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Horse slaughter resumption is off again

The on-again, off-again resumption of horse slaughter in the U.S. is off again.

Reuters reports that a federal appeals court on Monday granted an emergency request by animal rights groups to temporarily block the U.S. government from conducting inspections of horses destined for slaughter.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver issued a temporary injunction barring the USDA from providing horse meat inspection services to Roswell, New Mexico-based Valley Meat Co. and Rains Natural Meats in Missouri.

The order comes after a U.S. District Judge in New Mexico on Friday threw out a lawsuit, which the Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection groups had filed in July.  That suit sought to permanently halt the slaughter of horses.

However, in an emergency request to the 10th Circuit on Monday, the animal rights groups argued that an emergency injunction was necessary to prevent environmental harm and the violation of federal environmental laws while their appeal is pending. A two-judge panel of the 10th Circuit granted that request.

Blair Dunn, who represents Valley Meat Co. and Rains Natural Meats emphasized the order was temporary and expressed confidence that it would be lifted once all of the facts of the case are presented to the judges.

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