Slaughterhouses can begin exporting horsemeat by year's end

"Congress appears to be the last resort for animal rights groups. Some states have outlawed slaughtering horses for human consumption but getting a bill -- any bill -- through Congress is fraught with uncertainty in today's political climate."
-- James R. Hood,
ConsumerAffairs.com

So glad I am not on the list of species you can slaughter and ship. I've always felt somehow more civilized because I don't eat horses. Click here to read the latest on the horse slaughter saga in the United States.