Jefferson County Missouri family searching for missing therapy horse

Story via Channel 6 KDSK A therapy horse has been reported missing in Jefferson County, Mo. "Cooper" was reported missing from his pasture in Cedar Hill, Mo., July 11. The owner — who suffered a serious injury several years ago and uses the horse to rebuild rebuild leg strength — is offering a reward for…

Efforts to block horse slaughter in the US will continue

HSUS PRESS RELEASE November 1, 2013 A federal judge in the court case regarding horse slaughter in the U.S. has reversed course from her initial ruling and cleared the way for U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections of horse slaughter plants in several states. The Humane Society of the United States will not only appeal the…

Horse slaughter plants in US gear up to open with expiration of Order

(POST CONTAINS CALL TO ACTION) The temporary order barring a return to domestic horse slaughter expired the night of October 31, 2013. According to an attorney representing plants in New Mexico and Missouri they are making the necessary preparations to open, one stating they will be ready as early as Monday to begin killing horses.…

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…

Third horse slaughter business qualifies for USDA inspections

WRITTEN BY DAN FLYNN Cross-posted from Food Safety News A third business has met all the statutory and regulatory requirements to require USDA to provide inspection services when it begins processing horsemeat for human consumption. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys representing USDA have informed the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico that…

Future of horse slaughter in Oklahoma uncertain; grisly find in Florida

FUTURE OF HORSE SLAUGHTER IN OKLAHOMA STILL UNCLEAR From BeaumontEnterprise.com by ASSOCIATED PRESS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Though the Legislature passed a bill this year authorizing the slaughter of horses, it remains unclear whether a facility will open in Oklahoma once the law takes effect Nov. 1. Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law the bill…

Judge blocks permit for Missouri horse slaughter plant

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS reports: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ordered the Department of Natural Resources to delay issuing a wastewater permit for a proposed horse slaughter facility until he gets a chance to hear a lawsuit alleging runoff from the plant could contaminate water and soil. Rains Natural Meats wants to build…

Federal officials approve horse slaughter inspection permit

ABC NEWS reports: Federal officials cleared the way Friday for a return to domestic horse slaughter, granting a southeastern New Mexico company's application to convert its cattle facility into a horse processing plant. In approving Valley Meat Co.'s plans to produce horse meat, Department of Agriculture officials also indicated they would grant similar permits to…

Five applications compete for first USDA horse slaughter inspection approval

Cross-posted from Food Safety News WRITTEN BY DAN FLYNN From Larkspur, Colorado (population 234), the anti-slaughter Front Range Equine Rescue group Thursday disclosed the names of four more horse slaughter applicants. The four are in addition to New Mexico’s Valley Meat, which is located outside Roswell (pop. 48,386). The group has applied for federal meat…

Horse slaughter plants looming

Horse slaughter plants looming. Not quite. Looming is perhaps too strong a word, but applications to slaughter horses in New Mexico and Missouri have been filed. WILLIAM PACK writing for My San Antonio reports: The U.S. Department of Agriculture should be ready to inspect plants that slaughter horses for human consumption by the end of…