The suit says that because Chapter 149 prohibits otherwise legal foreign commerce, “It contravenes the foreign commerce clause provision of the U.S.Constitution.”
The horse slaughter companies have filed suit in federal court to permanently stop enforcement of the Texas Horse Meat Ban claiming that federal law overrules the enforcement of the Texas law. One interesting use is the lining of the heart, called pericardium,įor “patching” holes, tears, etc. Many people do not realize all the products and by-products coming from processing horses other than the meat for sale to pet food companies, zoos, andĪgricultural uses. Horse slaughter is an emotional issue but these plants provide a much needed service for the horse industry and the horse owner. The Texas law forbids the sale, possession, transport and export of horse meat for human consumption. Trimble said he was asked to find ways to get horse slaughter banned and he found it was already illegal. ALDF is the national organization of lawyers searching for the perfect court case to gain legal rights for animals equal to humans. The animal rights movement is opposed to using animals for any reason, including food and food products. Trimble is a Dallas real estate lawyer, an animal rights activist on the board of directors for both Texas Humane Legislation Network and Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF). Worth Star Telegram, Representative Tony Goolsby, R-Dallas, asked for Texas Attorney General John Cornyn’s opinion on horse slaughter’s legality at the request of a friend, Robert “Skip” Trimble. The Humane Society of the United States and Texas animal rights organizations have recently rallied the troops to shut down these two slaughterhouses under a 53-year-old Texas law.Īccording to the Ft. The cause of the second blaze, in March in Dekalb, Illinois, was undetermined. The first fire, in Redmond, Washington, was found to have been caused by arson and attributed to the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). Texas has the only two remaining horse slaughter houses in the country: Fort Worth’s BelTex Corporation and Dallas Crown.
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