Hooray for the Supreme Court, which just a few moments ago declined to hear the appeal from the Illinois slaughterhouse that was closed due to a new state law in the Land of Lincoln. This is wonderful news to people who are opposed to the brutal slaughter of horses. Here "hot off the wires" is the Associated Press bulletin:
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has declined an appeal from the owners of a horse slaughtering plant who challenged an Illinois law prohibiting the killing of horses for human consumption. Cavel International Inc. closed its plant in DeKalb, Ill., last year after a federal appeals court upheld the ban. The company urged the justices to step in to allow the facility to reopen. The court did not comment on its order Monday. The plant was the last horse slaughterhouse in the United States. About 40,000 to 60,000 horses were there annually, and most of the meat was shipped to be eaten by diners overseas. Two other U.S. plants, both in Texas, also closed in 2007. The case is Cavel International, Inc., v. Madigan, 07-962. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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