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<blockquote data-quote="Dusty Britches" data-source="post: 265838" data-attributes="member: 1900"><p>Contact Congress to prevent the horse slaughter ban:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://capwiz.com/beefusa/issues/alert/?alertid=8883426&type=CO" target="_blank">http://capwiz.com/beefusa/issues/alert/ ... 26&type=CO</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>ORGANIZATIONS OPPOSING </p><p>"THE AMERICAN HORSE SLAUGHTER PREVENTION ACT" </p><p></p><p>Agribusiness Association of Iowa </p><p>American Association of Equine Practitioners </p><p>American Farm Bureau Federation </p><p>American Feed Industry Association </p><p>American Meat Institute </p><p>American Quarter Horse Association </p><p>American Paint Horse Association </p><p>American Veterinary Medical Association </p><p>Animal Health Institute </p><p>Animal Welfare Council </p><p>California Cattlemen's Association </p><p>Colorado Horse Council </p><p>Colorado Outfitters Association </p><p>Equine Nutrition and Physiology Society </p><p>Federation of Animal Science Societies </p><p>Florida Cattlemen's Association </p><p>Grain & Feed Association of Illinois </p><p>Hooved Animal Rescue and Protection Society </p><p>Iowa Cattlemen's Association </p><p>Horsemen's Council of Illinois </p><p>Illinois Beef Association </p><p>Illinois Farm Bureau </p><p>Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Assoc. </p><p>Kansas Grain & Feed Association </p><p>Kansas Livestock Association </p><p>Kentucky Quarter Horse Association </p><p>Livestock Marketing Association </p><p>Masters of Foxhounds Association of North America </p><p>Michigan Horse Council </p><p>Michigan Agri-Business Association </p><p>Mid-America Horse Show Association </p><p>Missouri Equine Council, Inc. </p><p></p><p>National Cattlemen's Beef Association </p><p>National Chicken Council </p><p>National Grain & Feed Association </p><p>National High School Rodeo Association </p><p>National Milk Producers Federation </p><p>National Pork Producers Council </p><p>National Turkey Federation </p><p>Nevada Cattlemen's Association </p><p>New Jersey Horse Council, Inc. </p><p>New York State Horse Council, Inc. </p><p>North Carolina Horse Council </p><p>Ohio Agribusiness Association </p><p>Ohio Cattlemen's Association </p><p>Ohio Horsemen's Council </p><p>Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association </p><p>Oklahoma Grain & Feed Association </p><p>Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association </p><p>Palomino Breeders of America </p><p>Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association </p><p>Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association </p><p>South Dakota Quarter Horse Association </p><p>Texas Grain & Feed Association </p><p>Texas Horse Council </p><p>Texas & Southwest Cattle Raisers Assoc. </p><p>United Egg Producers </p><p>U.S. Animal Health Association </p><p>Utah Horse Council </p><p>Utah State Quarter Horse Association </p><p>Vermont Quarter Horse Association </p><p>Virginia State Horse Council </p><p>Virginia Farm Bureau </p><p>Wisconsin Horse Council</p><p></p><p>Redman1 - your information has been skewed. The reason a bolt is used (rarely more than once) is for food safety reasons. The animal <em>must </em>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dusty Britches, post: 265838, member: 1900"] Contact Congress to prevent the horse slaughter ban: [url=http://capwiz.com/beefusa/issues/alert/?alertid=8883426&type=CO]http://capwiz.com/beefusa/issues/alert/ ... 26&type=CO[/url] 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 [i]must [/i]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. [/QUOTE]
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