American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011

S.1176 American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 was introduced June 9th 2011 by Sen Landrieu, Mary L. and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) . This bill will ban horse slaughter in America. So far this bill has 18 cosponsors who are:
Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] - 6/9/2011
Sen Begich, Mark [AK] - 6/9/2011
Sen Blumenthal, Richard [CT] - 6/15/2011
Sen Brown, Scott P. [MA] - 6/9/2011
Sen Carper, Thomas R. [DE] - 6/9/2011
Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] - 6/9/2011
Sen Coons, Christopher A. [DE] - 6/30/2011
Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] - 6/9/2011
Sen Graham, Lindsey [SC] - 6/9/2011
Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 6/13/2011
Sen Kirk, Mark Steven [IL] - 6/9/2011
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 6/9/2011
Sen Levin, Carl [MI] - 6/9/2011
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 6/9/2011
Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 6/9/2011
Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] - 6/9/2011
Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] - 6/9/2011
Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 6/9/2

Horses in America are not raised for slaughter. They are raised as pets and used for entertainment. One reason horse slaughter was originally stopped in the U.S was due to Bute. Bute is a pain killer that effects equine meat. Bute never leaves the horses system and if anyone consumed equine meat with bute in it they will become very sick and could also die.  Equine slaughter in the U.S was also stopped due to poor regulations and inhumane treatment of the horses. Equine meat is also no longer put into pet food. However horse slaughter still remains to be an issue in the U.S because it is not fully banned and there are various illegal slaughter plants with in the U.S.

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