ALBUQUERQUE — A New Mexico meat company that wants to resume domestic horse slaughter for food is suing the federal government, alleging inaction on its application was driven by emotional political debates and has cost it hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Valley Meat Co. is seeking to force the Department of Agriculture to resume inspections necessary to open what would be the nation’s first new horse slaughterhouse in more than five years.
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Livestock or pets? While that's an interesting question, I'm more interested in what the consumer demand is that makes this seem like a good business model. If it's just a surplus of animals, no business would survive very long. What is on the other side of the equation creating demand?