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No other legislation with such overwhelming support as the horse protection bills receive, have ever been denied a vote for this long. (referring to The American Horse Slaughter Protection Act)
Lake Associates conducted a poll in 2012 reflecting that 80% of Americans oppose horse slaughter. This is an increase of 10% over previous polls.
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113th Congressional Equine Legislation |
Legislation Cosponsor Summary [updated 2013.05.08]
Bill House | # cosponsors Senate | # cosponsors
Food Safety -S.A.F.E. HR 1094 94 S 541 9
Wild Horses and Burros TBD TBD
Horse Soring - P.A.S.T. HR 1518 17 TBD
View cosponsors for all equine legislation sorted by state for the HOUSE and SENATE
Popvox Bill Monitors [updated 2013.05.08]
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% For % Against
HR 1094 78 22
S 541 78 22
HR 1518 46 54
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| HR 1094 | Safeguard American Food Exports [SAFE] Act |
| Introduced 2013.03.12 by Representatives Patrick Meehan [PA] & Jan Schakowsky [IL] |
| To prohibit the sale or transport of equines and equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption. |
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| Constitutional Authority Statement |
| Actions: |
| 2013.03.12 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
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| S 541 | Safeguard American Food Exports [SAFE] Act |
| Introduced 2013.03.12 by Senators Mary Landrieu & Lindsey Graham |
| A bill to prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States. |
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| 2013.03.12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. |
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| HR 1518 | Prevent All Soring Tactics [PAST] Act of 2013 |
| Introduced 2013.04.11 by Congressman Ed Whitfield |
| To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes. |
A Blast from the Past!
112th Congressional Cosponsors of House Legislation (sorted by state)
112th Congressional Cosponsors of Senate Legislation (sorted by state)
111th Congressional Cosponsors of House Legislation (sorted by state)
111th Congressional Cosponsors of Senate Legislation (sorted by state)
Cavel [last horse slaughterhouse closed in Sept 2007 by IL state law]
These are documents containing the testimony before Congress in 2006 on HR 503. The testimony from Beaver is the one that has been widely circulated because she may have perjured herself not once, but twice by stating that the CBG provides instant death. The CBG is designed to stun, not kill.
| Pro Horse: | Anti Horse: |
| Hogan | Beltex |
| Sweeney | Beaver |
| Heyde | |
| AHDF Summary Debate |
This is testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary: The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Hearing on H.R. 6598, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act: July 31 2008
* Note: this is the same Corey that is currently heading the Unwanted Horse Coalition
And last but not least, let's remember what horses have meant to this country and the sphere in which they are held.