NJ Governor urged to sign anti-slaughter law
Several prominent New Bailiwick of Jersey Equus caballus owners, including equestrian Jessica Springsteen, immature lady of rocker Bruce Springsteen, get got written to the governor urging him to ban Equus caballus slaughter inwards the state.
Springsteen as well as others get got joined the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) inwards supporting a pose down ban on the slaughter, transport, as well as sale of horses for human consumption.
She said horses deserved abide by as well as did non deserve to popular off inwards the horrors of a slaughterhouse.
They pose out their views inwards a missive of the alphabet to Governor Chris Christie urging him to sign into constabulary the critical legislation that would exercise the ban.
The constabulary proposed past times Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Cream Ridge) as well as Senator Raymond J. Lesniak (D-Union), A.2023/S.1976 would ban the in-state slaughter of horses, the carry of them to slaughter, as well as the sale of Equus caballus meat for human consumption.
The legislation overwhelmingly passed inwards both the pose down Senate as well as Assembly as well as was sent to Christie for his signature inwards July.
The missive of the alphabet was signed past times several well-known Equus caballus owners, advocates as well as equestrians from across the state, including Springsteen, several ASPCA equine welfare ambassadors as well as international showjumper Brianne Goutal.
The missive of the alphabet said: “We are especially concerned close New Jersey’s purpose every bit a major artery for the roughshod carry of American horses to Canadian slaughterhouses.
“Due to its place on the eastern seaboard as well as easily accessed interstate highway system, New Bailiwick of Jersey has discover the welcome mat for ‘killer buyers’, seeking the shortest road to northern slaughterhouses.
“We thence regard A.2023’s provision prohibiting the carry of horses to slaughter for human consumption every bit specially critical as well as inwards ask of passage.”
New Bailiwick of Jersey resident Debora Bresch, senior pose down manager of ASPCA authorities relations for the Mid-Atlantic region, said: “By signing this nib into law, Governor Christie volition protect New Bailiwick of Jersey communities’ exposure to the extreme cruelty of Equus caballus slaughter, also every bit other associated ills, such every bit Equus caballus theft as well as the devastating environmental as well as economical deport upon of Equus caballus slaughter plants.
“And simply every bit important, it volition take away New Bailiwick of Jersey from the Equus caballus slaughter merchandise past times preventing the carry of horses to slaughter for human consumption elsewhere.”
“I get got spent my life alongside horses as well as they are our partners as well as companions,” Jessica Springsteen said. “I believe that horses deserve to last treated alongside respect, as well as their lives should non halt alongside the horrors of a slaughterhouse.”
Senator Lesniak said: “Horses, similar dogs as well as cats, are best friends to many inwards our state. To post them off to slaughter for nutrient is cruel. This legislation volition halt this cruelty.”
Assemblyman Dancer concurred: “New Bailiwick of Jersey is taking the Pb on this number to brand certain horses aren’t taken from the pasture to the plate. The Equus caballus is New Jersey’s pose down creature as well as nosotros appreciate these magnificent animals for their grace as well as beauty. We exercise non desire them butchered or sold to slaughterhouses for human consumption.”
A national poll conducted before this twelvemonth past times Lake Research Partners shows that fourscore per cent of American oppose the slaughter of U.S. of America horses for human consumption.
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