Contact Congress to prevent the horse slaughter ban:
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ORGANIZATIONS OPPOSING
"THE AMERICAN HORSE SLAUGHTER PREVENTION ACT"
Agribusiness Association of Iowa
American Association of Equine Practitioners
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Feed Industry Association
American Meat Institute
American Quarter Horse Association
American Paint Horse Association
American Veterinary Medical Association
Animal Health Institute
Animal Welfare Council
California Cattlemen's Association
Colorado Horse Council
Colorado Outfitters Association
Equine Nutrition and Physiology Society
Federation of Animal Science Societies
Florida Cattlemen's Association
Grain & Feed Association of Illinois
Hooved Animal Rescue and Protection Society
Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Horsemen's Council of Illinois
Illinois Beef Association
Illinois Farm Bureau
Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Assoc.
Kansas Grain & Feed Association
Kansas Livestock Association
Kentucky Quarter Horse Association
Livestock Marketing Association
Masters of Foxhounds Association of North America
Michigan Horse Council
Michigan Agri-Business Association
Mid-America Horse Show Association
Missouri Equine Council, Inc.
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
National Chicken Council
National Grain & Feed Association
National High School Rodeo Association
National Milk Producers Federation
National Pork Producers Council
National Turkey Federation
Nevada Cattlemen's Association
New Jersey Horse Council, Inc.
New York State Horse Council, Inc.
North Carolina Horse Council
Ohio Agribusiness Association
Ohio Cattlemen's Association
Ohio Horsemen's Council
Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association
Oklahoma Grain & Feed Association
Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association
Palomino Breeders of America
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association
South Dakota Quarter Horse Association
Texas Grain & Feed Association
Texas Horse Council
Texas & Southwest Cattle Raisers Assoc.
United Egg Producers
U.S. Animal Health Association
Utah Horse Council
Utah State Quarter Horse Association
Vermont Quarter Horse Association
Virginia State Horse Council
Virginia Farm Bureau
Wisconsin Horse Council
Redman1 - your information has been skewed. The reason a bolt is used (rarely more than once) is for food safety reasons. The animal
must be stunned. If it isn't, the animal tenses up, preventing the blood from draining. The stun also speeds up the heart rate. The animal is hung from its back legs to force the blood through the jugular veins, lessening the time for it to die - ususally less than 1 minute. It is very humane and creates safer food. I used to work in a plant - I know.