June 15, 2007
That's a lot of horse meat dude!!! Think NIU is feeding it to their students?
DeKalb is home to the last remaining plant in the United States where horses are slaughtered for human consumption. Except for a portion sold to U.S. zoos, the horse meat is shipped to be eaten by diners overseas.
The state banned horse slaughtering last month, and a federal judge could rule as soon as today on whether Cavel International Inc. can stay open while it appeals. A temporary order allowing it to operate expires after today.
"It's a black mark on the community. It's a stigma," said Gail Vacca, who moved her horse-training business away from DeKalb because she said owners were worried their animals would be stolen and sold to the plant. "DeKalb is a lovely community. It's horrible they've been stigmatized by this nasty industry."
The Cavel plant has been in operation in DeKalb for about 20 years and slaughters about 1,000 horses a week, general manager James Tucker said.
Just off of Interstate 88 near a UPS packaging center and U-Haul pickup site, the white building with blue trim doesn't stand out, except for black sheeting draped on a fence to shield from view the horses as they are delivered to the plant.
Cavel employs about 55 workers in DeKalb, has a $2 million annual payroll, and generates about $30 million in foreign trade revenue, Tucker said.
Those who believe horse slaughterhouses should be legal say they pay $300 to $500 for horses that are older, neglected, retired or otherwise marginalized.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/427700,2_1_AU14_HORSE_S1.article
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Comments
Holy shit, that must have been what they fed us in the dorms when I was there. I always thought it tasted like chicken.
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