date:Jun 03, 2014
m Morans (D-VA) horse slaughter amendment and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauros (D-CT) Chinese chicken amendment.
Morans amendment to prevent funding for inspections of horse slaughter plants mirrors the one that passed the Senate Appropriations Committee last week.
There are very substantive reasons to support this amendment, Moran said. Horses arent raised for human consumption. As a result, they pose unique health risks . Theyre often given chemicals steroids and the like that can be toxic to human