The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has lifted its emergency injunction from early November, clearing the way for the slaughter of horses before the year ends for meat for export from any of three establishments USDA has found eligible for equine inspection services. In removing the emergency
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Judge M. Christina Armijo
For the Moment, Horse Slaughter is Again Legal in the U.S.
With the expiration of a temporary restraining order (TRO), the slaughter of horses under U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection again became a legal possibility today. That reality has sent opponents of packing horsemeat for export back into U.S. District Court in New Mexico asking for an emergency motion to extend…
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Third Horse-Slaughter Company Added to Restraining Order
Rains Natural Meats in Gallatin, MO, was to have begun processing horsemeat for export today, but instead finds itself added to a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge in New Mexico. This means USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) must “suspend or withhold the provision of horse…
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Agreement in Horse Slaughter Case: All Parties Want it to End
The parties suing USDA to stop horse slaughter before it can start up again in the U.S. agree with the government on one thing: they, too, want to get the court case they brought over as quickly as possible. Bruce A. Wagman, attorney for the plaintiffs, has filed a motion…
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Judge in Horse Slaughter Case Corrects Mistake; No Next Round Date Set
Federal District Court Judge M. Christina Armijo has amended her order temporarily banning horsemeat packing in the U.S. because it was too broadly drawn. Armijo’s original Aug. 2 temporary restraining order said USDA was ordered to suspend or withhold the provision of “meat inspection services” to Valley Meat and Responsible…
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