Horrid.

Posted on Tue, Mar. 14, 2006
Federal judge refuses to close horse slaughterhouses
BY BARRY SHLACHTER
Knight Ridder Newspapers

FORT WORTH, Texas - Groups opposed to horse slaughter suffered a setback
Tuesday when a federal judge in Washington refused to temporarily stop
equine processing at three Belgian-owned plants in Texas and Illinois.

In February, the groups filed a suit challenging fee-for-service
inspections by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after Congress cut off
funding through September. They also requested an emergency order to
halt operations at the plants, which processed 94,037 head in 2005.

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Judge won't stop slaughterhouses; appeal weighed
09:57 PM CST on Tuesday, March 14, 2006
By TODD J. GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News

WASHINGTON – In a major legal blow to horse advocates, a federal court
Tuesday refused to halt horse meat production at two Dallas-area
slaughterhouses and another in Illinois.

Congress cut off funding last fall for Agriculture Department
inspections of horses destined for the butcher shops and restaurants of
France, Belgium and a handful of other countries.

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