An ongoing struggle between the European Union (EU) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the importation of U.S. beef containing growth hormones has, in turn, brought the U.S. slaughter horse industry to a halt.
The EU issued a declaration that as of Feb. 15, 2000, no beef, pork, chicken, or horse meat will be accepted from the United States. The deciding facto
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