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Texas Horse Slaughter Plants Could Legalize Horse Slaughter Through Last-Minute Amendment
Austin, TX -- Horse advocate and animal welfare groups throughout Texas are on high alert after learning that horse slaughter proponents are trying to amend bills on the Senate floor that would repeal the ban on horse slaughter for human consumption.
May 23 , 2007

What's new at the dinner table: "Pass the horse, please."
Well, the battle goes on here in Texas for most people to protect the honor and status of the horse. State Senators and House Representatives are trying to sneak in "end around" legislation that is generated for their special interests to circumvent the recent Federal ruling that closed the two horse slaughterhouses in North Texas. Horse slaughtering may be the new terrorism that Americans need to battle.
May 21 , 2007

Wild Horses Win Again in US House of Representatives
The US House of Representatives today resoundingly reaffirmed what it originally declared in 1971 – America’s wild, free-roaming horses and burros must be protected from commercial exploitation and the cruel slaughter industry. In a tremendous victory on behalf of all horses, the House passed H.R. 249 with a vote of 277 to 137, restoring the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
April 26, 2007

Horse Slaughter Bill Advances in the US Senate
The Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee of the US Senate today held a mark-up for S. 311, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (AHSPA), voting 15 to 7 in favor of sending the bill to be considered before the full US Senate.
April 25, 2007

Senate Commerce Committee Vote on S.311
April 26, 2007

Illinois House Says "No" to Horse Slaughter
The Illinois House of Representatives voted 75-40 Wednesday on H.B. 1711, a bill to ban horse slaughter for human consumption. The legislation will now move on to the Illinois Senate, with the goal of stopping the cruel practice in the state.
April 19, 2007

Airlines won't carry horse meat, plants' status hazy after ban upheld
A federal court dicision that upheld a Texas ban on horse meat for human dining has thrown the horse-slaughter industry into flux, with two airlines saying they won't transport the meat.
The Dallas Morning News , January 25, 2007

A Horse is Not a Course
A tour of a Kaufman County neighborhood - one of only three horse slaughtering plants in the country
From Unfair Park, the Dallas Observer blog,, January 24, 2007

Horse meat ban is upheld
Court ruling could shut down two Texas slaughterhouses
The Dallas Morning News, January 20, 2007

Campaign to outlaw horse killings
US group steps in after The Observer reveals 7,000 young thoroughbreds are shot every year
Observer, October 8, 2006

McCain Joins Race to End Horse Slaughter
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) joined the race against horse slaughter by co-sponsoring legislation that would effectively ban the practice. ...
Equestrianmag.com, September, 2006

Feds Argue Against Horse-Slaughter Ban
FoxNews.com, September 7, 2006

Horse Slaughter Industry May Be on Its Last Legs
Congress to Consider Outlawing Practice of Killing Horses for Meat
ABC News, September 6, 2006

Horses Being Slaughtered for Human Consumption
KHOU-TV, September 4, 2006

Texas Mayor Wants Slaughter Plant Closed
Major in Eastern Texas Hopes Congress Can Finally Shut Down Horse Slaughter Plant
ABC News

Poll Finds Most Americans Against Horse Slaughter
Blood Horse Magazine, September 4, 2006

68% in U.S. Don't Want Horses Killed for Meat
Herald-Leader, September 4, 2006

Texas Mayor Wants Slaughter Plant Closed
USA Today, September 4, 2006

VOICES: Perfect '10' Actress Rallies for Horses
Bo Derek Speaks Out Against Eating Horse Meat
ABC News, September 2, 2006

Pass Horse Slaughter Bill
Tennessean.com, August 11, 2006

T. Boone Pickens: Stop the Slaughter!
Congress should shut down killing factories and end the export of horsemeat
The Dallas Morning News; July 25, 2006

Oil Icon Pickens Fights 'Dirty' Horsemeat Trade
Forbes.com, July 28, 2006

Activists ride into Congress over horse slaughter ban
AFP, July 25, 2006

T. Boone Pickens Rides to the Rescue
The Texas oilman launches a campaign to stop slaughter of U.S. horses for diners in Europe and Japan.
Time Magazine, July 25, 2006

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