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Horses are being poached and slaughtered for their meat on the black market The story sounds like the summary of a bad horror flick. Dozens of horses disappearing in the dead of night only to be found stripped of skin and meat on a roadside. Other horses are discovered butchered in their stables by mortified owners. But the culprit isn't some half-wolf,half-man abomination that preys on thoroughbreds during the full moon. They are poachers from Miami's black market who sell the horses' meat, which is a popular delicacy among new arrivals from other countries to the area.The horse meat can...