WestVirginiaRebel Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 AP:TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month.Slaughter opponents pushed a measure cutting off funding for horse meat inspections through Congress in 2006 after other efforts to pass outright bans on horse slaughter failed in previous years. Congress lifted the ban in a spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law Nov. 18 to keep the government afloat until mid-December.It did not, however, allocate any new money to pay for horse meat inspections, which opponents claim could cost taxpayers $3 million to $5 million a year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture would have to find the money in its existing budget, which is expected to see more cuts this year as Congress and the White House aim to trim federal spending.The USDA issued a statement Tuesday saying there are no slaughterhouses in the U.S. that butcher horses for human consumption now, but if one were to open, it would conduct inspections to make sure federal laws were being followed. USDA spokesman Neil Gaffney declined to answer questions beyond what was in the statement.________Shades of "The Misfits..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickydog Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I don't eat rabbits or goats and I'm not going to eat horsemeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cudjo Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I have no desire to eat horsemeat, ship it to France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyM Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 They can put it in dog food, just don't put it in my food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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