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Horse slaughter outlawed
(2007-05-29)
The Cavel International plant in DeKalb, Ill. (photo from Northern Star)
(wnij) - Slaughtering horses for people to eat is now illegal in Illinois. Governor Rod Blagojevich signed the bill into law. That means the only slaughterhouse of this type still running in the United States will have to shut down. WNIJ's Tony Arnold reports. © Copyright 2009, wnij