A man accused of operating an illegal slaughter farm in Palm Beach County has been found guilty of cruelty to animals.

The bill includes a provision that forbids funding of horsemeat inspections at horse processing plants.

The man, accused of illegally possessing horsemeat for human consumption, is allowed to keep horses on his property.

Two men thought to have information about the slaughter of a high-ticket show jumper were not involved in the incident.

An eighth man has been arrested in connection with raids on three illegal slaughter farms in Florida.

A recently purchased Selle Francais gelding named Phedras De Blondrel was found dead and dismembered on Oct. 24.

Rodobaldo Diaz of Palm Beach, Florida, was arrested on Oct. 20 and charged with four counts of animal cruelty.

Last week investigators raided three illegal slaughter farms in Loxahatchee and West Palm Beach, Florida.

Six people were arrested following raids at the three illegal slaughter farms, some of which processed horses.

A judge has expanded a 2014 injunction to include the new owners of a plant that was once intended to process horses.