29.jan.07
Meatingplace.com
John Gregerson
On the heels of a Wednesday federal court decision upholding a Texas ban on horse meat for human consumption, both Delta and American Airlines indicated they won't transport the meat overseas markets, where it generally is consumed.
Meantime, it was unclear whether Texas' two horse slaughterhouses were still processing the product.
"My information now is that the plants are not processing at the moment," industry lobbyist Charles Stenholm told The Dallas Morning News. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that if you can't ship the meat, you can't process it."