New Mexico meat company sues feds claiming inaction and delays in horse slaughter plant opening

Associated Press Report WRITTEN BY JERI CLAUSING ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A New Mexico meat company that wants to resume domestic horse slaughter for food is suing the federal government, alleging inaction on its application was driven by emotional political debates and has cost it hundreds of thousands of dollars. Valley Meat Co. is seeking to…

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…