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Horse slaughter plant idea withdrawn

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Associated Press

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) Flooded with messages from across the nation by people
who oppose the consumption of horses, a South Dakota legislative
committee killed a bill today that would have provided a $1 million loan
to construct a plant to process horses.

Before SB170 was killed, however, it was changed to call for a study of
horse processing. But that, too, was rejected.

Senator Frank Kloucek (KLOH'-chek) of Scotland says the nation needs
such a plant so horses can be humanely disposed of.

Horse slaughter plants in Illinois and Texas have been closed, and
Kloucek says there's no place now to dispose of animals that people do
not want or can no longer afford.

(By AP Writer Joe Kafka) (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All
Rights Reserved.) APNP 01-29-08 1202CST