A horse slaughterhouse in Roswell, N.M., received word from the U.S. Department of Agriculture saying that they were moving forward with Valley Meat Co.'s application to begin horse slaughter operations, according to Rick de los Santos, a partner in the company.
De los Santos and his partners sued the U.S.D.A. last year in order to have them provide federal meat inspectors to their slaughterhouse.
The inspectors would make viable for the first time since 2007 the slaughter and processing of horse meat, which would then be exported to China and European countries for sale. Horse meat cannot be sold for human consumption in the U.S.
(text courtesy of ABC news)