Horse Meat Back in the US

For the first time in six years the US government is allowing for the slaughter of horses, for their meat.

In 2007, Congress banned the practice, but the ban only lasted til 2011.

Now, Valley Meat Co. in Roswell, New Mexico has gained approval to begin.

They will be processing up to a hundred horses a day, for sale in Japan and Europe.

According to the USDA, four other meat companies have filed for permission, and it will be granted in the first week of July.