The act is intended to prohibit U.S. horse processing plant development and the export of horses for processing.
This comes after the House of Representatives declined to forbid the USDA from funding horsemeat inspections.
The measure would allow funding for USDA personnel to conduct horsemeat inspections at U.S. processing plants.
Cure restaurant sparked a federal investigation after it served horsemeat as part of a special dinner menu.
While the bill effectively prohibits horse processing in the United States, some believe it could endanger wild horses.
A Quebec facility announced April 12 that it would cease horse processing because new regulations impacted profits.
Regulations would require horses imported from the U.S. to be held in Canadian feedlots for a minimum of 6 months.
The bill is the latest attempt to outlaw the purchase and transport of U.S. horses for slaughter.
The warning was issued after officials discovered a horse’s severed head floating in a drainage canal in Florida.
Manuel Coto-Martinez is facing multiple charges after selling horsemeat to undercover law enforcement officers.
Investigators found the carcass of a gray Paso Fino on July 31 and the remains of a second horse on Aug. 1.
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