Horse Meat Slaughterhouse Could Open Soon in New Mexico

As concern over horse meat-tainted food grows throughout Europe, the United States may be on the cusp of authorizing and opening its first horse meat processing plant in more than five years. A horse slaughterhouse in Roswell, N.M., received word from the U.S. Department of Agriculture saying that they were moving forward with Valley Meat Co.'s application to begin horse slaughter operations, according to Rick de los Santos, a partner in the company. De los Santos and his partners sued the...Full Story