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Federal Court of Appeals Affirms Horse Slaughter Illegal in Texas


The entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed March 5 an earlier panel decision upholding a Texas state law that bans the sale of horsemeat for human consumption. The full court, which consists of 19 judges, rejected without comment or dissent a petition by the owners of the Beltex plant in Fort Worth and Dallas Crown plant in Kaufman. The ...



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