Court temporarily blocks Missouri horse slaughter plant

FRONT RANGE RESCUE NEWS RELEASE A U.S. District Court judge in New Mexico issued a temporary restraining order to block federal inspections at a Missouri horse slaughter plant, in response to a motion filed by The Humane Society of the United States and Front Range Equine Rescue, along with other horse protection organizations and several… Continue reading Court temporarily blocks Missouri horse slaughter plant

Groups sue over slaughter of horses in the U.S.

Cross-posted from the New York Times WRITTEN BY STEPHANIE STROM Several animal rights groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Agriculture Department, seeking to prevent it from inspecting horse meat that some companies want to produce for human consumption. Separately, the department announced its approval for horse slaughtering at a plant in Iowa, the… Continue reading Groups sue over slaughter of horses in the U.S.