Yesterday we talked about Mindy `Puppymill’ Patterson’s linking frenzy over at the UH Facebook page. I felt this one article needed its own treatment because it actually does have something to do with horse slaughter and Douchebag Duquette has been talking again. I’m not sure this was authorized by Slaughterhouse Sue, but D-bag has been a good little lap dog and perpetuated her lies so perhaps he won’t get a bare butt spanking over this one. Prepare to be pissed, amused and everything in between as we pick the sweet corn out of this latest bit of news from our intrepid horse eaters.
The article we’re going to look at comes from the Ag Week blog. Of course we all know by now that Big Ag = Big Trouble if you happen to be any sort of animal these people figure is a food source and this blog is no different. (http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/20055/). Written by Mikkel Pates, it uses D-bag Duquette as the authority on the slaughter situation and updates us on where we are as far as getting plants open. I’m not sure if Pates had a problem interpreting D-bag’s usual profanity laced gibberish or that he, himself, has a problem making sense too. Seeing as he is writing for Ag Week it could be either or both. I find this statement, attributed to D-bag to be somewhat confusing “70 percent of the world’s countries have too many variables to accurately predict when the industry will be able to start again.” I realize I’ve been busy and running on little sleep lately, but can somebody explain to me WTF this statement is about and whose ass they are pulling their stats out of this week? I’m getting brain cramps….Before I concuss myself, let’s look at the updates on three known `targets’ for the UH.
The first proposed facility discussed is Hermiston, Oregon. This also happens to be D-bag’s homeland and where UH hopes to open up its flagship, super-duper, horse rescue, rehab, college, slaughter, restaurant and hardware store. D-bag says it will have a $4million slaughter facility that can process 100 horses a day and also a $3.5 million rescue facility all housed on the same 300 acres. We have already talked about the UH’s proposed rescue a horse for slaughter program here : (https://shedrowconfessions.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/uh-unveils-its-rescue-and-rejuventation-program-god-help-us/). D-bag assures us “The majority we get in are going to be retrained and go back out” but states he’s reluctant to release details due to interference and threats. He does allude to`private investors’ and NW tribes being involved. Somebody really needs to let the tribal elders know what a complete shit show Loos and his swine operation brought to the Rosebud Sioux and who will be making all the money should they let this band of idiots open a slaughter facility on their lands. I’d also like to know why there are investors out there willing to build a $3.5 million dollar `rescue’ yet these same people are the ones complaining that current rescues are overwhelmed and under funded. If you care so much about the welfare of horses, how about shooting some of that cash to hay banks, gelding clinics, subsidizing euthanasia and making a real difference to the welfare of horses that doesn’t involve torturing and eating them? The article neglects to mention that the Hermiston City Manager is strongly opposed to this plant opening and feels it would be detrimental for the town. (http://www.hermistonherald.com/news/local_news/hermiston-council-talks-horse-slaughter-plant/article_84c4cdac-f194-11e1-a1ed-0019bb2963f4.html?success=1%3Fsuccess%3D2)
Next up, they discuss the Roswell, New Mexico facility. As we know that is dead in the water but I guess D-bag neglected to mention that fact when being interviewed for this piece. The article does acknowledge that there was strong political opposition to slaughtering horses, so they get an `E’ for effort on that one although they talk of it as if it’s still in play stating that the horse meat would be exported to Mexico. Not sure why Mexico would be a big buyer of imported horse meat considering they have their own slaughter facilities, but if you’re lying anyhow, you may as well just go all out. It further lies saying the plant had been slaughtering cattle for the past 20 years but closed earlier this year due to the `cost of cattle’. It neglects to mention it was actually shut down for numerous environmental and animal cruelty violations.
Perhaps the funniest slaughter plant update was the Rockville, Missouri one. It lists Slaughterhouse Sue as the proposed facility’s CEO and states they are in partnership with Chevideco. Of course we know that Chevideco is not prepared to front the start-up money and this facility is bogged down in lawsuits and title issues. Apparently, Ole Suey “didn’t immediately return calls for comment” and that the plant will start slaughtering cows if they can’t open up for horses soon. No mention of the retro-fitting the promised was made.
So there are the updates on the slaughter plants according to D-bag Duquette. No mention was made of Bouvray Exports being ready to roll in Washington state and I’m not sure if that’s because Slaughterhouse Sue and her henchmen don’t have a financial interest there or D-bag is smart enough to keep that one close to his vest. I suspect it is the former. The article says there is talk of facilities in 18 different states and tribal lands, but D-bag doesn’t want to reveal too much because the anti-slaughter people would try to obstruct them. I suppose he figures they can just sneak them open or something. He’s never been very good with details. In fact, I’m willing to bet D-bag has velcro shoes because of the whole complexity of tying laces. As stupid as D-bag is, we need to pay attention because we know that they are all in on slaughtering horses and will not be giving up anytime soon. Until the budget is passed with the Moran Amendment attached, we need to pay attention to what is going on. Thank you to the readers that email me links and info and the ones that take the time to comment and educate people here. While I don’t pretend to be a `team’ like Mendy Tobiano, this is a collaborative effort through all of your efforts and I appreciate it. Stay tuned for Point and Laugh Friday….it’s going to be a good one!
(http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/2055)
(http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/newmexico/2012/08/horse-slaughter-plant-is-dead.html)
(http://www.frontrangeequinerescue.org/front-range-equine-rescue-horse-slaughter.php).
Shedrow Confessions 
“In fact, I’m willing to bet D-bag has velcro shoes because of the whole complexity of tying laces. ” omg that is the funniest thing i have read in a while… i just got a mental image of him with his pube goatee with a confounded look on his face as he tries to make bunny ears with his shoe laces….
I actually had a good email exchange with the author, and he stated I had given him something to think about and research. We talked about the food safety issues.
You should have asked for equal time.
Thanks for trying to edumahkate Mikkel Pates.
That’s awesome! Hopefully, he will write a follow up soon.
I read that article featuring Duquette and had to squint, scratch my head, and re-read a few times to make sure I was reading it correctly because of all its invalid information. Perhaps we need a Scratch and Squint Wednesday? I was proud of Hermiston. Now, if Washington will just stay vigilant and keep them away as well, their hopes of a NW horse concentration camp will be dashed.
I find the WA plant hard to believe. First, they are close to the border so why spend millions on a plant and second, there is protected salmon downstream from the plant. They have already suspected contamination from the existing feed lot so one can only imagine what a plant would do.
This may be a decoy to keep us busy while they are trying to backdoor something elsewhere. Luckily, we have advocates from coast to coast keeping vigilant on their states. Since enormous tax dollars are involved at the state and federal level, they can’t keep them under the radar for long.
Vicki Tobin:
I asked on another blog about the name and location of the plant in Washington. I know reports stipulate that the facility no longer slaughters (although the infrastructure exists) and are using the facility for collection, holding and awaiting transport to nonUS slaughter facilities.
Who owns the facility?
Very good point about the decoy tactics, Vicki.
Isn’t there already a plant there that just needs to be retro-fitted? I believe Bouvray owns it. I would honestly keep my eye on the native reservations because I think that’s where makes more sense.
src:
I think it might be Bouvary…I wish I knew the town though. I also believe it does not need to be retrofitted depending on why the owner voluntarily closed the hell hole in the first place well before defunding language. It was a HCHS plant that just ceased operation because of newer plants in Canada and the removal of funding language in the annual/5 year Ag appropriations bill(s). BTW, ceased operations due to costs, violating regs in the US, no capital infrastructure investment and they had plants in Canada. Remember, the last three plants faced the regulation enforcement and were shut down by states (TX, IL) and in one case (IL?) upheld by the US Supreme Court by refusing to hear the ultimate appeal.
As to reservations….the economics and capital investment will not support it. I think the reservation B$ is about slaughtering wild equines in holding (to hide how few are left and how many the have killed already) so DOI, USDA, States can hide the truth about the massacre of wild equines post 1971 Act.
I agree, but they can hid a lot on reservations until the last minute. I think Vicki raises a good point about decoy and my best guess is that they are looking to the reservations as the likely start up. Depending where it happens, some of those bands have a lot of money to invest…
src (post at 5:28pm):
Reservations are an interesting mix with regard to law. However….you make food for outside your “reservation”…ummm, hello USDA and all export treaties.
Cigarettes, gambling are usually tax and vice control related with regard to Fed, state and local authorities with the Native Peoples have jurisdiction as a “Nation”. However, their status has caveats…ummm…the white man always has control in some form.
If you are “producing” food….way, way different. I can’t cite the myriad of legislation that control that at this moment…but it is there.
I know they self govern to a degree and they would get away with things others can’t, but there is no getting around the USDA inspections if they are to make it profitable. I just don’t know what the UH is feeding them to get their way. Nothing surprises me anymore.
My fear is that the only place they are going to be able to drop one of these slaughter plants on is native land because they’ll take advantage and promise the moon. Since the PSAs want to bring all the neglected horses and starving horses over to our houses and tie them outside, perhaps they should all have a slaughter plant in their backyard?
I still believe the Native Peoples thing is about distraction with the possible added benefit of murdering tens of thousands wild equines.
Mikkel Pates needs to go back to civics class (to learn the difference between laws and appropriations) and journalism 101…..geesh, what a mess.
THERE IS NO LAW BANNING HUMAN CONSUMPTION HORSE SLAUGHTER IN THE US. The funding for inspections has not been given…big difference. And I am fairly certain that the device used to prevent funding was not a “rider”.
I don’t fault Douche…he is everything consistent. I fault the “journalist”. I not sure this is a journalist in the first place…afterall, this is Ag Week, not the Wall Street journal.
Even a lot of PSAs will talk about the `slaughter ban’ in effect. It IS banned in some states, but not federally banned.
Ask Californians against slaughter how their ban is working?
It has helped, somewhat in the stolen equine market, but I haven’t seen a report since these severe hard economic times.
They still collect: too many tracks and breeders and general equine owners willing to sell to some of the most nefarious auctions in the US and then there is always Craigs List. No one stops the auctions or trucks…they go North and South….ALL THE TIME.
Banning something without the money to enforce is peeing into the wind….kind of like the 1971 Act for wild equines.
That’s why this isn’t even going to be over if the Moran Amendment goes through. It will likely never be over, but we keep trying, right? The general public are better informed and they do have a say as it’s their tax dollars funding this crap. The truth is NOT a good thing for the PSAs.
src….yes, about never really being over.
BUT, we can sure as hell make it difficult for the cruds and cheats of the world.
Also, please note how Ag Week allows comments from it’s readers…nice, huh?
Just like the PSAs, they violate the First Amendment, discourage dissension and open dialogue…gee, I wonder why?
To allow comments would expose this “journalist” for his less than honest article. The truth is not what he seeks. Propaganda is the only word obviously in his dictionary. As always Shedrow……..another home run!
Shedrow, will they ever go away? Will they learn from their failures? Are they capable of learning even? Or compassion? Is money the only thing they pursue? What’s the matter with these people? What made them so greedy and cruel? And not to mention, just downright stupid. Why can’t they pursue some other form of sustenance for the human race? WHY do they hate horses SO much? Oh Shedrow, he/she who knows everything, can you answer these questions for me? I’m so tired of them spewing all their filth about killing our horses. Horse slaughter is NOT coming back to the United Sates. They need to accept this fact and move on to something more productive with their time. Thank you Shedrow. Carry on….:)
“This also happens to be D-bag’s homeland and where UH hopes to open up its flagship, super-duper, horse rescue, rehab, college, slaughter, restaurant and hardware store. ”
Oh My!! I was laughing so hard when I read this I almost pee’d my pants..(not really) The pro’s are hilarious, pathetic, and scary all at the same time.What is even scarier is that people swallow their vile bilge.. Thanks for the laugh..Home run blog post shedrow..can’t wait for tomorrow.. 🙂
“70 percent of the world’s countries have too many variables to accurately predict when the industry will be able to start again.”
Translation: I am a dumb ass and I am trying to sound intelligent by using words I don’t really understand, like “variables” and adding percentages to the mix so you will think I am scientifically and mathematically competent… LOL!
Honestly, the PSA’s just randomly make-up sh*t and toss it out there…they are absolutely clueless about how ridiculous they sound.
LOL! Thank you because I thought I was having comprehension problems!
My read is that they know they are sunk with the EU. There is no getting around passports. I suspect that’s his way of saying they are looking for alternate markets. I keep hearing China and Russia but China is looking at implementing EU regs and Russia has already banned US chicken and is may be banning US pork. I can’t imagine they are going to want meat from an unregulated animal.
Remy:
Two things and your post was a hoot, BUT
(1) why didn’t Pates ask two questions:
a. what is your source for the 70%; and,
b. what industry starting again, because HCHS still exists in the US…what is the “start again” SHIT! DID I SAY SHIT!!!!!!! And Pates-pie just let it slide. Maybe Douche is a xenophobe and only believes Americans can cruelly whack equines for meat and peddle it to ignorant consumers…yes PSAs..get out your dictionaries, if you own one.
Seriously, the last three plants were ALL FOREIGN OWNED! He thinks he is going to cut into their little house of horrors and rent or own space???
IDIOT! You know who is a bigger idiot? AGWEEK and Pates.
I saw his original quote on a forum somewhere and it went like this: “70 percent of the worlds country’s eats horse meat”. I guess he thought it would sound less stupid if he doctored it up with words like ‘variables’ and ‘predict’ and ‘accurately’, never mind that he doesn’t know the meaning of such words.
Therre was no reply button on the WA thread but my understanding is that Bouvry owns the feed lot. I believe the defunct plant is owned by another party. I have all the info but where it’s filed is anyone’s guess. When/if I find it, I’ll post back. Isn’t the name Florence Meat Packing or something like that?
Thank you Vicki!
p.s. They never use their own names do they? The plant in Missouri comes to mind.
Yes it is Florence meat located in Stanford, WA
Stanwood wa.