Source: By Elizabeth Reed, KOB.com
Horse Eater Presses Forward
Rick De Los Santos, owner of Valley Meat Co. in Roswell, stands in the slaughterhouse where he plans to butcher horses for the foreign meat market. (PAT VASQUEZ-CUNNINGHAM/JOURNAL)
ROSWELL — The public can soon weigh in on whether or not the state should give a horse slaughterhouse a permit it needs to open.
Valley Meat Company tried to open the slaughterhouse in Chaves County last month, but a district court judge in Albuquerque granted atemporary injunction to stop the plant from opening.
While the legal battle continues, Valley Meat is still trying to obtain a groundwater discharge permit.
The environment department will hold a public hearing on the permit at the Chaves County Courthouse on Tuesday, October 22 at 5 p.m. The courthouse is located at 400 N. Virginia Avenue in Roswell.
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