horse slaughter...illegal in texas?

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Of course the challenge of this law is inevitable....

from the El Paso Times:

Horse-slaughtering plants ponder high court appeal
Times wire reports
Article Launched: 01/22/2007 12:29:08 AM MST

DALLAS -- The owners of two horse-slaughtering plants in Texas are contemplating whether to challenge a federal appeals court ruling that upheld a Texas law banning horse slaughter for the purpose of selling the meat for food.

The ruling involves two of the nation's three horse-slaughtering plants -- the Dallas Crown Inc. facility in Kaufman and Beltex Corp. in nearby Fort Worth. A third plant run by Cavel International Inc. in DeKalb, Ill., is not affected by the ruling. All three facilities are foreign-owned.

Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Stenholm, a spokesman for the plants and a coalition of about 200 organizations seeking to preserve the option for humane slaughter of unwanted horses, said Sunday that the companies are considering their options, including the possibility of appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.