Cavel only business not up to district standards.

Cavel only business not up to distict standards
By Benji Feldheim - Staff Writer

The Cavel-owned slaughterhouse is the only business regulated by the
DeKalb Sanitary District to have been fined in the past ten years.

Cavel has incurred $31,500 worth of fines since 2004. Penalties have been
given for exceeding limits on the content of animal products in
wastewater, which drain into the Kishwaukee River.

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Proposed bill would end horse slaughter.

Proposed bill would end horse slaughter
By Benji Feldheim - Staff Writer

State Rep. Bob Molaro, D-Chicago, introduced a bill on Thursday to end
horse slaughter in Illinois.

The bill prohibits transportation of horses into the state for the sole
purpose of slaughter for human consumption.

According to state Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Hinckley, this is the third
bill of this nature proposed by Molaro. The past two bills were
defeated.

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Cavel needs to follow the rules or be shut down.

Editorial

http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2007/02/25/opinions/opinoins01.txt

Cavel needs to follow the rules or be shut down

Barely known to most DeKalb residents only five years ago, the Cavel
International horse-slaughtering plant on Harvestore Drive was thrust
into the local spotlight in 2002 when it burned to the ground under
what
were, at the time, suspicious circumstances.

That Easter Sunday fire was the start of a string of bad luck and bad
publicity for the company, which sells horse meat overseas to people
who
have a taste for that sort of thing.

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Letter to Horse Feed Companies.

From Tim Wooleey's site:

O.K. folks, here is the letter. I'm basically asking horse feed
companies to help out horse rescues after the slaughter houses close.
PLEASE feel free to use it, or change it, but PLEASE SEND IT!

Following the letter is a list of contact info sites. You can mail
it, or email it. JUST DO IT ! ! !

Here goes:

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Anti-Horse Slaughter Legislation Introduced in Illinois.

Dear Friends,

Below is a press release announcing the introduction of legislation to ban
horse slaughter in the state of Illinois. Please take action by calling, faxing,
and emailing Illinois General Assembly Members asking them to vote "YES" on
HB 1711 and also to sign on as a cosponsor.

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http://www.saplonli ne.org/ilreintro.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Anti-Horse Slaughter Legislation Introduced in Illinois
U.S. one step closer to banning horse slaughter

Springfield, IL (February 22, 2007) - A bill introduced today in the
Illinois State Legislature could soon signal the end to the practice of horse
slaughter in the United States.

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