Day: August 23, 2006

Congress holds hearings on horse slaughter ban – September 1, 2006 For more info click on above link Supporters and opponents of a proposed ban on slaughtering horses for human consumption gathered on Capitol Hill in late July for a round of hearings on the merits of the controversial legislation. With a little more than 200 co-sponsors in the House, the American Horse Slaughter Protection Act (H.R. 503) has strong bipartisan support. Many consider it to be a protective measure for the estimated 90,000 horses slaughtered for food annually in the United States. For years, horsemeat has

USDA proposes allowing more substances in organic livestock – September 1, 2006 For more info click on above link The Department of Agriculture is proposing to permit additional substances, including those used in a number of medical treatments, in organic livestock production. The medical treatments permissible with limitations under the new rule would include administration of atropine, bismuth subsalicylate, butorphanol, flunixin, furosemide, magnesium hydroxide, poloxalene, tolazoline, and xylazine. The amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for organic livestock also would allow the use of peracetic acid for sanitation of facilities and processing equipment,