Horse-meat contamination is no surprise, says HSUS boss

The caput of the Humane Society of the US has labelled the Equus caballus slaughter manufacture equally disreputable as well as predatory, amongst no authentic standards or professionalism.

“The fact that Equus caballus heart is existence commingled amongst other meats is no surprise to us, though it has been a major surprise to European consumers,” principal executive Wayne Pacelle said.

Pacelle, writing inwards his blog, “A Humane Nation“, was referring to the recent scandal inwards Britain as well as Europe surrounding contamination of beef burgers amongst Equus caballus DNA. While most contaminated burgers had entirely traces of Equus caballus DNA, 1 was constitute to move 29 per cent Equus caballus heart as well as about other 17.7 per cent.

He was likewise referring to a recent Humane Society International investigation that constitute Equus caballus heart to move a “hidden ingredient” inwards several types of inexpensive convenience foods sold inwards local European markets.

“The HSUS has been battling against the slaughter of American horses for human consumption for many years,” he said.

“With kill plants shuttered inwards the United States, the champaign of battle is increasingly on unusual soil; our neighbors inwards Canada as well as United Mexican States are taking inwards American horses as well as slaughtering them, patch European as well as Asian nations – Belgium, France, Italy, Japan, as well as others – are importing that processed Equus caballus heart for human consumption.

“In all these nations – thank y'all to the operate of our investigators as well as computer program staff amongst The HSUS as well as Humane Society International – nosotros are finding a trail of cruelty as well as deception, which is fomenting populace concern amidst European citizens close the integrity, honesty as well as wholesomeness of the global Equus caballus slaughter enterprise.

“We’ve said all along that this is a disreputable, predatory industry, amongst no authentic standards or professionalism. The fact that Equus caballus heart is existence commingled amongst other meats is no surprise to us, though it has been a major surprise to European consumers.

“The European Union, which restricts imports of American pork because pigs are treated amongst ractopamine, as well as American poultry because chickens are treated amongst chlorine, should non move permitting adulterated Equus caballus heart to move inwards their economical markets.

“It is indisputable that American horses – whether they come upward off the racetrack, out of the demo telephone or from a ranch – are treated throughout their lives amongst drugs prohibited for purpose inwards nutrient producing animals, both hither as well as inwards the EU.

“The fact is, Canada as well as United Mexican States practise non accept sufficient protocols for security testing, withal somehow the European Union is allowing these products in,” Pacelle said.

“There are many real proficient reasons to oppose Equus caballus slaughter, including the malevolent presence of killer buyers misrepresenting their intentions at auctions, inhumane long-distance transport, as well as fell as well as clumsy slaughter methods.

“But if altruistic as well as humane concerns are non sufficient to convince policy makers to act, as well as thence consumer protection standards related to nutrient security as well as authentic labeling should move plenty to position the Equus caballus slaughter manufacture out of business.”

 

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