According to a press release issued by the Equine Welfare Alliance, this was confirmed by an official for the Richelieu slaughter house in Quebec.

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She added that the FSA would not allow a slaughter house to operate if it was not "following the proper procedures to ensure the meat they process is safe".

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Three female committee chairwomen will also be losing their powerful perches: Rep. Louise Slaughter at the House Rules Committee, Rep. Nydia Velazquez at the Small Business Committee and Rep. Zoe Lofgren at the House Ethics Committee.

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Slaughter's legislation has been endorsed by a majority of lawmakers in the House.

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"For advanced countries, more imports today are coming from middle- and low-income countries, " says Matthew Slaughter of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, a former Bush White House adviser.

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Members of the lower house of parliament in the Netherlands agree with Mr Knight's suggestion that slaughter without stunning is "unacceptable".

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