Horse is delicious. But the House wants to ban it. Bob Novak reports on who is behind it, and the effect on horse owners:

ANTI-HORSE SLAUGHTER

With scarcely two weeks of work left before Congress breaks for the midterm election, House leaders scheduled time to consider the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.

The measure, which would ban killing horses for human consumption, passed the House Thursday and was sent to the Senate. Many American horse owners pick up money on the side by exporting horses or horsemeat to Europe.

The anti-slaughter bill is sponsored by two Republicans: Ed Whitfield of Kentucky and John Sweeney of New York.

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