EWA/WHFF Expose llegal Horse Meat Shipments through Port of Houston TX | Straight from the Horse's Heart

EWA/WHFF Expose llegal Horse Meat Shipments through Port of Houston TX | Straight from the Horse's Heart

Summary: click (HERE)

Bill of lading data, click (HERE), exposes horse meat continuing to illegally ship through the Port of Houston. The shipments are in violation of 1949 Texas state law banning the sale and possession [§ 149.002], and transfer [§ 149.003] of horse meat.

Information Contained in this Document:

• The spreadsheet contains 6 tabs of data for the various shippers involved in the illegal trade through the Port of Houston. Of note:

• Country of origin is primarily Mexico [column X]

• Shipper, International Unicorn, is from Kaufman, Texas

• Crossed out items are either not Port of Houston or not horse meat released. They have been left on the spreadsheet to maintain the integrity of the information received. [Column M or V]

• Final Destination is in column D.

• A copy of the 2007 ruling , click (HERE), upholding the 1949 state law is also included as part of this release.

© Equine Welfare Alliance & Wild Horse Freedom Federation

Repeating History: Remember Why Horse Slaughter was Banned | Straight from the Horse's Heart

Repeating History: Remember Why Horse Slaughter was Banned | Straight from the Horse's Heart

For a lot of Oklahomans, the undeniable horribleness of horse slaughter is reason enough to maintain the state's ban on the grisly business.

But of course, meat production is an inherently unpleasant undertaking. Which raises the question: Are there other good reasons to continue the ban?

Apparently leaders and residents of Texas, Tennessee, New Mexico, Oregon and Missouri, among other states, seem to think so.

Oklahoma Votes to Become Horse Abuse Capitol of the United States « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Oklahoma Votes to Become Horse Abuse Capitol of the United States « Straight from the Horse's Heart

OKLAHOMA CITY – Two separate bills to end Oklahoma’s ban on the slaughter of companion horses slid with slimy ease through the state House and Senate, yesterday.

The state Senate passed a bill 38-6 Wednesday, while the House measure was approved on an 82-14 vote.
Senate Bill 375 and House Bill 1999 repeal the section of Oklahoma law prohibiting the slaughter of horses for human consumption. With their passage, drug tainted horse meat could now be produced and packaged in Oklahoma, only if it is to be exported internationally, only if the horses are sold through a livestock auction and purchased by a livestock dealer and only if it is federally inspected which is what closed down the three remaining slaughter plants in 2007.

SFTHH Exclusive: “Predictions” « Straight from the Horse's Heart

SFTHH Exclusive: “Predictions” « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Predictions come in many forms. Some from a gut feeling or wishing it were so. For equine advocates, they were based on evidence and scientific fact. We predicted that foreign consumers would realize the US had been allowing toxic meat to enter their food chain. We predicted that horse slaughter would give the meat industry a black eye.

What we didn’t predict was the prediction coming true with hurricane force.

Video: Food Giant Nestle Recalls Products after Horse Meat Discovery « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Video: Food Giant Nestle Recalls Products after Horse Meat Discovery « Straight from the Horse's Heart

(CNN) — Nestle is suspending deliveries of all its products that include beef from a German supplier because “traces of horse DNA” were found in the meat, the Swiss-based food giant said on its website Monday.
Nestle also is recalling two chilled pasta products, Buitoni Beef Ravioli and Beef Tortellini, from store shelves in Italy and Spain, the news release said. A lasagna product sold to French catering businesses will also be recalled.

There have been many reports lately about questionable actions of the Bureau of Land Management and its contractors, such as selling horses out of long term holding to known kill buyers Joe Simon and Musick Livestock (“Wild Horses Sold to Killbuyer“) or allowing individuals such as Tom Davis to purchase 1700 horses without questioning where all these horses would end up. (“Wild Horses to Slaughter“).Animals’ Angels FOIA Request Uncovers Grave Discrepancy in BLM Mortality Rates « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Animals’ Angels FOIA Request Uncovers Grave Discrepancy in BLM Mortality Rates « Straight from the Horse's Heart

There have been many reports lately about questionable actions of the Bureau of Land Management and its contractors, such as selling horses out of long term holding to known kill buyers Joe Simon and Musick Livestock (“Wild Horses Sold to Killbuyer“) or allowing individuals such as Tom Davis to purchase 1700 horses without questioning where all these horses would end up. (“Wild Horses to Slaughter“).

Obama to Nominate CEO of Outdoor Equipment Giant REI to Become Interior Secretary « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Obama to Nominate CEO of Outdoor Equipment Giant REI to Become Interior Secretary « Straight from the Horse's Heart

President Obama on Wednesday will nominate Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) chief executive Sally Jewell to head the Interior Department, according to a White House official who asked not to be identified because the public announcement has not yet been made.

BLM “Spin Doctor” is “Out to Lunch” « Straight from the Horse's Heart

BLM “Spin Doctor” is “Out to Lunch” « Straight from the Horse's Heart

In what could be the “perfect storm,” my last 2 articles tied together, because those busy bees in BLM made a feeble attempt to disparage my article about Spur Livestock (which has a BLM contract for a wild horse long term holding pasture and is co-owned by Jim Reeves) selling wild horses to a kill buyer and also seemed to illustrate points I made in my article about BLM public relations manipulation.

Bureau of Land (Mis)Management Excels at Manipulation Training « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Bureau of Land (Mis)Management Excels at Manipulation Training « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Did you ever wonder what made Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wild Horse & Burro Specialists so “special?” Was it because they had extensive training in equine sciences? Was it because they were range management specialists or biologists who took a BLM Wild Horse & Burro Program “training” class? Was it because they had a big shiny rodeo belt buckle?

Space Shuttle Columbia: Like the Horses, We Shall Never Forget « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Space Shuttle Columbia: Like the Horses, We Shall Never Forget « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Feb 1st 2003 changed the lives of millions of people.  As a country and a human community we lost 7 brave souls over the skies of north Texas and Louisiana, that day.  The space shuttle Columbia came apart as she attempted to re-enter the atmosphere and the course of space flight was changed forever.  And likewise that day the experience was my very first glimpse into the soul of the horse.  Take it any way you want but I began to seek, explore and delve deeper into the equine/human relationship just 10 short years ago this very day.