HSUS boss condemns Oklahoma slaughter move
The caput of the Humane Society of the U.S.A. of America has condemned the conclusion past times Oklahoma’s governor to sign a neb allowing Equus caballus slaughter inward the state.
Governor Mary Fallin put her signature to House Bill 1999 final Friday, which ends the prohibition on horse-meat processing for export inward Oklahoma.
Slaughter plants, however, soundless facial expression upward hurdles inward starting functioning on US soil, alongside large questions soundless hanging over whether gist from such plants could hold upward exported to the lucrative EU market.
Fallin said: “Those of us who attention virtually the wellbeing of horses – as well as nosotros all should – cannot hold upward satisfied alongside a status quo that encourages abuse as well as neglect, or that rewards the potentially inhumane slaughter of animals inward unusual countries.”
The humane society’s primary executive as well as president, Wayne Pacelle, described the Equus caballus slaughter manufacture every bit a predatory, inhumane enterprise.
“It doesn’t ‘euthanize’ quondam horses – but exactly the opposite: immature as well as salubrious horses are purchased at auction, oft past times people misrepresenting their intentions, as well as sold to slaughter plants where they are killed to sell the gist to Europe as well as Japan.
“We should decline this industry, only every bit nosotros would decline a slaughter manufacture for dogs or cats gathered upward nether faux pretenses as well as killed for export.”
Pacelle said the gild condemnd the “inherently inhumane do of Equus caballus slaughter”.
“Whether inward US or unusual plants, slaughtering horses for human consumption was never as well as tin never hold upward humane due to the nature of this grisly manufacture as well as the unique biological scientific discipline of horses.
“The US Department of Agriculture, which oversaw inspections at Equus caballus slaughter facilities that operated inward the U.S. prior to 2007, documented frequent cruelty violations as well as severe injuries to horses.”
Pacelle said US Department of Agriculture statistics showed that 92.3 per cent of all horses sent to slaughter were inward “good” condition, pregnant they were audio as well as inward adept health.
He said the results of a recent state-wide poll conducted past times SoonerPoll break a bulk – 66 per cent – of Oklahoma probable voters opposed passage of the legislation.
“Results of the SoonerPoll survey demonstrate that an overwhelming majority, 72.3 per cent, of probable voters inward Oklahoma is opposed to having a Equus caballus slaughter functioning inward their community.
“Additionally, a bulk of probable voters, 54.1 percent, would hold upward unlikely to vote to re-elect their senator or instance if he or she voted inward favor of this Equus caballus slaughter legislation.”
Horse slaughter, he said, encouraged overbreeding, neglect, as well as irresponsibility.
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