The Omnibus budget bill that’s passed both Houses of Congress has essentially ended Horse Slaughter in the United States. There is no funding in the bill for Horse Inspectors at USDA. Without that, slaughter cannot proceed. R CALF CEO Bill Bullard says he’s disappointed by the vote but says there may be an outside attempt to change that legislation.

Bullard says what’s really troubling is horse slaughter opponents have come up with no means of disposing of unwanted or older horses.

Bullard says passage of the Omnibus package defunding Horse inspectors is just another example of a dysfunctional Congress that’s no longer concerned with transparency.