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Debate Rages as Congress Mulls Ban on Horse Slaughter

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2009 12:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – All US horse slaughterhouses have closed, but horse slaughter remains a big business. Thousands are shipped to Mexico and Canada, with sometimes-grisly results. “The treatment of these animals is absolutely unspeakable,” said one Mexico City veterinarian tells Salon. Now, Congress is considering a...   Read full story »

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