Stars Back Horse Bill

On January 26, actors Kelly Carlson (Nip/Tuck) and Wendie Mallick (Just Shoot Me) joined members of Humane Society of the United States to lobby Congress for a horse-rights bill. Such legislation would prevent the transportation of horses to slaughterhouses in Canada and Mexico and end the round-up of wild horses by US authorities. Horse slaughterhouses currently do not exist in the US, but demand for horsemeat comes from Belgian-owned companies that supply the meat to Europe. The bill is backed by Michigan Democrat John Conyers in the House, and Democrat Mary Landrieu and Republican John Ensign in the Senate.