Utah Men Charged in BLM Mustang Sale Scheme
Pat Raia
September 16, 2011
Two men are facing charges in connection with a plot to buy wild horses and sell them to horsemeat processors.
Two men are facing charges in connection with a plot to buy wild horses and sell them to horsemeat processors.
A Senator is working to pass a bill that could fund USDA horsemeat inspections at domestic processing plants.
Double-decker trailers may not be used to transport slaughter-bound U.S.-based horses to processing plants.
The BLM is investigating if dozens of mustangs confiscated in Utah were bound for processing plants in Mexico.
Industry members are thinking outside the box to help reduce the number of so-called unwanted horses.
AAEP President William Moyer, DVM, issued a statement in response to the recent GAO report examining horse
The United States has a growing problem with “unwanted” horses–those their owners no longer want for various reasons.
The Government Accountability Office issued a report June 22 investigating how processing plant closures have
An amendment that would have reestablished USDA horsemeat inspections on a fee-for-service basis failed to
Legislation introduced into the United States Senate on June 9 would ban the transport of horses from the U.S.
Funding for USDA horsemeat inspections will not be part of the U.S. House of Representatives 2012 Agricultural
Lawmakers in New Hampshire have passed a bill establishing a state meat inspection system that some equine welfare advocates worry could facilitate horse processing in that state. HB 339-FN-A allows the New Hampshire state veterinarian to employ a
An amended version of a Nebraska bill that could facilitate horse processing plant development in that state was passed by state lawmakers on May 5, according to a spokesman for bill sponsor Sen. Tyson Larson. In its original version introduced in
A Nebraska measure that could invite private-sector horse processing into that state drew closer to becoming law on March 30 when lawmakers voted it out of the first round of floor debates required to pass the legislation.
What to do with unwanted horses is the most urgent issue facing the equine industry, according to responses from a recent survey.
The findings are part of the American Horse Publications nationwide online survey, conducted from Oct.
A bill establishing horse processing plant operation and meat inspection regulations was passed by the Missouri House of Representatives on Monday (March 29). HB 1747 also requires plant operators to pay registration and processing fees to unde
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