I did vote for you. I was intrigued by your call for "change". You signaled a dramatic new course, one of openness and inclusion.  Certainly I applauded your choice of Joe Biden as vice president, a staunch animal welfare advocate.

The promises 

CHICAGO, (EWA) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued the long awaited health requirements for all horses bound for slaughter in Canada. In 2009, 56% of the 93,812 horses slaughtered in Canada were U.S. exports.

Florida lawmakers hope to put an end to the theft and illegal slaughter of horses that have plagued areas of Miami Dade and Broward Counties. About two dozen horses have been found brutally dismembered.

Police have made arrests and say at least one suspect has confirmed stealing horses from their stalls and slaughtering them to sell their meat on the black market.

South Dakota's legislature has already this session passed a resolution, H.C.R. 1003,  calling for the return of horse slaughter to the U.S.  The resolution,   exhorts Congress to defeat the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, H.R. 503/S.B. 727. 

Missouri state Rep. James Viebrock has introduced a bill, H.B. 1747, that would authorize registration and inspections for commercial horse slaughter for human consumption.

by Jaime Jackson, Executive Director of AANHCP (reprinted with permission)

As the new year begins, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues its roundup and removal in the Calico Mountain Complex of wild horses it is supposed to protect from "capture" and "harassment" and maintain as free roaming "components of the public lands". Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act, 16 U.S.C. §1331 et seq. (WFRHBA)

The Calico Roundup Begins Despite Federal Court Advice, Pending Federal Environmental Complaints and Violation of BLM Promise for Public Transparency