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With close to 10 million horses in the nation, Montana horse owners and enthusiasts are concerned about the welfare of the equine industry if legislation is passed banning the transport of horses to slaughter facilities. “H.R. 6598, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008, would ban the transportation of horses to slaughter, making it a federal crime,” explained Nancy Schlepp of the Montana Farm Bureau Federation during its equine seminar on Nov. 9 in Billings, Mont. “It would also affect the transportation of horses in general, such as to rodeos, ranches or for hunting.” Horses have been transported to slaughter facilities in Canada and Mexico since the Fifth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals ruling shut down the Texas horse slaughter plants, and the Seventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals shut down the plant in Illinois. Now, animal rights activists, such as the Humane Society of the United States, have been pushing for the passage of this bill, H.R. 6598, to further prevent horse slaughter, which they claim is an act of cruelty. “This Humane Society of the United States is not the Humane Society (Humane Society of America) that looks after the well being of dogs and cats,” said Schlepp. “The Humane Society of the United States is a subsidiary of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). They are creating a war on agriculture Š They have a lot of money and time to spend in (Washington) D.C.” Those in the Montana horse industry are concerned about the number of horses that would be affected and the cost of the consequences of this proposed legislation if it were to become law. “It costs $1,500 to do the process of putting an animal down through the veterinarian's office,” said Jan Parker, who in on the MFBF horse welfare committee. “In Montana alone, it would cost $17 million to take care of these horses.”....
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Just another pro slaughter article filled with fiction. More scare tactics to evoke emotion. Scare people into thinking if they are taking their horses to a rodeo or for showing, they be arrested. Use some common sense. Who is going to take show horses and cram them into a double decker with 40+ horses? The enforcement would take place at the border. The bill did not call for funding because the enforcement is already in place.
The author obviously hasn't read about SLAUGHTERGATE. You can read it here www.vickitobin.com/id24.html.
Oh, I just noticed the comment about HSUS. They are NOT a subsidiary with PETA. Can you get any facts straight?
Nancy Schlepp sez:
"Those in the Montana horse industry are concerned about the number of horses that would be affected"
Yes they are concerned, but it's not about the welfare of the horses, it's about the effect on the ranchers bottom line.
My question is, if there is a surplus of horses, whose fault is that?
The breeders and the ranchers, because they know they can always make a buck on the killing floors when the animal has otherwise served it's purpose.
Take away the profit and you'll see a hell of a lot fewer animals being bred to die.
TvNB
The consistent inaccurate hyperbole of pro horse slaughter advocates overstates the cost of euthanizing and disposing of a horse. In most cases euthanizing and simple disposal costs less than what is costs to keep you horses for a month.
Just because these zealots say that slaughter is humane does not make it so. The appalling coniditons during transportationa dn processing of slaughter horses is widely documented.
Benchmark costs for euthanizing a horse can be found at http://www.vetsforequinewelfare.org/veterinary-medical-schools.php
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