Showing posts with label #valleymeat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #valleymeat. Show all posts

Jan 11, 2014

Roswell NM: Recommendation to deny sewage permit at horse slaughter plant

If troublesome companies commit violations in any area, it can help to shut them down if their antagonists research, act and follow up. Whether they violate employment laws, tax laws, solid waste laws or other rules and regulations, it could add obstacles to their continued existence. 

See Cheryl Hanna's Examiner articles on the important, dreadful topic of a horse slaughter plant in New Mexico:
Recommendation to deny sewage permit at New Mexico horse slaughter plant - National Pet Rescue | Examiner.com
Excerpt: "Horse meat is not sold in the United States. Valley Meat Co. will be shipping horse meat to other countries for human consumption. The last horse slaughter plant in the United States closed in 2007. In 2011, federal funding for horse slaughter house inspectors was reinstated; since then the controversy over horse slaughter in the US has continued to escalate with humane organizations fighting to keep the plants closed."


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Jun 28, 2013

Albuquerque NM & beyond: As expected, USDA has approved Valley Meat Co.'s horse slaughter plant application

From: American Wild Horses Preservation Campaign <contact@wildhorsepreservation.org>
Date: Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 2:20 PM
Subject: Horse slaughter is back


Liz, 

We have bad news. 

Today, as expected, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it has approved a New Mexico horse slaughter plant's application to operate in that state. This marks the first time since 2006 that a horse slaughter plant has been approved to operate in the U.S. The plant will still have to clear state permitting hurdles before opening.

Let there be no doubt that this is a real threat to all American horses -- both wild and domestic -- and we're going to have to band together in the coming weeks and months to make sure our laws better reflect the will of the people on this issue. Polls have found 80 percent of Americans want horse slaughter banned.
We're encouraged by recent developments in Congress where language to defund USDA inspections of horse slaughter plants is in both the Senate and House versions of the FY2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill, thanks in part to AWHPC supporters who contacted their representatives on the relevant committees.
But we need a long term solution to this problem which is why we've been advocating for the SAFE Act to ban horse slaughter in the U.S. and to prevent the transport of horses out of the US to slaughter plants in Canada and Mexico.
If you have not done so yet, please contact your Senators and Congresspersons today to ask them to support the SAFE Act. 

We'll keep you updated as we learn of any developments.

-- The AWHPC Team
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The American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign is dedicated to preserving American wild horses and burros in viable free-roaming herds for generations to come, as part of our national heritage.
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