Monday, July 28, 2008

Congress Addressing Horse Slaughter Cruelty in New Federal Legislation

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has introduced legislation to ban the slaughter of American horses for human consumption overseas, as well as the export of American horses to other countries for slaughter. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) introduced the bill, H.R. 6598, known as the Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008... Click to read: Congress Addressing Horse Slaughter Cruelty in New Federal Legislation

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