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S.311 - A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or don...
- mhlovejoy : It is interesting that all of the medications listed here have withdrawal periods listed on the lables. Take, for instance, Ivermectin. This dewormer is one of the most common dewormers used for cattle. There is a withdrawal period of 49 days. I'm not a vet and don't know if studies have been done on the withdrawal time for this product in horses, but I'm sure they could be done with relative ease, if they haven't already taken place.
Medications such as Legend and Adequan are very expensive and I'm not sure how many horses for slaughter would be given these medications. I have used them on competition horses and know the cost is great.
I have been a horse owner for more than 40 years and I find the decision of Congress to prevent the slaughter of horses for human consumption a horrible mistake and an affront to my rights as a responsible horse owner. This law has caused such cruelty to the very animals that it was designed to protect. Horses have been left abandoned at sale barns. They have been left to starve to death in pastures. The fact is that horses are not PETS. They are and should be considered livestock.
- Anonymous : Horse slaughter devalues horses, makes them easily dispensable. That in turn makes it easier for lowlife's to neglect them because there's always a market for them even if they aren't taken care of or trained properly. Slaughter rewards this behavior with money.
Today the country is in economic crisis, those who can no longer afford to care for their horses, through no fault of their own, are trying to find other homes for them. These are NOT people who are going to go running to the slaughter buyer to take their horses.
The vast majority of horses are owned by recreational riders, most of these horse owners are urban and board their horses at a boarding facility. We rural horseowners have even more options for the end of life for our horses as we have land to bury them on.
All horses receive medications that are banned from food-producing animals. Name one other animal in this country that can be slaughtered "commerically" for human consumption that is not by law forced to comply with food safety regulations, with owners subjected to fines, imprisonment, etc, etc, for not complying. Name ONE.
This proves how totally wrong and hypocritical the AVMA and AAEP are because as vets, they are required by law to insure the safety of human consumers - they do this with all food-animals who are regulated, but not horses. And there is no excuse for the FDA, USDA, and FSIS either.
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H.R.503 - To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation o...
- otoolege : Mark your calendars for January 22, 2008, the National Call-In Day for Horses!
Call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your two U.S. Senators' and U.S. Representative's offices. Urge your Senators to "support H.R. 249 to protect wild horses from slaughter and cosponsor S. 311 to stop the sale and transport of all horses to slaughter." Urge your Representative to "cosponsor H.R. 503 to stop the sale and transport of all horses to slaughter."
- otoolege : Mark your calendars for January 22, 2008, the National Call-In Day for Horses!
Call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your two U.S. Senators' and U.S. Representative's offices. Urge your Senators to "support H.R. 249 to protect wild horses from slaughter and cosponsor S. 311 to stop the sale and transport of all horses to slaughter." Urge your Representative to "cosponsor H.R. 503 to stop the sale and transport of all horses to slaughter."
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