In 2007, courts upheld state level prohibitions on horse slaughter in Texas and Illinois—the last two states with operational horse slaughter plants. To date, only Texas, Illinois, California, and New ...
As an aside, if you’re a country music fan, Corb Lund has a great album called “Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier,” that explores ...
There was no documented rise in Illinois following closure of the state's only horse slaughter plant in 2002 and it’s reopening in 2004. Since closure of the last domestic plants in the earlier part ...