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Fresh Opportuntity to Tell Horse Horror Stories to Uncle Sam Regarding Lack of Horse Processing Facilities
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 6:13:06 CST
The lack of processing facilities for unwanted horses is a growing problem in rural areas of America- and former Texas lawmaker Charles Stenholm told members of the American Farm Bureau in Seattle this week that he is gratified to see the grass roots horse industry begin to push back.
Stenholm, our guest on today's Beef Buzz, says that there is a GAO study that has just kicked off and will be reported out in early March that could open some eyes in Congress about the problem, if horse owners will offer feedback to the government. The GAO was instructed to prepare a report for Congress that indicates what the effect of the closure of the horse processing facilities have been on the welfare of horses themselves, and what the effect was been on farm and ranch economy.
Stenholm says that groups like United Organizations of the Horse are raising awareness of this study, as well as how groups like HSUS continue to promote the idea that horses are pets and are no different than a cat or a dog.
He believes that private property rights are being trampled with this line of thought- and it does not recognize the reality that in other countries, horse meat is eaten and accepted by consumers. You can hear his comments on the horse processing issue that continues to impact anyone that owns a horse in the US- just click on the Listen Bar below for today's Beef Buzz.
The Beef Buzz is a regular feature heard on radio stations around the state on the Radio Oklahoma Network- but is also a regular audio feature found on this website as well. Click on the listen bar below for today's show- and check out our archives for older Beef Buzz shows covering the gamut of the beef cattle industry today.
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