Government Agencies

United States Department of Agriculture. (2008). United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved Mar. 14, 2008, from http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome.

The USDA is government agency that makes the agricultural services fair to the farmers and consumers. They also work towards slaughter inspections and regulations. This is an umbrella of many other agencies, including the Farm Service Agency, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, along with many others. This agency gives tons of information on agriculture and the laws and regulations that apply to livestock slaughter, including horse slaughter.

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management. (2008). Sale and Adoption of Wild Horses and Burros. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008, from http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en.html.

This agency is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management. It manages wild horses and burros that are on the public rangelands. It is their responsibility to protect, manage, and control those animals. At one time, these horses were being slaughtered. Relocating the animals, which later are adopted, is preventing this. This agency shows how our society has had wild horses in the country for a long time and many people can relate to them because of this.

U.S. Department of Transportation. (2008). U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved Mar. 6, 2008, from http://www.dot.gov/.

The USDOT makes rules and regulations about traveling. This includes travel for individuals, businesses, trucks, and motor carrier companies. The transportation of horses and other livestock animals are discussed by this agency. Rules and regulations are made for all kinds of transportation and since Congress is still changing the anti-horse slaughter ban, in regards to the transportation this agency gives historical information that leads up to the current events and the bills that are being passed now that involve livestock.