Friday, April 5, 2013

Market for Slaughter Horses Plunging in Wake of “Burger-gate” | Straight from the Horse's Heart

Market for Slaughter Horses Plunging in Wake of “Burger-gate” | Straight from the Horse's Heart

EWA (Chicago) – USDA data for the first quarter of 2013 indicates a precipitous drop in the number of horses going from the US to Mexico for slaughter. The flow of horses south had been increasing steadily for over two years but dropped 62% between the first full week of 2013 and the end of the first quarter.

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