Cross-posted from taosnews.com, written by Debbie Coburn, a Founding Director of Four Corners Equine Rescue in Aztec, New Mexico, and chair of the statewide New Mexico Equine Rescue Alliance.
I just read this fantastic, intelligent article on the subject of horse slaughter, and had to share. Very well said!
Click here to read this article
A biased article, no doubt, but good news for US horses!
By Milan Simonich / Texas-New Mexico Newspaper Posted: 08/14/2012 01:45:07 PM MDT
Cross-posted from lcsun-news.com
SANTA FE — Entrepreneurs who wanted to slaughter horses and sell the meat in Europe suspended their plan Tuesday, complaining that the federal government stalled them into submission.
Valley Meat Co., a family business near Roswell, gave up after four months of seeking approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a horse-slaughter plant, said A. Blair Dunn, attorney for the business.
A spokesman for the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service in Washington said Tuesday night that the agency has not done horse inspections in six years and simply needs more time to make sure it handles the job correctly.
