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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Horse meat set to be banned in Italy amid draft equine bill

Horses at sunrise in the New Forest, England
The law would impose jail terms of up to three years and fines of up to €100,000 for the slaughter of equines. Photograph: Dan Tucker/Alamy

Italy could soon ban horse meat as part of a law that would define equine animals including horses, donkeys and mules as pets, making it illegal to kill them.

The bill has been drafted by Michela Vittoria Brambilla, a politician with Noi Moderati, a member of Giorgia Meloni’s ruling coalition, and is backed by opposition parties.

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