Horses Get Day in Court.

The article reports on the ruling of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld a law in Texas that bans the slaughtering of horses. It is said that the anti-slaughtering case would be strengthened by a revived Texas ban while leaving the defenders of the industry focusing on the preservation of a slaughterhouse in Illinois. According to Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the U.S., the ruling could be the death of industry in the U.S.