Horse Controversy Reaches Halls Of Congress




The Animal House | WAMU 88.5 show

Summary: The effort to ban horse slaughter in the U.S. gained new momentum last week when four powerful members of Congress introduced a bill known as the SAFE act in a Capitol Hill press conference. We were there to speak with several influential figures in the animal welfare community who were also in attendance. Sam Litzinger speaks with Dr. Rindy Anderson of Duke University about how and why she and a team researchers created a new, robotic avian species affectionately called "Robosparrow." Music: “Animal Dreams” by Bob James