Judge blocks horse slaughter at 2 plants

[Locutus]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted plans by companies in New Mexico and Iowa to start slaughtering horses next week.

U.S. District Judge Christina Armijo issued a restraining order in a lawsuit brought by The Humane Society of the United States and other groups in case that has sparked an emotional national debate about how best to deal with the tens of thousands of unwanted and abandoned horses across the country.

Armijo issued a restraining order and scheduled another hearing for Monday in a lawsuit by The Humane Society of the United States and other groups that are strongly opposed to the idea of resuming horse slaughter for the first time in seven years in the U.S.

The groups contend the Department of Agriculture failed to do the proper environmental studies before issuing permits that allowed companies in Iowa and New Mexico to open horse slaughterhouses. The companies had said they wanted to open as soon as Monday.

The horse meat would be exported for human consumption and for use as zoo and other animal food.


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Hold your horses: judge blocks planned slaughter at 2 plants - NYPOST.com

 

[gerryh]

what's next..... peta get's some "judge" to stop the slaughter of cows and we all are forced to become brain dead vegans?

 

[hunboldt]

WHAT is the US army going to do for 'K rations"?

 

[taxslave]

The lunatics have taken over the nut house.

 

[Blackleaf]

These judges won't be happy in Europe, where horse meat is consumed in vast quanitities.

British soldier ate horse meat during WWII because I think it was the only meat in Britain that wasn't rationed.

 

[Spade]

O my Gawd, they ate Whinny the Pinto!

What's next, my-little-pony burgers?

 

[WLDB]

what's next..... peta get's some "judge" to stop the slaughter of cows and we all are forced to become brain dead vegans?

Doubt it. PETA is one of the most hypocritical organizations out there on any issue.

These judges won't be happy in Europe, where horse meat is consumed in vast quanitities.

Indeed, even though Im a vegetarian I dont quite understand people who are for eating some animals but not others. The horse meat is probably safer and more healthy than most meat that comes out of factory farms.

 

[Spade]

These judges won't be happy in Europe, where horse meat is consumed in vast quanitities.

British soldier ate horse meat during WWII because I think it was the only meat in Britain that wasn't rationed.

Which British soldier?