date:May 23, 2012
nding for horse meat inspections happened in part due to the recession, which began just as horse slaughtering stopped. The last US horse slaughterhouse closed in 2007 in Illinois.
Animal-welfare activists have threatened a massive protest in any town where a slaughterhouse may open. However, pro-slaughter activists point out that the ban had unintended consequences, including an upswing in neglect and abandonment of horses.
A federal report from the US Government Accountability Office released