A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act for purposes of requiring that meat inspected and approved under such act be produced only from livestock slaughtered in accordance with humane methods.
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint inspectors to examine the method by which cattle sheep and other equines are slaughtered and handled in the Federal Meat Inspection Act. Provides that such inspectors shall prevent the inhumane slaughtering of livestock.
Directs such inspectors to label, mark, stamp or tag as "inspected and condemned" all carcasses of animals which were not slaughtered by a humane method.
Forbids the importation of meat into the United States unless the livestock from which it was produced was slaughtered by a humane method.
Measure laid on table in House, S. 3092 passed in lieu.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
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