FEDERAL BILL TO BAN THE PROCESSING OF HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IS SET FOR A HEARING ON 1/29/20

H.R. 961 – Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2019 – SAFE ACT

TEXT FROM BILL
the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption is hereby prohibited

HEARING : 01/29/2020 10:00 AM EST [House] Energy And Commerce 2322 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Info on the hearing – you can livestream it here also:
https://energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-on-improving-safety-and-transparency-in-america-s-food-and-drugs
This is an equine welfare issue – there simply isn’t the infrastructure to support the unwanted horses that are currently being transported to Mexico and Canada to be processed for human consumption – this bill does NOTHING to address this. We need solutions, not an unfunded mandate that will make the situation worse for equine welfare in the United States.

If you are concerned about this bill you should immediately contact your U.S. Congressional representative and members of the Energy and Commerce Committee
Find your congressional representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Members of the Energy and Commerce Committee:
http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/index.aspx?comcode=IF00