Rep. Jake Zimmerman poses with a friend he brought to the floor during the debate.
JEFFERSON CITY — The House has passed a resolution that urges Congress to encourage horse slaughter plants and not ban the transportation of horses.
The controversial resolution wouldn’t…
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate passed Sen. Wes Shoemyer’s resolution that encourages the federal government to allow horse slaughter 31-0.
“It’s one of the most impractical things,” Shoemyer, D-Clarence, said. “It just doesn’t make any good common sense whatsoever.”
Sen. Matt Bartle,…
JEFFERSON CITY — Update: the committee just passed the resolution.
The Senate Rules Committee hearing today opened with a hearing about a resolution from Sen. Wes Shoemyer, D-Clarence, that would encourage the U.S. Congress to allow horse slaughter.
Several witnesses testified that…
