The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act is a bill under current legislation that would ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption and stop the domestic and international transportation for such slaughter.
Lobbied through the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in conjunction with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the bill passed in the House of Representatives in September. Funding was cut for the USDA to inspect slaughterhouses in the United States, which forced them to shut down and led to the transportation of horses to slaughterhouses in Mexico and Canada.
According to Devon Mullet, owner of the Kalona Sale Barn, the arrival of this bill spawns an increased horse population resulting in a depressed market.
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