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Horse racing is an international sport once thought of as the Sport of Kings. In too many instances in this modern age it is anything but. There seems to be at least one shining example. Horse racing experts point to Hong Kong as a place where it is still done well. On the other end… Continue reading Racing, slaughter and the movie 50 to 1
A Pet Examiner article reports: The State of New Mexico Environment Department on Friday set a public hearing for a water-discharge permit denied a horse slaughter plant, Valley Meat Company, in July. According to the webpage Citizens Against Equine Slaughter, the hearing will take place on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 9:00 a.m., at the Chaves… Continue reading Valley Meat horse slaughter water discharge permit hearing set for Oct. 22
Well, no surprise here that Valley Meat is blaming anti-horse slaughter advocates for the torching of its refrigeration unit. We mentioned that just yesterday when commenting on a different post. Did not take them long, did it Barbara? There are several reports (and numerous opinions) regarding the arson attack the occurred over the weekend on… Continue reading Torching at Valley Meat delays opening of horse slaughter plant
Cross-posted from Bloomberg WRITTEN BY AMANDA J CRAWFORD AND ALAN BJERGA An employee of a New Mexico company that has sparked outrage for its plans to slaughter horses is being investigated for animal cruelty in connection with a video in which he taunts animal welfare advocates while killing a horse. Tim Sappington, 54, may face… Continue reading New Mexico’s Valley Meat employee’s horse killing video spurs investigation
The Washington Times reports: A lawyer for a New Mexico meat plant says it is only three weeks from becoming the first in the United States since 2007 to slaughter horses. “We’re getting ready to go,” A. Blair Dunn, attorney for Valley Meat Co. in Roswell, New Mexico, told Bloomberg News Friday. The plant may… Continue reading New Mexico meat plant readies to slaughter horses in 3 weeks
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… Continue reading Horse advocates want fines on NM slaughterhouse
FRONT RANGE EQUINE RESCUE DISCOVERS NEW MEXICO HORSE SLAUGHTER PLANT LARKSPUR, CO (April 10, 2012) — Through its own investigation, Front Range Equine Rescue (FRER) has discovered that Valley Meats Co., 3845 Cedarvale Rd, Roswell, NM, has applied for inspection of horses to be “custom slaughtered” and “processed” for human consumption. According to the facts… Continue reading Valley Meats slaughter plant in NM plans to butcher horses
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