date:Apr 17, 2014
The most recent ban on equine inspections by USDA meat inspectors has moved the horse slaughter debate up to Canadas House of Commons.
A Member of Parliament (MP) from southeastern British Columbia hopes that a final hour of debate next month can persuade the countrys federal lawmakers to pass his bill limiting slaughter only to those horses raised as feed animals with complete medical records. MP Alex Atamanenkos legislation (C-571) is a private members bill, meaning that the government did no