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H.R. 503: | Horse Slaughter Prohibition bill | 109th Congress 2005-2006 |
To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes. OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Cost: | less than
$1
per American in 2007.
| Status: |  | Introduced | Feb 1, 2005 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments | | Reported by Committee | Sep 6, 2006 | | Amendments (2 proposed) | View Amendments | | Passed House | Sep 7, 2006 |  | Senate Vote | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions
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Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate
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| Last Action: | Sep 21, 2006:
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631. | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
that have been applied to this bill.
Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. | Votes: | Sep 7, 2006:
This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote.
The totals were 263 Ayes, 146 Nays, 23 Present/Not Voting.
Vote Details.
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Mar 30, 2009 4:52 PM - Will this bill allow horses to be shipped to other states for slaughter (pending legislation in MT will allow horse slaughterhouses)? -
Read AnswersAnswered by a visitor on Apr 28, 2009 12:27 PM -
I know we need to have a means to remove unwanted horses from being neglected tied up in backyards without feed times are tough and if they can be used for other sources the horse and people would be better off so yes there should be equine packing houses Answered by a visitor on Jun 5, 2009 4:38 PM -
Of course not! There are rescue organizations for unwanted neglected horses. If we are going to spend government money, let's spend it on supporting more of these refuges - and, in the case of wild horses, placement on protected ranges. Horses are intelligent, sentient animals. It is hard to kill a horse - difficult for the killer and terrible for the horse. We have unwanted, neglected children. Is the answer sale and slaughter of them? |
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