Animal Welfare Groups Commend U.S. Senators for Reintroducing Legislation to End Horse Slaughter
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Friday, June 16, 2023
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WASHINGTON, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, animal welfare groups commended a bipartisan group of U.S. senators for reintroducing the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (S.2037/H.R.3475) – federal legislation that would permanently protect American horses from commercial slaughter. This legislation would expand the Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition Act – which passed as part of the 2018 Farm Bill – to include equines, prohibit the commercial slaughter of horses in the U.S., and end their export for that purpose abroad.
Key Points:
- Last year, these organizations partnered with animal welfare groups to form the " Final Stretch Alliance to End Horse Slaughter ," a collaborative effort urging federal lawmakers to pass a permanent ban on slaughter.
- "The gruesome practice of horse slaughter for food consumption has no place in the United States.
- Our bipartisan legislation will help put an end to the cruel and inhumane slaughter of horses while protecting families from toxic horse meat and safeguarding the reputation of the U.S. food industry worldwide."
- "Horse slaughter is a cruel and inhumane practice that must finally be put to an end," said Sen. Booker.