MO Pro Horse Slaughter Bill Still Alive!

Dear Friends,

 

This just in from Animal Law Coalition:

 

MO HOUSE REJECTS HORSE SLAUGHTER NOT!

 

Update May 7, 2010:  The pro-horse slaughter provisions from Missouri H.B. 1747, that were sneakily buried in S.B. 795, an unrelated bill, were NOT withdrawn or removed by amendment from S.B. 795 on May 5 as previously reported.

At least 1 anti-slaughter lobbyist at the Capitol that day was given to understand the pro-slaughter provisions had been removed prior to the House vote on the bill. That was not true.  This is the second time advocates have been misled into believing the pro-horse slaugher proposal was dead.
The Missouri House of Representatives debated the House Committee Substitute version of S.B. 795 this past week amidst a strong public outcry against the horse slaughter provisions buried in the bill. The pro-slaughter provisions were originally in H.B. 1747 introduced by state  Rep. James Viebrock. For more on this and how these provisions came to be buried in S.B. 795, read Animal Law Coalition's reports below.
For more information and what you can do, please click here: http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1160