Obama, Congress restore horse-slaughter industry
Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | One comment

Cheri White Owl, founder of Horse Feathers Equine Rescue, is pictured with one of the 33 horses for which she cares in Guthrie, Okla., on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Ms. White Owl said she’s seen more horse neglect during the recession, which coincided with the end of horse slaughtering in the U.S. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
The domestic ban didn’t end horse slaughter but instead shifted the site of butchery to Mexico and Canada – which meant increased abuse or neglect as the horses were shipped out of the country and beyond the reach of U.S. law.
