New Jersey ban a major initiative – HSUS
New Jersey’s ban on Equus caballus slaughter as well as the purpose of its route for transporting horses to abattoirs inwards other states has been hailed yesteryear caput of the Humane Society of the U.S. every bit 1 of the 10 most of import set down laws enacted for animals then far inwards 2012.
Chief executive Wayne Pacelle, writing inwards his blog, A Humane Nation, said other positive moves includes California’s ban on hound hunting of bears as well as bobcats, Ohio’s restrictions on ownership of unsafe exotic animals, Idaho’s introduction of some felony-level penalties for cockfighting as well as other forms of malicious cruelty, the Illinois ban on the shark-fin trade, and Minnesota’s ban on the sale of shelter pets to laboratories. Only a handful of states nevertheless permit pets to live on seized from shelters as well as sold to query labs, Pacelle said.
Pacelle noted that New Bailiwick of Jersey had joined California, Illinois, Oklahoma, as well as Texas inwards effectively banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
New Bailiwick of Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed the novel police belatedly concluding month.
“This bipartisan mensurate is a nod to our decency as well as honor for horses inwards our state, ensuring that no Equus caballus is slaughtered inwards New Bailiwick of Jersey for human consumption,” Christie said at the time.
“It likewise ensures that our highways volition non live on used to carry horses to slaughter inwards other states which get got non enacted a similar ban on the practice.”
The novel police imposes a fine of at to the lowest degree $US100 as well as imprisonment of at to the lowest degree thirty days for anyone convicted of slaughtering or selling Equus caballus marrow for human consumption. It creates civil fines of $US500 to $US1000 for each slaughtered horse.
Christie said he signed the police inwards an effort to promote greater beast protection as well as welfare inwards the state.
Assemblyman Ronald Dancer, who promoted the novel law, said: “New Bailiwick of Jersey does non consume Equus caballus marrow as well as our horses volition non live on taken from the stable to a table.
“The Equus caballus is New Jersey’s set down beast as well as nosotros appreciate these magnificent animals for their grace as well as beauty. We produce non desire them butchered or sold to slaughterhouses inwards our communities for human consumption.”
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