
Legislation Important To The Cause
116th Congress (2019 - 2020)
H.R. 961
To prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States
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Introduced in Congress on February 04, 2019
Passage of this bill will prevent horse slaughter plants from opening in the US and stop the export of live American horses across the borders for slaughter. Please contact your US Representative and ask them to support and co sponsor HR 961. Please use this link to find your legislatures.:
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Members Of Congress
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To truly end the slaughter of our American horses once and for all, we must pass this very important federal legislation. Each of us can do our part by contacting our representatives asking them to co-sponsor.
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Many people believe that horse slaughter has ended because the three US horse slaughter plants have closed. This is not true. The slaughter of American horses continues: our horses are cruelly transported thousands of miles to Canada and Mexico.
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PAST ACT HR693
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H.R.693:
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.
Follow the progress of this bill:
PAST ACT
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Double Decker Transportation
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Since October 7, 2011 the new amendment of the Commercial Transport of Equines to Slaughter Regulation is in effect, making it illegal to use double deck trailers for any transport of slaughter horses. However, the protection of the regulation is only as good as its enforcement.



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Transport Issue Links
37 horses in trailer accident
36 horses in trailer accident
Transport to Slaughter (VEW)
59 horses in double decker accident
24 horses in double decker accident
60 horses in double decker accident
42 horses in double decker accident
Injuries Transporting Horses
US Commercial Transportation to Slaughter Act 2001
30 Horses Burned In Trailer
11 Horses Dead In accident 2010
On The Web And In Print
Horse Welfare, Horse Slaughter, videos and news reports.
(Please note some footage may be graphic in nature and should be previewed before allowing children to view.)
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Reclaiming The American Horse video by Julie Carramente
Horse Auctions In The U.S. video
They Have To Be Free ESPN News Article 2005
Wild And Free Boston Globe Article 2005
Premarin & The Mares Who Produce It ABC News Article 2007
The Unwanted Horse Theory By John Holland 2007
http://www.kaufmanzoning.net informational website
American Horse Meat informational website
From The Kill Pen
3 Canada Rejections 2015
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Videos
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Cavel Miracle Horses Story
A Horse's Nightmare
USDA records of animal cruelty - graphic content
Observations and Opinions of a Horse Killer Part I
Observations and Opinions of a Horse Killer Part II
Observations and Opinions of a Horse Killer Part III
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Articles
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Animals Angels' Investigations
KY Slaughter Buyers and Horse Auctions 2011
Presidio's Business Of Killing Horses
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