The last United States plant that slaughtered horses for human consumption will remain closed after a federal judge July 5 dismissed its challenge to the state law that shut it down.
A federal judge Thursday refused a request from the nation’s last operating horse slaughterhouse to remain open, but a legal dispute over a state ban on killing horses for food isn’t over.
Cavel International Inc.’s site in DeKalb,
When United States District Judge Frederick Kapala extended a temporary restraining order allowing an Illinois horse slaughterhouse to continue operating through June 28, the decision was characterized by many people as a statement on the
The New York state Senate recently passed legislation to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) noted in a statement. The Senate bill, S01462, was passed by a vote of 60-1. The bill,
The Unwanted Horse Coalition hopes to step up awareness and engage the entire horse industry in its “own responsibly” campaign.
The coalition, made up of industry organizations
DeKalb, Ill., is home to the last remaining plant in the United States where horses are slaughtered for human consumption. Except for a portion sold to U.S. zoos, the horsemeat is shipped to be eaten by diners overseas.
The state banned such
A federal judge extended a temporary order allowing an Illinois horse slaughterhouse to remain in operation while it challenges a state law that would force it to close.
Cavel International Inc.’s site in DeKalb, Ill., is the last remaining
A federal judge ruled Friday that Illinois’ only horse slaughter plant could temporarily resume operations while challenging a state law that forced it to close last week.
Belgian-owned Cavel International Inc. filed a lawsuit May 25 claiming
The state with the nation’s last operating horse slaughterhouse has made it illegal to kill the animals for human consumption.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said May 24 he was proud to sign the law, calling it “past time to stop slaughtering
Two of the nation’s three horse slaughter plants appear likely to remain closed after they were apparently denied reprieve by the state Legislature, then turned away by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Texas House let a deadline of midnight
The Illinois Senate approved a ban on slaughtering horses for human consumption Wednesday, sending the legislation to the governor.
The proposal, which won the Senate’s approval 39-16, would stop a DeKalb plant from continuing to ship
A change quietly tucked into a state Senate bill approved this week seeks to sidestep a 58-year-old Texas law preventing the slaughter of horses for consumption of their meat.
Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, inserted an amendment into a bill on
An Illinois Senate Committee voted 7-0 on May 8 to pass a bill banning horse slaughter for human consumption. The Humane Society of the United States applauded the Senate Committee and urged the full Senate to pass the legislation.
The bill
As the result of a federal court ruling, the horse slaughter plant in DeKalb, Ill., will temporarily be able to resume business.
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit May 1 granted Cavel
The new foal is so tall he has trouble tucking his long, white legs underneath him to nap.
Considering where he came from, the colt called Baby can rest easy.
New life has sprung from a gruesome middle-of-the-night wreck of a
Congress is moving again to put a stop to the slaughter of horses even after legal rulings that have shut down the country’s three slaughter plants.
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved a bill banning horse
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