Post by diamondindykin on Jan 27, 2007 12:15:15 GMT -5
Two North Texas slaughterhouses will continue processing horse meat for zoos and other animal pet foods but not for human consumption as they prepare a petition to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, their attorney said Friday.
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Stenholm could not say how the panel's ruling has affected the jobs of about 90 workers in Fort Worth and 120 workers in Kaufman. But he said "there is a large quantity of horse meat in cold storage" at the plants and "a large number of horses on the premises."
In a related development, Cavel International, the operator of the only other U.S. horse-slaughter facility, in DeKalb, Ill., said it will not expand even if the Texas facilities close. Jim Tucker, Cavel's general manager, told the DeKalb Northern Star that any additional investment would be too risky, given the threat of further legislation against the industry
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Stenholm could not say how the panel's ruling has affected the jobs of about 90 workers in Fort Worth and 120 workers in Kaufman. But he said "there is a large quantity of horse meat in cold storage" at the plants and "a large number of horses on the premises."
In a related development, Cavel International, the operator of the only other U.S. horse-slaughter facility, in DeKalb, Ill., said it will not expand even if the Texas facilities close. Jim Tucker, Cavel's general manager, told the DeKalb Northern Star that any additional investment would be too risky, given the threat of further legislation against the industry