U.S. Congress - S.1176 American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011
S.1176 - American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011
A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Official Summary
6/9/2011--Introduced.American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption. AuOfficial Summary
6/9/2011--Introduced.American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to detain for examination, testing, or the taking of evidence:(1) any horse at any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction that is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and
(2) any horse or other equine that the Secretary has probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of such prohibition. Increases the cap on the amount of appropriations that may be used to carry out such Act.
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Organizations Supporting S.1176
- The Humane Society
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Animal Welfare Institute
- Animal Law Coalition
Organizations Opposing S.1176
- American Association of Equine Practitioners
- American Quarter Horse Association
Latest Letters to Congress
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S.1176 American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011
TOBY
March 13, 2013
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Ohio. I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Ohio. I support S.1176 - American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Toby Johansen -
S.1176 American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011
lscriner
March 12, 2013
I am writing as your constituent in the 9th Congressional district of Washington. I support S.1176 - American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011.
I oppose the slaughter of horses so that their flesh can be enjoyed as a delicacy in Europe or Asia. Dogs and cats are slaughtered and consumed in some countries as well. Will they be next?
Atrocious factory farming practices in this country have been the reason I rarely eat meat anymore. Every so often a cow tests positive for BSE (bovi... -
S.1176 American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011
suzanne40356
March 08, 2013
I am writing as your constituent in the 5th Congressional district of Colorado. I support S.1176 - American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Suzanne Foster
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