Comments on: Tracks And Owners Take A Stand Against Horse Slaughter http://www.gradedstakes.com/tracks-and-owners-take-a-stand-against-horse-slaughter.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:48:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patricia Bewley http://www.gradedstakes.com/tracks-and-owners-take-a-stand-against-horse-slaughter.html/comment-page-1#comment-1345 Patricia Bewley Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:02:09 +0000 http://www.gradedstakes.com/?p=408#comment-1345 unfortunatley the Cattlemen win again and Bob Goodlatte manages as always to upsurp the bill and put it somewhere it will never be seen again. The rich Cattlemen oppose the bill or any bill to stop horse slaughter with the lame brain excuse that it will affect the slaughter of cattle.FROM THE CATTLENETWORK site. "NCBA is working to ensure that Congress and the public are aware that although the bill was introduced under the guise of protecting horse welfare, it will produce unintended and inhumane consequences. Since state laws have banned horse processing, the number of abandoned, neglected, and starving horses has drastically increased. What’s more, this bill would severely limit the rights of owners to manage their private property and subject horse owners to criminal prosecution should they sell their horses for processing. NCBA continues to oppose this legislation, and has created a template for members to use when contacting members of Congress regarding this issue: http://capwiz.com/beefusa. " So there you have it , the cattlmen get to tell the rest of us what laws can be passed or not to prevent the cruelty that goes on in this country in the horse killing business. unfortunatley the Cattlemen win again and Bob Goodlatte manages as always to upsurp the bill and put it somewhere it will never be seen again. The rich Cattlemen oppose the bill or any bill to stop horse slaughter with the lame brain excuse that it will affect the slaughter of cattle.FROM THE CATTLENETWORK site.
“NCBA is working to ensure that Congress and the public are aware that although the bill was introduced under the guise of protecting horse welfare, it will produce unintended and inhumane consequences. Since state laws have banned horse processing, the number of abandoned, neglected, and starving horses has drastically increased.

What’s more, this bill would severely limit the rights of owners to manage their private property and subject horse owners to criminal prosecution should they sell their horses for processing.

NCBA continues to oppose this legislation, and has created a template for members to use when contacting members of Congress regarding this issue: http://capwiz.com/beefusa. ”

So there you have it , the cattlmen get to tell the rest of us what laws can be passed or not to prevent the cruelty that goes on in this country in the horse killing business.

]]> By: Bruce McIntire http://www.gradedstakes.com/tracks-and-owners-take-a-stand-against-horse-slaughter.html/comment-page-1#comment-1344 Bruce McIntire Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:00:06 +0000 http://www.gradedstakes.com/?p=408#comment-1344 Great post. I will read your posts frequently. Added you to the RSS reader. Great post. I will read your posts frequently. Added you to the RSS reader.

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