Horse Slaughter is Banned in the U.S. Once Again

Link and excerpt courtesy of theHorse

Horses processing will not take place in the United States now that both houses of Congress have passed a comprehensive funding bill that strips the USDA of funding to carry out horsemeat inspections at domestic slaughter plants.

Prior to 2007, USDA personnel carried out horsemeat inspections at U.S. horse processing plants. In 2007, Congress voted to strip the USDA of funding required to pay personnel conducting such inspections at the last two operational domestic equine processing plants. Since then, horses have been exported to plants in Mexico and Canada for processing.

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