Day: June 20, 2008

COURT REJECTS APPEAL TO ILLINOIS HORSE SLAUGHTER BAN

The Supreme Court has declined an appeal from the owners of a horse slaughtering plant who challenged an Illinois law prohibiting the killing of horses for human consumption. Cavel International Inc. closed its plant in DeKalb, Ill., last year after a federal appeals court upheld the ban. The company urged the justices to step in to allow the facility to reopen. The court did not comment on its order Monday. Continue reading…

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INDUSTRY DEBATES ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM’S IMPACT ON HORSES

Despite considerable opposition from groups who say the program is unworkable or an invasion of privacy, the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is making inexorable inroads into the lives of horse owners. Jim Morehead, DVM, president of the Equine Species Working Group (ESWG), an independent body composed of representatives from over 30 American equine industry groups who have come together to guide the implementation of NAIS, said the group is meeting this week in Washington to update everyone on the progress of the program. Continue reading…

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GASOLINE, WEATHER FUELING HAY PRICES

Drought conditions in some major hay producing states, along with a demand for corn-based ethanol that prompted some farmers to switch crops, escalated hay prices in 2007. This year high fuel prices will join wet weather in the Midwest, the ongoing California drought, and demand for corn to keep hay costly. Continue reading…

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