After a five-year ban on congressional funding to inspect horse slaughterhouses was lifted in November last year, Congressman Jim Moran, a Democrat from Virginia, spearheaded an amendment to eliminate that funding once again. The amendment was passed by the House Appropriations Committee today. [More]
House Committee Votes To End Funding For Inspection Of Horse Slaughterhouses
By June 19, 2012
Congress Lifts Ban On Funding Horse Meat Inspections, Slaughterhouses Could Open Soon
By November 30, 2011
Modern Americans love our horses, and not for eating, so we’re betting the news that Congress has lifted a ban on funding horse meat inspections, potentially enabling slaughterhouses to open, will be met with a bit of outrage. It’s not a simple matter, however. [More]
