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Pickens lobbied for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (HR 503) which would prohibit the slaughter for human consumption and the trade and transport of horse flesh and live horses intended for human consumption. [41] [42]
Since the 1976 amendment, there have been several other proposed changes to the act, all unsuccessful so far. In 2005, HR 503, titled the "Horse Slaughter Prohibition Bill", was introduced by U.S. Representative John E. Sweeney (R-NY). The bill would have made major changes to the focus of the Horse Protection Act, by prohibiting the "shipping ...
Nelson is an advocate for better treatment for horses and has been campaigning for the passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503/S. 311) alongside the Animal Welfare Institute. [164] He is on its board of directors and has adopted a number of horses from Habitat for Horses. [165]
Nearly 80% of horse owners surveyed report fear of the slaughter pipeline as a key reason they delay seeking help or rehoming their beloved horse past the point when they can provide adequate care.
In September 2006, the United States House of Representatives approved H.R. 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, which would ban the slaughter of horses in the United States. The bill did not make it out of committee in the Senate, however. In January 2007, the bill was reintroduced. As of 2012, the act has not been passed into law.
Horse slaughter is the practice of slaughtering horses to produce meat for consumption. Humans have long consumed horse meat; the oldest known cave art, the 30,000-year-old paintings in France's Chauvet Cave , depict horses with other wild animals hunted by humans. [ 1 ]
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York says it has reached a consent decree in a lawsuit brought against an Orange County horse training center.
The slaughterhouses were closed due to Congress's prohibiting funds to pay inspectors in the year appropriations bills, [26] but the Pickens worked for a more permanent solution by lobbying Congress to pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (AHSPA), which passed in the United States House of Representatives, [27] but not in the Senate ...