Plans Finalized to Rebuild Illinois Slaughterhouse

Plans for rebuilding Cavel International, the horse-slaughtering plant in DeKalb, Ill., that burned down in 2002, have been finalized, according to the Northern Star of Northern Illinois University.

James Tucker, controller for Cavel, said the slaughterhouse plans to reopen in February 2004. No cause for the fire was identified by the DeKalb Fire Department or by the Bureau o

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Plans for rebuilding Cavel International, the horse-slaughtering plant in DeKalb, Ill., that burned down in 2002, have been finalized, according to the Northern Star of Northern Illinois University.

James Tucker, controller for Cavel, said the slaughterhouse plans to reopen in February 2004. No cause for the fire was identified by the DeKalb Fire Department or by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Northern Star reported

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