Senate Passes Slaughter Amendment
By 68-29, the US Senate passed an agricultural appropriations bill amendment that would eliminate federal funding for USDA inspectors at the three remaining horse slaughterhouses in the country, a move that would shut those facilities down for the coming fiscal year (Thoroughbred Times). Bill H.R. 503, which would permanently end horse slaughter in the United States, was re-introduced in the House earlier this year and is pending before the Energy and Commerce Committee. Supporters are hopeful that Tuesday’s vote on the amendment will lead to a vote on H.R. 503 on the House floor soon.
Related: Pity the French butcher, deprived of American horse meat (Wall Street Journal — sub. req.):
Yes, that would be a terrible shame. Surely we should continue to slaughter nearly 60,000 horses — including wild horses, quarter horses, and thoroughbreds — in the United States so that Mr. Dhalluin and his colleagues may continue to make sausage.
