How Farm Bureau is NOT for the welfare of the Horses. OKFB pleased Gov. Fallin signed horse legislation OklahomaOklahoma Farm Bureau is pleased that Gov. Mary Fallin signed HB 1999 into law. The new law ends the prohibition on horse meat processing for export in Oklahoma. OKFB, along with other agricultural organizations, supported the legislation, which is said to help resolve the issue of horse maltreatment and abandonment. “Oklahoma livestock and wildlife producers respect and care for animals,” said Mike Spradling, OKFB president. “This legislation provides a humane solution to the challenge of abandoned, abused and otherwise neglected horses.” In signing the bill, Gov. Fallin said, “These animals traveled long distances, in potentially inhumane circumstances, only to meet their end in foreign processing plants that do not face the same level of regulation or scrutiny that American plants would. Those of us who care about the well-being of horses—and we all should—cannot be satisfied with a status quo that encourages abuse and neglect, or that rewards the potentially inhumane slaughter of animals in foreign countries.” - See more at: fbnews.fb.org/FBNews/Grassroots/State_Focus-2147482866.aspx?terms=horse%20slaughter#sthash.FXq5NQyw.dpuf
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 01:20:54 +0000
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