As you all know I have been doing everything in my ability to stop horse slaughter from being legalized. I have written all members of the committee and all my state reps. I have posted on many sites to make people aware of how dangerous horse slaughter is to not just horses, but humans. With a heavy heart I have to bring this news. I believe that with the passing of this bill only shows, bills are passed due to greed, not because of public support or facts.
U.S. Equine Slaughter Legal Again
Already State Reps are gearing to slaughter: "Entities already are considering opening plants in Oregon, and possibly Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Georgia and Missouri, slaughter plant proponent Sue Wallis said.Between 120,000 to 200,000 horses will be killed for human consumption per year, she estimates.In coming months, the first couple of plants may open, said Wallis."
U.S. horse slaughter plants in the very early stages of planning, proponent says
What will we see if plants re-open?
Horse slaughter plants were shut down in 2007 and slaughter made illegal due to the unsanitary conditions the equine slaughter houses were kept. More importantly due to the amount of children, pets and adults getting sick off the equine meat. Most horses in America have bute in their system. Bute is a medicine given to treat pain or muscle/joint issues in horses. Once a horse consumes bute the medicine never leaves the horses system. Anyone who consumes equine meat with bute in it will get severely sick.
WHEN HORSE SLAUGHTER COMES TO TOWN <-this article is more then just a look into the past of how bad horse slaughter was. This article is now the bases for our future. We will see this happen again, because we still see this happen with poultry, pig and cattle slaughter farms. The only difference is with cattle, pigs, chickens, Bute is banned to give to them. Horse's are much more trickier because they are not raised on a farm for slaughter; they are either rejected by previous owners, severely sick or stolen when being sent to slaughter.
How can we stop equine slaughter from becoming common in the U.S?
Each state can have a choice whether or not to ban horse slaughter officially. Contact your local reps ( this includes federal reps, governors, senators, congressmen) Tell them you do not support equine slaughter. Ask them to pass S1176 the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
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Government Accountability Office (GAO) At Risk!
Our government plans on cutting the GAO, so less regulations can be in place to fight corruption. At least this is how I look at this move. Here's a video on it:
Report Slams Congress For Attacking Its Own Budget-Saving Watchdog
Congress To Cut Financial Market Watchdog’s Funding In Latest Round Of Budget Negotiations
MF Global
Insight: Anger rises as MF Global clients see billions frozen
MF Global Customers Hope for Funds
These two articles above are the most recent on MF Global. It seems that the money is now MIA which customers from MF Global were supposed to get. Here's reuters article which was posted on the 17th. I want to quote a few lines before posting the link:
Later on Thursday, the company announced J. Randy MacDonald, its global head of retail, was no longer employed.
The company said in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that MacDonald had "ceased to be employed" and would not receive severance or termination payments.
MacDonald was owed $8.9 million in severance, according to a July proxy filing. His departure comes two weeks after MF's chief executive, former New Jersey governor and Goldman Sachs head Jon Corzine, resigned without taking roughly $9 million in severance.
Chief Operating Officer Bradley Abelow, also entitled to about $9 million in severance, is still employed. A spokeswoman for MF Global did not return a call seeking comment on Thursday.
MF, which went bankrupt October 31, laid off nearly half its staff, including more than 1,000 employees of the company's broker-dealer unit.
Full article here:WRAPUP 3-MF Global customers to get long-sought $520 mln
It's obvious these guys were messing with people's money, both MacDonald and Jon Corzine need to be sent to jail.
MF Global Customers Hope for Funds
These two articles above are the most recent on MF Global. It seems that the money is now MIA which customers from MF Global were supposed to get. Here's reuters article which was posted on the 17th. I want to quote a few lines before posting the link:
Later on Thursday, the company announced J. Randy MacDonald, its global head of retail, was no longer employed.
The company said in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that MacDonald had "ceased to be employed" and would not receive severance or termination payments.
MacDonald was owed $8.9 million in severance, according to a July proxy filing. His departure comes two weeks after MF's chief executive, former New Jersey governor and Goldman Sachs head Jon Corzine, resigned without taking roughly $9 million in severance.
Chief Operating Officer Bradley Abelow, also entitled to about $9 million in severance, is still employed. A spokeswoman for MF Global did not return a call seeking comment on Thursday.
MF, which went bankrupt October 31, laid off nearly half its staff, including more than 1,000 employees of the company's broker-dealer unit.
Full article here:WRAPUP 3-MF Global customers to get long-sought $520 mln
It's obvious these guys were messing with people's money, both MacDonald and Jon Corzine need to be sent to jail.
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