Just this past week, the United States Department of Agriculture has granted approval to the Valley Meat Company in its Roswell, NM facility to begin slaughtering horses again. The reaction, predictably, was mixed.
This downed, emaciated horse spends his last moments with a loving human. He died before he could be slaughtered. Posted by Animals’ Angels, a rescue group. (Photo by canadianhorsedefencecoalition.wordpress.com)
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