Congressman Burton is solemn in his efforts to stop the illegal transportation of horses for slaughtering in Canada and Mexico. Last week, he attended a fundraiser to defend his conviction. MadeleinePickens.com shares more of the fundraiser's detailed events.
Burton is pushing legislation that would make it illegal for Americans to round up and sell wild horses to slaughterhouses in Canada and Mexico, where their meat is processed and sent mainly to Europe for human consumption. No horses have been legally slaughtered in the United States since the last abattoirs were closed in 2007. However, American so-called “killer-buyers” still deliver wild horses to processing plants across the borders, a lucrative activity Burton said needs to stop.
“Our goal is to make sure there is humane treatment for horses in this country,” he said. “How the rest of the world handles it, we can’t dictate to them. China does one thing, India does another, every country has their own approaches, and we try to set the example.”
“Our goal is to make sure there is humane treatment for horses in this country,” he said. “How the rest of the world handles it, we can’t dictate to them. China does one thing, India does another, every country has their own approaches, and we try to set the example.”
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