The Norman Transcript

Headlines

Discussion

March 16, 2013

Oklahoma Meat Company applies for horse slaughter permit

Transcript Staff The Norman Transcript

NORMAN — A Washington, Okla., company is one of a handful of U.S. companies that have applied for federal inspection of a horse slaughtering operation.

A copy of a May 24, 2012 “application extension” permit applied for Oklahoma Meat Company, 27191 St. Highway 74 lists “equine” as among the animals to be slaughtered when inspecting is inaugurated. The permitting authority is the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Food Safety News said the other applicants for horse slaughter inspection permits are in Larkspur, Colo., Roswell, N.M., Gallatin, Mo., Woodbury, Tenn., and Sigourney, Iowa.

Calls to the Washington company on Friday afternoon were not answered. Ahsan Amil is listed as the applicant on the USDA form. The company also checked beef, sheep and goats on its application.

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering two legislative bills on horse slaughter. A federal ban on horse slaughter expired in 2011. The last U.S. domestic horse slaughter plant closed down in 2007 and the last one to operate in Oklahoma was in 1963.

Rep. Skye McNiel, a Bristow Republican, authored a plan that would allow horses to be slaughtered in state, but would require the meat to be sold elsewhere. Both her version and a similar bill were overwhelmingly passed by their respective chambers. Federal officials are reportedly negotiating for an extension of the horse slaughter ban.

For local news and more, subscribe to The Norman Transcript Smart Edition, or our print edition.

Text Only | Photo Reprints
Headlines
  • Moore Tornado Experts say that residents should have emergency preparedness plans

    Though tornado season rolls into Oklahoma year in and year out, unpredictably dangerous twisters catch many who have no emergency plan off-guard, resulting in injuries or death....

    June 19, 2013 1 Photo

  • Cole Hopper Defendant found guilty in manslaughter trial

    After only a few hours of deliberating, a Cleveland County jury found Cole Hopper guilty of manslaughter Tuesday afternoon. The jury has recommended a sentence of nine years....

    June 19, 2013 1 Photo

  • Council questions NCVB budget

    The Norman City Council wants more details from the Norman Convention and Visitors Bureau on how it plans to spend the extra $200,000 in transient guest tax next year. At Tuesday’s study session, council members questioned a lack of ...

    June 19, 2013

  • 10 attorneys remain in running for judge post

    Ten attorneys are vying for the district judge seat being vacated by longtime Cleveland County Judge Tom Lucas, records show....

    June 19, 2013

  • Woman allegedly embezzled $16K

    A Noble woman was charged Tuesday in Cleveland County District Court after allegedly embezzling from a storage unit company in Moore. Tina Sue O’Kelly, 46, allegedly embezzled $16,199.14 from American Self Storage, 1701 Tower Drive. ...

    June 19, 2013

  • Critique club welcomes writers

    Do you have a secret goal of being a writer? Is there a story in your soul, ready to burst forth? You might be surprised to discover more than 90 percent of the population say they have a hidden desire to write book. Fewer than one ...

    June 19, 2013

  • Tornado 1 Norman fire chief says public storm facilities don’t offer adequate protection

    Oklahomans are always going to need a safe place to take cover when severe weather hits, as it so often does during the spring and summer months, but officials have found many problems tied to public shelters....

    June 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • NPS budget anticipates $91M revenue

    The Norman Board of Education approved a Fiscal Year 2014 budget Monday that exceeds expected revenue by $3.1 million....

    June 18, 2013

  • County approves funding for nonprofit services

    Cleveland County commissioners approved agreements and funding for the Women’s Resource Center for $40,000 and with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for $62,000. Those agencies provide court services, commissioners said....

    June 18, 2013

  • Medical witness says Bransby could not have survived gunshot wound

    Evidence presented Monday during Day 4 of a manslaughter trial in Cleveland County District Court indicates that victim Kelsey Bransby was shot at close range. Bransby, 19, was found unconscious a few hours after being shot in the head on ...

    June 18, 2013