Ill. votes against slaughter

The Cavel International horse slaughterhouse in DeKalb, Ill., was the only active plant in the country still killing horses for human consumption. It was shut down last month when a federal court ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture could not provide inspections of horse meat, but re-opened when the court of appeals decided to allow Cavel to resume slaughtering horses while their appeal makes its way through the courts.

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