H.R.503 - Horse Slaughter Prohibition bill Sponsor: John Sweeney / 109th Congress

Title
109th Congress - To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes. hidemore...
Summary
This bill amends an existing law to prohibit the human consumption of horses or other equines and shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses for these purposes. (by MAPLight.org)
Status
The bill was voted on in the House on September 7, 2006
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Vote Date:
September 07, 2006
Motion:
Amendment 2 to H R 503 (On Agreeing to the Amendment)
Location:
House
Result:
Fail
  • 149 Yes Votes58.203125%
  • 256 No Votes100%
  • 26 Not Voting10.15625%
Showing contributions
Jan 2003-Aug 2008 House

Interests who did want this bill to become law (such as Animal Rights and Casinos, racetracks & gambling) gave an average of:

  • $3,307 to each legislator voting Yes
    13.4436359202%
  • $12,219 to each legislator voting No
    49.6745612139%

Interests who did not want this bill to become law (such as Farm bureaus and Horse breeders) gave an average of:

  • $21,010 to each legislator voting Yes
    85.4103034148%
  • $4,289 to each legislator voting No
    17.4369861336%

Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)

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HR 503 would protect horses at the expense of production agriculture by Angela Xu, Jul 31, 2008 (7:22pm)

This bill would make it illegal for horses to be slaughtered for food. Although horse consumption is illegal in America, many companies export the horse meat to Europe and Asia, where they become delicacies for gourmet diners. Supporters say that the US horse slaughter industry is driven not by actual market demand, but by animal cruelty. According to them, the horses are transported and slaughtered under abusive and appalling conditions. Many of their arguments also appeal to strong emotional attachments that Americans feel towards horses. On the other hand, the bill’s opponents argue that horse processing should remain a viable option for management of surpluses of unwanted and abandoned horses. They also say that giving emotional considerations too much weight would result in unjust regulations on production agriculture, economically disadvantaging the entire industry.

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