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HB 1747 Requires establishments processing or selling horse meat for human consumption to annually register and affirms the right to raise domestic animals, fish, and game birds in a humane manner.
The bill does not cost Missourians, as the fees for inspection will be paid by the processing plants.
The bill MANDATES humane treatment of the animals and inspections by the state.
This bill passed the MO house and is poised to be presented to the Missouri Senate in 2010. This bill would help restore the balance of the cycle of life and some sanity to the equestrian market.
You can read the House Bill 1747 here: HB 1747
Why would anyone want to have the "option" "choice" to humanely put down livestock (horses) and use the meat instead of waiting for it to drop and burying it in a landfill?
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dan_clemens@senate.mo.gov, Yvonne.Wilson@senate.mo.gov, frank.barnitz@senate.mo.gov, jbray@senate.mo.gov, Jane.Cunningham@senate.mo.gov, tom.dempsey@senate.mo.gov, timothy_green@senate.mo.gov, Rob.Mayer@senate.mo.gov, chuck.purgason@senate.mo.gov, eschmitt@senate.mo.gov, charlie_shields@senate.mo.gov, wes.shoemyer@senate.mo.gov, bstouffer@senate.mo.gov...
Please also contact the Governor of Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon
The bill does not cost Missourians, as the fees for inspection will be paid by the processing plants.
The bill MANDATES humane treatment of the animals and inspections by the state.
This bill passed the MO house and is poised to be presented to the Missouri Senate in 2010. This bill would help restore the balance of the cycle of life and some sanity to the equestrian market.
You can read the House Bill 1747 here: HB 1747
Why would anyone want to have the "option" "choice" to humanely put down livestock (horses) and use the meat instead of waiting for it to drop and burying it in a landfill?
Join Us On Facebook - Save Horse Farms
- Horses are livestock, not unlike cattle, chickens or goats.
- Without a means to "cull the herd" horses have become drastically over populated and are suffering.
- Lame, injured, ill-tempered or aged animals could be humanely turned into products, just like other livestock.
- The Bureau of Land Management is so overrun with wild horses they are seeking permission to kill them.
- The Institute of Equestrian Real Estate Professionals has noted a massive loss of property value for equine properties and horse farms.
- If the activist were really concerned about the treatment of the animals then they would support this bill!
- Abandoned horses are on the rise, because they have been devalued by overpopulation.
- TIME.com: An Epidemic of Abandoned Horses
- CBS News Report: Why Are Horses Going Hungry?
- Miami County Kansas KCTV5 18 horses dead on farm.
- Utah State University: Effect of the Closing of the Horse Harvesting Facilities on the Horse Industry
- National Public Radio: Horses Require Rescue as Georgia Drought Persists
- WKYT: Starving horses found in Kentucky
- USA Today: Homeless on the range
- USA Today: Shelters saddled with unwanted horses
- Wall Street Journal: Leaner Pastures: As Horses Multiply, Neglect Cases Rise
- AQHA - Professors predict horse slaughter ban will be harmful to horses and environment
- AAEP - Veterinarians say horse slaughter ban would be detrimental to horses.
dan_clemens@senate.mo.gov, Yvonne.Wilson@senate.mo.gov, frank.barnitz@senate.mo.gov, jbray@senate.mo.gov, Jane.Cunningham@senate.mo.gov, tom.dempsey@senate.mo.gov, timothy_green@senate.mo.gov, Rob.Mayer@senate.mo.gov, chuck.purgason@senate.mo.gov, eschmitt@senate.mo.gov, charlie_shields@senate.mo.gov, wes.shoemyer@senate.mo.gov, bstouffer@senate.mo.gov...
Please also contact the Governor of Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon
