We are pleased to release our position paper on horse welfare that was submitted in September to the GAO committee charged with a study on the welfare of horses since the closure of the slaughter plants.
John, Laura Allen and I were invited by the ASPCA to join them in a conference call with the GAO committee back in February. We had a few calls with ASPCA to prep for the call. After the committee call, we set the baseline for our paper and began gathering data and research. It was a true EWA team effort but if one person stood out, it was Valerie James-Patton who (like Cindy MacDonald) can pull data and research with panache.
A follow-up call is currently being scheduled to answer any questions the committee may have. The committee had indicated in our prior call they expect to release their study by year-end.
We hope you will find our position paper useful in your efforts to end horse slaughter. Feel free to distribute as you wish and if anyone would prefer a word document, please let me know.
http://www.equinewelfarealliance.org/uploads/EWA_GAO_Submission_Final_10.2010.pdf
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