http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter description of issue en http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1935 <p>The Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has released <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aspca-research-confirms-americans-strongly-oppose-slaughter-of-horses-for-human-consumption-138494089.html">a new poll</a> showing 80% of Americans are opposed to the slaughter of horses for human consumption. The <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aspca-research-confirms-americans-strongly-oppose-slaughter-of-horses-for-human-consumption-138494089.html">nationwide survey</a> reveals that Americans oppose horse slaughter overwhelmingly regardless </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/horse-slaughter" class="og_links">Horse Slaughter</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1935">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1935#comments Horse Slaughter Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:11:19 -0700 lauraallen 1935 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1932 <img src="/system/files/images/Horses-Header.jpg" class="image-right" height="185" width="220" alt="horses" /><p><i>A White Paper from <a href="http://www.americansagainsthorseslaughter.com">Americans Against Horse Slaughter</a></i></p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/horse-slaughter" class="og_links">Horse Slaughter</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1932">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1932#comments Horse Slaughter Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:40:59 -0700 lauraallen 1932 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/652 <p><b>Update Feb. 3, 2012</b>: In a mark up session yesterday, the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr7ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr7ih.pdf">American Energy &amp; Infrastructure Jobs Act (H.R. 7 Sec. 6606)</a> which bans use of double decked trailers to transport horses.  <a href="http://www.house.gov/representatives/">Find your U.S. representative here</a>. (Put your zipcode in the top right corner of the page.)  Contact him or her NOW and urge your rep to support a ban on double decker trailers. </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/horse-slaughter" class="og_links">Horse Slaughter</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/652">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/652#comments Horse Slaughter Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:52:25 -0700 lauraallen 652 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1905 <p><img src="/system/files/images/4horses_0.jpg" class="image-right" height="150" width="200" alt="horses" /> <p>Chicago (EWA) - Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) launched a major campaign on December 30 to expose the underhanded move by Rep. Jack Kingston (GA) and Sens. Kohl (WI) and Blunt (MO) that reinstated horse inspections and opened the way for horse slaughter to return to US soil.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/horse-slaughter" class="og_links">Horse Slaughter</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1905">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1905#comments Horse Slaughter Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:33:26 -0700 lauraallen 1905 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1898 <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/horse-slaughter" class="og_links">Horse Slaughter</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1898">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1898#comments Horse Slaughter Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:47:54 -0700 lauraallen 1898 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1896 <p><i> by Phil Derfler, Deputy Administrator for Food Safety and Inspection Service, on December 9, 2011 </i></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/horse-slaughter" class="og_links">Horse Slaughter</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1896">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1896#comments Horse Slaughter Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:53:29 -0700 lauraallen 1896 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1891 <p><img height="98" width="240" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR3ESRAmcZI4epo-clzLi9izPkWpo-JDfS2UokaXFiRMCQS7thh" alt="double decked trailer" /> <em>by Valerie James Patton, Vice-President, Equine Welfare Alliance, and Laura Allen, Executive Director, Animal Law Coalition and Vice-President, Equine Welfare Alliance</em></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/horse-slaughter" class="og_links">Horse Slaughter</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1891">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1891#comments Horse Slaughter Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:09:28 -0700 lauraallen 1891 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1890 <p><em><br /> <p sizset="22" sizcache06084531596050438="8">OpEd by <a target="_blank" href="http://wildhorsefreedomfederation.wordpress.com/about-us/board-of-directors/rt-fitch-president/"><strong><em>R.T. Fitch</em></strong></a><em> ~ </em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.rtfitch.com/"><strong><em>Author</em></strong></a><em>/President </em><a target="_blank" href="http://wildhorsefreedomfederation.org/"><strong><em>Wild Horse Freedom Federation</em></strong></a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/horse-slaughter" class="og_links">Horse Slaughter</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1890">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1890#comments Horse Slaughter Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:52:18 -0700 lauraallen 1890 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1887 <p><img height="147" width="220" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Horse-and-pony.jpg/310px-Horse-and-pony.jpg" alt="Horse and pony" class="thickbox" /></p> <p><strong>Update November 18, 2011:</strong> Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have now approved the Conference Committee report on H.R. 2112, the bill that, in part, determines agriculture appropriations for FY 2012. President Barack Obama immediately signed the measure, making commercial horse slaughter legal once again in the U.S. </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/horse-slaughter" class="og_links">Horse Slaughter</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1887">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1887#comments Horse Slaughter Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:00:55 -0700 lauraallen 1887 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1878 <p><em><img height="140" width="210" src="http://kirubel.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/obama-2012.jpg" alt="President Obama" class="image-right" />This letter was sent to Pres. Barack Obama today: </em></p> <p>Dear President Obama,</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/horse-slaughter" class="og_links">Horse Slaughter</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1878">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1878#comments Horse Slaughter Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:26:43 -0700 lauraallen 1878 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com