Oklahoma Racetrack Adopts Anti-Slaughter Policy
Pat Raia
August 24, 2015
Remington Park has adopted a policy that denies stall space to those who sell retired racehorses for slaughter.
Remington Park has adopted a policy that denies stall space to those who sell retired racehorses for slaughter.
A 3-year-old filly was found butchered in a Hiaheah pasture on July 22.
The 2015 AHP Equine Industry Survey shows that horse owners rely on vets, industry has stabilized since Great Recession.
The agriculture funding bill amendment would have prevented funding for U.S. horsemeat processing plant inspections.
Eddy County commissioners oppose legislation banning the transport of horses to other countries for processing.
Of the 1,238 respondents, 517 (42%) said they are most concerned about “unwanted” horses.
Horse processing for human consumption has a long history. Here’s a look at the country’s current sentiments.
The legislation would ban U.S. horse processing plants and prevent the transport of horses to foreign slaughterhouses.
Police said an owner found his horse slaughtered in his barn when he went to feed then animal on Jan. 7.
The bill will effectively prevent any horse slaughterhouses from opening until Sept. 30, 2015.
But one slaughter proponent doesn’t believe the ban will stop the flow of horsemeat sold offshore.
Sue Wallis, who made headlines as a vocal proponent of U.S. horse processing, died Tuesday. She was 56.
A judge granted an injunction preventing Valley Meat Co. from opening its long-sought horse processing plant.
Congress has passed a bill that eliminates funding to carry out horsemeat inspections at domestic plants.
If passed, the proposed legislation would once again strip the USDA of funding for horsemeat inspections.
Less than two weeks into the new year, two horses have been found butchered in separate incidents.
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