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.

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 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