A fleeting thought..

U.S. horse slaughter plants in the very early stages of planning, proponent says

... Words fail me. There is so much I want to say about this, but at the same time I don't know what to say...

It's bad enough that the government has paved the way for the three slaughter plants that closed in 2007 to reopen, but now people will be trying to open completely new slaughter plants? What the hell.

The Wyoming state representative said her pro-slaughter group “United Horsemen,” is working closely with entities to open what she says will be humane slaughter plants. Humane slaughter plants? Yeah right.

Wallis also said she is working with some tribes on eventually opening plants to help control multiplying wild horse herds. #%)&*#W$ That just makes me what to hit something. Pisses me off that the slaughter of horses is going to start happening again in this country. Pisses me off that there is someone out there who wants to make plans to start slaughtering the wild horses.

Everyone in the horse world is so excited we may have an opportunity to turn the whole equine market around. Are you fucking kidding me? This bitch is making it sound like "everyone in the horse world" thinks this is the best thing to happen since [insert your own thought].

... I know I will have more to say on this, but I need to get my thoughts sorted out first.

Illinois Governor Signs Anti-Slaughter Legislation
by The Associated Press
Date Posted: May 25, 2007
Last Updated: May 25, 2007

The state with the nation’s last operating horse slaughterhouse has made it illegal to kill the animals for human consumption.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said May 24 he was proud to sign the law, calling it “past time to stop slaughtering horses in Illinois.”

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It's been a great week for the against horse slaughter movement. The Illinois slaughterhouse has closed it's doors. Currently no slaughtering is going on! Now Congress just needs to get a permenent ban in place. Yay. I was jumping up and down yesterday.

The horse is saved
TODAY'S EDITORIAL March 30, 2007

It took a court order for Congress' 2005 horse-slaughter ban to finally take
effect. The last slaughtering facility closed its doors Thursday morning in
DeKalb, Ill. after the U.S. District Court struck down a Department of
Agriculture scheme designed from the start to circumvent the year-and-a-half- old
legislation to outlaw the slaughtering of horses for human consumption. The whole
episode shows the lengths to which federal regulators will go to disobey
Congress if an agency stands to lose regulatory powers -- or, in this case, a
regulated constituency.
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March 30, 2007
Judge's Ruling Closes Horse Slaughterhouse

Chicagoist hasn't ever eaten horse meat. We don't really have a moral objection to it, any more than we have a moral objection to eating veal, lamb, chicken, frog legs, fois gras, and on and on; we just haven't eaten it.

But some people do have a moral objection, and those people are feeling pretty happy after the nation's only operational horse slaughterhouse, DeKalb County-based Cavel International Inc., was shut down on Thursday. ( Read more... )

The story in the news about all the "unwanted horses" in Kentucky? Just a little bit pissed about it.

Untrue.

*shakes her head*

I hope people see the article for what it really is.

Dear Friends,

It is anticipated that the Executive Committee hearing on HB 1711 could come
up very soon so time is of the essence. Please make your calls and send your
faxes and emails today!

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From Tim Wooleey's site:

O.K. folks, here is the letter. I'm basically asking horse feed
companies to help out horse rescues after the slaughter houses close.
PLEASE feel free to use it, or change it, but PLEASE SEND IT!

Following the letter is a list of contact info sites. You can mail
it, or email it. JUST DO IT ! ! !

Here goes:

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Proposed bill would end horse slaughter
By Benji Feldheim - Staff Writer

State Rep. Bob Molaro, D-Chicago, introduced a bill on Thursday to end
horse slaughter in Illinois.

The bill prohibits transportation of horses into the state for the sole
purpose of slaughter for human consumption.

According to state Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Hinckley, this is the third
bill of this nature proposed by Molaro. The past two bills were
defeated.

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Federal Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter Introduced in Both U.S. House and Senate
Lawmakers reintroduce legislation with large original cosponsorship
WASHINGTON (Jan. 17, 2007)

Today, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to ban the slaughter of American horses for human consumption overseas. The Senate bill was introduced by Mary Landrieu (D-La.), and John Ensign (R-Nev.), and the House bill, H.R. 503, was introduced by Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), John Spratt (D-S.C.), and Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.).
The bill has 61 House original cosponsors and 11 Senate original cosponsors. Both bills clearly command majority support in both chambers of Congress, and nearly all of the leaders in Congress – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and Minority Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.) – have favored the ban on horse slaughter.
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Write legislators to stop horse slaughter

An American Icon, the horse. Will the 110th Congress do the right
thing?
As a constituent, I’m looking for Floridians to stand up for our
horses.
We may not have horse slaughterhouses here, but we’re still allowing
horses to be sold at auction to the killer-buyers and transported
through our state. This has got to stop.

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No Senate Vote on Horse Slaughter
We Must Resume Our Fight Next Year


December 11, 2006


Dear Humanitarian:

Despite a Herculean effort by those who are vehemently opposed to horse
slaughter, the US Senate did not take action on the American Horse Slaughter
Prevention Act (AHSPA) before the end of this Congressional session. Not all is
lost, since more people have learned about this brutal trade, and the US House
of Representatives has affirmed its strong support through its vote in favor
of the legislation this summer. Please understand that there was much
business left unfinished by Congress – even funding for most of the US Government
was not taken up in the waning days of the session.

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