Horse advocates want fines on NM slaughterhouse

Cross-posted from the Alamogordo Daily News VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A Colorado-based horse advocacy group says a New Mexico company seeking to become the nation's first slaughterhouse for horses since 2007 should face fines for violating laws on waste disposal. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/J9Fxis) that the state Environment Department received…

When Horse Slaughter Comes to Town: Environmental Impact

Noxious drugs are not only present in the meat intended for human consumption overseas but also in the waste water and sludge produced during processing. MARCH 2012 | by JANE ALLIN and VIVIAN GRANT HISTORICALLY, the negative environmental impact of horse slaughter plants has been well documented. In 2007, all three of the foreign owned…