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01-26-06, 02:04 PM
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 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Humboldt CA,G town TX
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 | BOOOOOO on horse slaughtering
Millions of horses are being slaughtered every day""Stop Horse Slaughtering in the USA"" USDA bureaucrats and horse slaughter TODAY'S EDITORIAL January 13, 2006 Last year, Congress voted overwhelmingly to include an amendment in the agriculture appropriations bill that would, in the words of Sen. John Ensign, "end the slaughter of America's horses for human consumption overseas." Mr. Ensign was a co-sponsor of the bill, as was Sen. Robert Byrd, who said the amendment would "stop the slaughter of horses for human consumption." In the House, amendment co-sponsor Rep. John Spratt said, "This amendment in simple terms will stop the slaughter for human consumption of horses." So, we learn with surprise that this amendment apparently "does not prevent horse slaughter at all," according to Department of Agriculture General Counsel James Michael Kelly. All it does, Mr. Kelly wrote in a letter to Congress, is prohibit "expenditure of funds provided under the 2006 [appropriations] Act to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to inspect the horses." In other words, the only purpose of the amendment is to cut a little grist from the federal budget. Mr. Kelly's assertion is ridiculous. Under the Federal Meat Inspection Act horses bound for human consumption must be inspected by USDA employees both prior to and after slaughter. The amendment, which President Bush signed into law in November, bans horse slaughter by prohibiting the funds used for the inspections. As the record clearly states, this was Congress' intent. In the words of the Humane Society of the United States, any other explanation "would render the entire Amendment meaningless" and forces one to accept the "absurd premise that all of the time, effort, and energy spent debating and enacting this Amendment was for the sole purpose of changing the way [USDA] pays for horse inspection prior to slaughter." Nonetheless, USDA is considering a petition from the three foreign-owned horse slaughter plants in the country to disregard the explicit will of Congress. The two Belgian plants and one French-owned plant are offering to pay the inspectors themselves under a fee-for-service system used for "certain exotic animals," like elk, reindeer, rabbits, and now, we suppose, horses. Moreover, they want to do this without having to go through the messy public notice and comment period otherwise common for such requests. Astoundingly, the USDA seems prepared to let them do this. So, we'll set up our own public notice and comment period. Readers who might not like the idea of a U.S. agency ignoring a law of Congress to placate a few foreign horse slaughterers should voice their concerns to Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns. Send an e-mail to Mr. Johanns at mike.johanns@usda.gov or call his office at 202-720-3631. Last edited by Sexyraver4life; 01-27-06 at 12:07 AM. |
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01-26-06, 02:25 PM
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01-27-06, 01:00 AM
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| an apparition  Join Date: Jun 2005
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Good lord - his mother is a cow?! How has this happened? How has this escaped notice? Why is zero not subject to much scientific probing and whatnot? The world owes a debt of gratitude to Sexyraver4life for bringing another, more important issue to our attention. Wow.... or.... mooooowowowoowow I guess. | |
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01-27-06, 01:04 AM
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 O and dont forget the cows................LOL
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01-27-06, 01:15 AM
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| an apparition Join Date: Jun 2005
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hehe - its been a while since I've unloaded and I'm glad you accepted my offer... first - the grammar Nazi. "the DDM" - DDM is a community and a pluralistic one. It should not be referred to with a definite article adjective under the circumstances which you reference it as it was not speaking to you as a monolithic, unified singular and unique voice. Even if it had - you'd still probably have picked the wrong article. You'd have been better off simply thanking DDM (as a specific entity without using any article whatsoever.) there = adverb indicating place they're = contraction of the third person plural pronoun and conjugated be verb.... they are their = possessive pronoun indicating ownership of.... do try to use them properly - it will aid your argument greatly Secondly I think I've erred in picking a fight with you. I have been rude and naughty. I was unaware your mother was a crack head (though your admission does not surprise). I've no idea what a 215 card is but judging from the quality of your posts I'd guess it has something to do with a note pinned to your jacket for the bus driver? In any event. My apologies for being such a big meanie. | |
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