Meat On The Hoof

French and Japanese diners can continue to chow down on prime Texas horseflesh, thanks to a ruling yesterday by U.S. District Judge Terry Means. The judge ruled that horse-slaughtering plants in Fort Worth and Kaufman could remain open. As Attorney General, John Cornyn issued an opinion that state law prohibited the sale or transportation of horse meat inTexas for human consumption. When Tarrant County District Attorney Tim Curry said he would enforce the 1949 law, the plants sought an injunction in federal court. The judge ruled that the state law had effectively been repealed by subsequent laws, and that even if it hadn't, that federal laws permitting the sale of horse meat superseded the state statute.

While a Texan make look at eating horse meat about like he would eating the family pet, it is highly sought after in Europe and Japan as a delicacy.

Article from The Dallas Morning News