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Horse Slaughterhouses Could Return to U.S.

Horse slaughterhouses could soon open back up in the United States . In 2006, Congress ended the funding for inspections of horse slaughterhouses. It had the effect of shutting them down. But recently, Congress reversed its decision. Advocates of the decision say the ban had unintended consequences that actually hurt horses, but some animal rights activists say lifting the ban is the worst thing that could have happened to horses.Paula Bacon was mayor of Kaufman, Texas when the last of one of three slaughterhouses in the U.S. was operating there. "Their presence in this community was nothing but negative," says Bacon, "Completely negative." Bacon worries now that the ban has been lifted, the gates will be opened to cruelty to horses and that the conditions that prompted ban in the first place will return.Says Bacon, "They don't have the funds to provide the oversight that would even begin to make this work."Opponents of the ban claim it left horse owners few options when faced with unw...

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  1. Horsemeat lasagna recalled in Sweden

    Frozen-food company Findus is recalling beef lasagna meals in Sweden after tests confirmed the products contained horsemeat.The move follows a similar recall earlier...

  2. France hunting fraudsters in horsemeat scandal

    Europe's horsemeat scandal is spreading, as French consumer safety authorities say companies from Romania, Cyprus and the Netherlands were part of a supply chain tha...

  3. French firm in horsemeat scandal: we're innocent

    The head of the French wholesaler at the center of a storm over the sale in Europe of horsemeat labeled as beef says he has proof his company is innocent.The chief o...

  4. PM: Horsemeat scandal harming Ireland's reputation

    Ireland's prime minister says the latest finding of horsemeat in products labeled as Polish beef is harming Ireland's reputation as an exporter of high-quality meat ...

  5. Ireland: Testing shows 'beef' 75 percent horsemeat

    Ireland's government says DNA testing has discovered that Polish meat offcuts imported into Ireland and labeled as beef actually contain up to 75 percent horsemeat.A...

  6. Poland: still no sign country source of horsemeat

    Investigations in Poland have found no evidence backing Irish claims that Poland was the source of horsemeat that ended up in Irish and British burgers, a top Polish...

  7. Irish plant shuts over new horsemeat in burgers

    Ireland says food safety officials have found more horsemeat traces in beef burgers and pinpointed a problem in an imported ingredient, and the meat processing plant...

  8. Sweden begins food tests in horsemeat scandal

    Sweden's food safety authority says it will test a wide range of frozen meat products sold in supermarkets to check whether they contain horsemeat and have been misl...

  9. French question complex chain in horsemeat scandal

    France's agriculture minister says complex trading between wholesalers makes it increasingly difficult to trace the origins of food like the horsemeat disguised as b...

  10. UK: Lasagna products test positive for horsemeat

    U.K. authorities say beef lasagna products recalled from British supermarkets by frozen-food company Findus have tested positive for more than 60 percent horsemeat.T...

  11. Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish meatballs

    Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe's widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs label...

  12. Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish meatballs

    The Czech veterinary authority says it has detected horse meat has been detected in meat balls labeled as beef and pork imported to the country by Sweden's furniture...

  1. Dutch authorities recall 50,000 tons of possible horsemeat

    Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be established and it may contain horse meat, a spokes...

  2. Ag secretary: NM horse slaughter plant should open

    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the southern New Mexico plant that has been fighting for more than a year for permission to slaughter horses will open soon, u...

  3. Beyond the taboo: Is horse meat really that bad to eat?

    England and Ireland have recently been rocked by a number of food scandals involving a very taboo and unappealing animal product – horse meat.In January, 10 out of 2...

  4. Ikea pulls sausages from Russian stores after horsemeat find

    Ikea has stopped selling sausages in its Russian stores after tests showed horsemeat found in sausages produced by its local supplier, the Globe and Mail reported.La...

  5. IKEA is bringing back meatballs after horsemeat scare

    IKEA says its trademark meatballs are once again available in stores in Europe following last month's horsemeat scare that caused them to be yanked from the shelves....

  6. Horse Slaughterhouses Could Return to U.S.

    Does this help or hurt the animals?

  7. Would you buy and eat a horse meat steak?

    If offered the opportunity to buy a horse meat steak in the supermarket and eat it at home, would you do it?Would you buy and eat a horsemeat steak?This is a non-sci...

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