US summit on ending horse slaughter this month

An invitation-only summit inward New York after this calendar month volition feature the equine community’s initiative experts speaking on how to halt Equus caballus slaughter which, although opposed past times to a greater extent than than 80% of Americans, is immediately legal inward the US.

The 2013 Annual American Equine Summit volition accept house Saturday, Apr 27 – Sunday, Apr 28 at Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary inward Chatham, New York.

Susan Wagner, founder/president of Equine Advocates said Equus caballus slaughter was “downright un-American” and “against our real culture”.

“The outcry inward Europe over horsemeat invading their mainstream nutrient chain is a cautionary tale for what could hap here,” Wagner said.

“This unethical together with unsavory exercise exists because a pocket-sized grouping of special interests inside the Equus caballus manufacture desire a agency to dispose of inconvenient equines speedily together with for profit, rather than accept responsibleness for them.”

New York State Assemblyman James Tedisco volition live on the Keynote Speaker.  Some of the distinguished speakers coming from across the dry reason to participate inward the Summit include:

• Patricia M. Hogan, VMD, ACVS (New Jersey): World-renowned equine surgeon volition hash out the negative effects Equus caballus slaughter has on the racing industry.
• Ann Marini, Ph.D., M.D.  (Maryland):  Award-winning Dr. volition hash out her ground-breaking written report on the dangers of the drug Phenylbutazone establish inward horses sold for human consumption.
• US Congressman Chris Gibson (R-NY): volition hash out H.R. 1094, the Safeguard American Food Exports Act (SAFE).
• John Kingdom of the Netherlands (Virginia): Equine Welfare Alliance President volition speak close agreement the forces behind Equus caballus slaughter.
• R.T. Fitch (Texas): “Straight From the Horse’s Heart” author together with blogger on the BLM’s agenda to destroy America’s Wild Horse together with Burro Herds.
• Paula Bacon (Texas) Former Mayor of Kaufman, TX together with Vickery Eckhoff (New York), Forbes.com writer, on the issues together with touching on of opening a Equus caballus slaughterhouse.
• Victoria McCullough (Florida), Horse advocate/Chairwoman of Chesapeake Petroleum together with Florida State Senator Joseph Abruzzo volition hash out how Equus caballus slaughter impacts nutrient security inward the U.S. of America together with Europe.

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Founded inward 1996, Equine Advocates is a non-profit equine protection arrangement based inward Chatham, NY.  Its mission is to rescue, protect together with forestall the abuse of equines, particularly through banning the slaughter of American horses, through education, investigation, rescue operations together with world education.

 

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