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thanks.... I saw the postings supporting the ban of 'horse slaughter' but wasn't paying attention who the poster was if'n she so stated who she was. .....

412... look at #68 and tell me which is it. From your article it's confusing.... legal or illegal?

I don't know the answer about the legalities in Texas. Yours was a good question.

Here in Washington state horses are slaughtered for pet food and for export to Japan for human consumption. It appears to be legal because it is done, but it breaks my heart. My goal is to convince my friends to do the right thing by their animals. I don't presume to be able to stop it, I work on the supply side in the very small environment I live in.

One other small token activism I live is that I do not buy pet food that does not identify the animals included in the food. If it says "Beef bone meal" it is beef. If it says "Animal bone meal" or "Animal byproducts" anywhere in the label it is everything from horses to dogs to whatever else ends up at the rendering plant. Not knowing if live slaughter of horses went into it, I don't buy it, but I have to be very careful reading labels to find food.

It is illegal according to Texas law and a recent opinion from the State's Attorney General. However, Beltex and Dallas Crown have obtained a temporary injunction against the Tarrant County District Attorney's office (who was prosecuting the case to enforce the law on the books) until the courts can review the laws. The temporary injunction allows the slaughterhouses to continue to operate in the meantime.