House acts on celeb-backed cause of horse slaughter
Chalk one up for Bo Derek. Nearly a year after the beauty appeared on Capitol Hill to agitate for a ban on the slaughter of horses for meat, the House late last week added a provision to the agriculture spending bill for 2008 that prohibits the use of funds to allow horse slaughter to continue.
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According to the Humane Society of the United States, the funding restriction for horse slaughter was first enacted two years ago, but the Department of Agriculture hasn’t implemented it.
Last week’s provision strengthens the ban. Humane Society President and CEO Wayne Pacelle said: “Horses have served this nation honorably in battle, transport, agriculture and as loyal companions. Today, the House of Representatives said it is ungrateful and inhumane for this nation to treat them like a cheap commodity, kill them and turn them into a high-priced meal in Belgium or Japan.”
