Wild Mustangs can now be slaughtered for horsemeat
RENO, Nev. - For the first time in more than a generation, the mustang — the very symbol of the American West — can be slaughtered for horsemeat.
In December, Congress repealed the 34-year-old ban on the slaughter of the wild horses that run free across the West. The move has brought a powerful backlash from activists, who want to reinstate full protection for the mustangs.
“It is really a slap in the face to the American people,” said Betty Kelly, co-founder of the horse protection group Wild Horse Spirit in Virginia City, Nev.
Acting on behalf of ranchers who say the horses eat forage needed by cattle, Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., attached the amendment in December to a spending bill that President Bush signed into law.
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Maybe to protect the Wild Mustangs, and preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge at the same time, we should all go back to riding horses instead of driving cars...
In December, Congress repealed the 34-year-old ban on the slaughter of the wild horses that run free across the West. The move has brought a powerful backlash from activists, who want to reinstate full protection for the mustangs.
“It is really a slap in the face to the American people,” said Betty Kelly, co-founder of the horse protection group Wild Horse Spirit in Virginia City, Nev.
Acting on behalf of ranchers who say the horses eat forage needed by cattle, Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., attached the amendment in December to a spending bill that President Bush signed into law.
Read more here...
Maybe to protect the Wild Mustangs, and preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge at the same time, we should all go back to riding horses instead of driving cars...
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