Polls

Nothing makes the passions rise like animal consumption and cruelty, particularly with respect to horses. In fact, a bill to prohibit slaughter of horses for human consumption is one of the most commented upon here on WashingtonWatch.com.

So I’ll be interested to watch the latest in anti-horse-slaughter legislation. H.R. 6598, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008, is a new bill that would provide penalties of up to three years in prison for transporting or trading in horses and horse flesh for human consumption.

It was introduced the same day as a bill to increase collection of data on animal cruelty crimes. That’s the Animal Cruelty Statistics Act of 2008, aka H.R. 6597.

Now, there’s some range of behavior that’s animal cruelty and all good people are against it. Query: Is slaughter of horses inherently cruel?

I know this question boils the blood for some. I’m not asking because I agree or disagree with this legislation. It’s something everyone ought to give some thought to because there are some pretty deep divisions on it in the country, and bills like this seek to decide that question once and for all.

Here’s what people think about H.R. 6598, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 and H.R. 6597, the Animal Cruelty Statistics Act of 2008. Click to vote, comment, learn more, or edit the wiki articles on the bills.

What People Think About The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008

83% For, 17% Against

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What People Think About The Animal Cruelty Statistics Act of 2008

93% For, 7% Against

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What People Think About S. 311

77% For, 23% Against

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November 22, 1995

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The following is the information you requested detailing the audience response to the story we did on the horse slaughter industry.

The audience response was overwhelming. Between calls made in response to the poll we ran and general calls made to our New York and Los Angeles offices, it was clear that our viewing audience was outraged by this story.

Thr response came from all over the United States. As the following numbers indicate, their message was clear. Stop slaughtering our horses for human consumption in other countries.

The poll which followed the story asked the question "Should horse slaughter be banned?"

Total calls logged: 50, 154
Yes it should be banned: 46,441 calls
No it should not be banned: 3,713 calla

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What People Think About The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008

83% For, 17% Against

What People Think About The Animal Cruelty Statistics Act of 2008

93% For, 7% Against

S. 311, A bill 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

What People Think About S. 311

77% For, 23% Against