date:Apr 12, 2013
ongress introduced the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, which would ban slaughter of horses for human consumption in the US and prohibit exporting horses for food slaughter.
But several states passed or considered legislation legalizing horse slaughter. In March, Oklahoma legislators lifted the state's 50-year ban on horse slaughter, legalizing exports of horse meat but maintaining a ban on domestic sales.