Posted in horses, slaughter on March 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
March 22 2007 Article # 9176
The Humane Society of the United States has filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue the Cavel International horse slaughterhouse in DeKalb, Ill., for repeatedly violating the federal Clean Water Act. Cavel is the only location in the United States currently slaughtering American horses for human consumption. The notice [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Cavel International, Inc.
International Meat Exporters
108 Harvestore Dr.
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-756-8051
Owner:Luc Van Damme (Belgian)
Plant Manager:Jim Tucker
(re-opened 7 June 2004)
Shark has this to say about them.
Read about the responses to the Article of too many horses in Kentucky here
Posted in horses, slaughter on March 22, 2007 | 18 Comments »
Facts on Horse Slaughter
• According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 100,800 American horses were slaughtered in three foreign-owned slaughter houses in 2006. Another 30,000 were sent to Mexico or Canada for slaughter.
• USDA statistics show more than 92 percent of horses slaughtered in the U.S. are in good shape, not old and infirm [...]
