Press Coverage of DDAL Lawsuit Against USDA

The Doris Day Animal League, with a coalition of animal protection groups and citizens who live near horse slaughter plants, filed suit on February 14, 2006 in federal court to block the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from carrying out a plan to allow the slaughter of American horses for human consumption in Europe and Asia. The USDA plan subverts a recent federal law that was written to halt horse slaughter. On March 14, 2006 the U.S. District Court in Washington DC rejected DDAL's request.

Below is a selection of the press coverage on this issue.

"Federal court denies injunction to suspend operations at slaughter plants" from The Thoroughbred Times, 3/15/06.
Excerpt: "The ultimate prize is passing the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act," Liz Ross, Director of Special Projects, said. "That's the remedy and we've known that all along. If there is a silver lining to yesterday's court decision, it shows Congress that it needs to act now to pass the permanent ban."

"Parties Try to Halt Horse Meat Sales" from the Washington Times, 2/24/06

DDAL Press Release Feb. 23, 2006 (PDF format)

"USDA Bucks Congress" from The Washington Times, 2/14/06

"Animal Rights Groups File Suit to Stop Horse Slaughter" from The Dallas Morning News, 2/14/06

DDAL Press Release Feb. 14, 2006