President Obama signed a bill November 18th, 2011 to reopen the doors of horse-slaughter houses across the U.S. Which will mean the reported spike of 60% horse neglect and abuse since 2007 will decrease across the country.
After Congress quietly lifted this 5 year ban, horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated if slaughterhouses in the U.S. butchered horses for human consumption it would conduct inspections to make sure federal laws were being followed.
They estimated a slaughterhouse could possibly open by January 2012 with state approval and eventually over 200,000 horses a year could be through the plant for human consumption. Most of the meat would be shipped to countries in Europe and Asia, including France and Japan with the intention of these plants being American-owned.
Lawmakers in Illinois and California have banned the slaughter of horses for human consumption, and more than a dozen states tightly regulate the sale of horse meat.
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