Horse Slaughter Applicant Gives Up After Being Fined $86,400 For Mountain of Dead Animals on Property

Note: August 31st: I just received all the information from Front Range's Lawyer, Mr. Bruce Wegman. The notice of fine is at the end of this blog entry. 

Reprinted from Front Range

BREAKING NEWS: 8/16/12

Horse Slaughter Applicant Gives Up After Being Fined $86,400 For Mountain of Dead Animals on Property 

Roswell, New Mexico’s Valley Meat Company Cited by New Mexico Environmental Board’s Solid Waste Division for Years-Long Violations of State Law

Roswell, New Mexico, August 15 -- When the first applicant for an American horse slaughterhouse operation surfaced earlier this year, Front Range Equine Rescue (FRER) immediately investigated in order to determine the nature of the applicant’s business.  FRER discovered that the applicant, Valley Meat Company, had a fifteen-foot high pile of dead cattle rotting on its property, creating a health hazard for the community and placing into serious question the operator’s ability to start up his new operation, slaughtering former American companion, work and competition horses for human consumption.  Pictures of the pile taken by both state and federal officials showed a horrific sight.  FRER determined that Valley Meat had been in violation of New Mexico law for years, specifically because its owners had been maintaining this massive public health and safety hazard on their property, without any proper or responsible abatement.  

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Below is a copy of the fine issued by the New Mexico Environment Department, Solid Waste Bureau.