THE HORSE GAZETTE
new eu rules may end slaughter of american horses
CHICAGO, (EWA)
banned from food animals range The new rules will In recent years, Valley Farms slaughter opera- their Cavel slaughter plant in
– The European Union (EU)
from toxic wormers to phenyl- mean that horses coming from European authorities have tion in Saskatchewan, Canada, DeKalb, Illinois. Natural Val-
and Canadian Food Inspection
butazone (PBZ), the “aspirin” auctions and other sources in cracked down on horse meat said: “Unfortunately, North ley’s horse slaughter plant was
Agency (CFIA) have announced
of the horse world, and even the US will have to be kept drug producers within the EU, America, US and Canada, closed by the Canadian Food
that the rules on slaughtering
include fertility drugs that can free on a feedlot for half a year. requiring a “passport” system were never geared for raising Inspection Agency in January
horses for human consumption
cause miscarriages in women. Producers estimate that feeding that specifically documents horses for food consumption. of 2009, for health issues.
are about to change radically
“PBZ is a known carcinogen horses that long will more than whether a horse has received The system as it stood when Unlike Canada, hors-
due to concerns regarding con-
and can cause aplastic anemia double their cost, making them such substances. Owners we were killing horses was in es going to Mexico are killed in
taminated horse meat.
(bone marrow suppression) in less competitive with horses must state that their horses no way, shape or form, safe, in two types of slaughter plants.
The new EU rules will
humans”, says Equine Welfare from other sources. And that are intended for slaughter. my opinion.” The three largest plants export
become effective in April 2010,
Alliance (EWA) member Dr. is likely to be only half their USDA statistics Skjerven went on to the meat to the EU and will
requiring that either slaughtered
Ann Marini, MD/Ph.D, Profes- problem. show that in 2008, the US say, “We did not know where fall under the same new rules.
animals have complete health
sor of Neurology at Uniform EWA member Christy exported 56,731 horses to those horses were coming from, Mexican authorities have yet to
records showing they have not
Services University of the Sheidy, of Another Chance Mexico and 77,073 horses what might be in them or what announce whether their smaller
received banned substances or
Health Sciences. 4 Horses, routinely rescues to Canada for slaughter, re- they were treated with. I was plants, that provide meat for
a 180-day quarantine for the
But the list of contaminants slaughter bound horses from sulting in the second highest always in fear - I think that it domestic consumption, will
horses. Claude Boissonnealut,
is not limited to conventional Pennsylvania’s New Holland slaughter total since 1995. was very valid - that we were be required to follow the new
head of the CFIAs red meat
drugs. “Some of the garbage auction. Sheidy warns, “Out- Diners abroad have no idea going to send something across rules.
programs, has indicated that
‘treatments’ that are given to breaks of diseases like strangles whatsoever what dangerous there [to the EU] and we were “We don’t need to eat
Canada will likely abide by the
performance horses included and shipping fever will be in- chemicals they are eating in simply going to get our doors horses. Horses are for riding,
180-day quarantine, as man-
iodine-peanut oil injections evitable in these quarantine the American horsemeat that locked after we had some kind jumping and doing a whole
dated by the EU.
along the spine, anabolic ste- feedlots. Left untreated, many is shipped from plants across of issue with the product.” lot of great things. They’re not
Equine welfare ad-
roids, cocaine, amphetamines, horses may die before they our borders. Skjerven’s plant be- food”, concluded Skjerven.
vocates have warned of the
opioids and even snake venom”, can be slaughtered.” Treating In an interview gan killing horses in September For more info, visit:
contamination of American
explains Dr. Nicholas Dodman, the horses would restart their with EWA, Henry Skjerven, a of 2007 for the Belgium’s Velda www.equinewelfarealliance.
horse meat for years. Substances
DVM at Tufts University. quarantine time. former director of the Natural Group following the closing of org
greener pastures
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eryone know our beloved Satin – Jana Kay, Director of Training Training. ethic and self-esteem. Over to when he couldn’t or wouldn’t lessons Satin taught in recent
passed away in July. Satin has & Education A nice gentleman the past few years Satin has talk to anyone else. Satin helped months was that no matter how
been struggling since February came out, observed our pro- touched more than 250 lives a middle aged woman with de- old you are you can still learn
and we now know that he had 2008 MD Barns Silver Spur gram and said he thought his in amazing ways. pression, feel happy for the first new things and never underesti-
glaucoma in both eyes and was Award Nomination horse would be a good fit. He Satin gave a young time in her life. Satin taught a mate what older people or older
going blind. He was truly a Working with adults did comment, “There might young woman that refused horses can do.
special horse that taught many with intellectual disabilities can be one problem. Isn’t this a to work, what it meant to Jerry, a middle aged
of us so much about life. be very rewarding and also very Christian school, my hors- have a meaningful job and man with special needs learned
Though it is heart- challenging much like working es’ name is Satan.” I went strong work ethic. Satin how to ride horses and prepared
breaking, I know he is in a with horses. The Marbridge to see the horse and knew helped a middle aged man for the state competition. On
better place now without pain. Foundation is a 55-year-old from the minute I hopped gain more mobility through the day of competition, his
I have attached his story from residential facility that provides on his back that he would be Hippo therapy. Satin gave 10-year-old Quarter Horse
last year when he was nomi- a safe, loving community where perfect. The only problem a young summer camper began to act out and his coach
nated for the MD Barns Sliver adults with cognitive challenges I had was finding a new the thrill of a lifetime as made the decision that riding
can achieve their full poten- name for him. I told my he stood quietly for her to
the horse would be a safety is-
staff about my dilemma and mount and then picked up sue. At first she was concerned
the art teacher said, “What to a trot when she wanted about using Satin, since he was
color is he?” When I replied to go fast. Satin brought getting older and would need
black, she said “How about tears of joy to the eyes of a to compete in multiple events.
Black Satin?” So his name family as they watched their She put her faith in Satin and
became Satin and much to son win his first medal in as you can see by the photo,
my surprise when I received Special Olympics. Satin and Jerry came through
his AQHA certificate of Satin helped a as winners in the end.
registration his Dam was woman with OCD under-
Satan’s Satin. stand that many people have Far left: Matt with
S a t i n b e g a n things in their life they can’t Satin.
teaching the residents im- control. (Satin cribs and we
portant life skills such as: explained to the woman it is Left: Kenny with
responsibility, positive much like her OCD.) Satin
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