Bond to Sue Considered “Unjustified” by Many
Front Range Equine Rescue, HSUS and other equine advocacy groups suing to stop a return to domestic horse slaughter are objecting to a court order that they are required to post a nearly half-million-dollar bond Friday.
Attorneys for the groups filed a motion arguing their lawsuit is against the federal government, not the companies that were recently permitted to begin slaughtering horses.
The groups last month won a temporary restraining order to halt plans by Valley Meat Co. of Roswell, N.M., and Responsible Transportation of Sigourney, Iowa, to open their plants this month. And they were then ordered to post the bond to cover the companies’ losses should they lose their case.
But the groups argue their case was filed against the Department of Agriculture over its permitting process, not the companies.
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Categories: Horse News, Horse Slaughter
Straight from the Horse's Heart 
What you people think you can poison our water ways and our communities with your garbage businesses for free. Not without a fight from real American people.
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What don’t these businesses understand!? Americans strongly oppose this practice being reinstated and we don’t want our hard-earned tax dollars being spent to support it. What is even more difficult to understand here is, the de-funding language is back in the 2014 budget and is expected to pass. So, what’s the point here!? Iowa’s plant owner made a good business, and it I may add, ethical decision to cut his losses and change direction. These other plants are obviously being supported by other investors pushing their hopeful agendas through. Well, if I were them, I’d make the wise decision to cut my losses and get out because it just isn’t going to happen, not now, not ever!!
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Yeah, I couldn’t understand why HSUS and others had to post any type of bond???? I was not sure but questioned it, so good for them, boy some will try and get yeah one way or another… NOT very good business sense, starting up something like horse slaughter KNOWING how this country feels about it, stupid actually, I am betting it is THAT Belgium company backing them…. Horse Slaughter has never been promoted here well by the Majority of the American People, we will PASS SAFE ACT 1094 & S.541, this moment in history has only given us more strength to fight and we are all fighting really hard to finally once and for all STOP all of slaughter…. Lets fix the issue we do not endorse the issue like slaughter does…
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Possibly the Belgium company or others – but, there was information out recently that one of De Los Santos’ partners is the Roswell Mayor – this & other reasons may be why they only had to pay $5k to settle an $86k environmental fine. New Mexico is over-run with crooks & degenerates – they’re corrupt as hell & break every law they can.
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The bond sounds inherently unfair, it implies that there’s no foundation to bring a lawsuit in the first place. If they are truly innocent of violations, then they could turn around and sue HSUS if they win this case. Something isn’t right here. Also, how can they claim losses on a business that hasn’t started up yet?
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Look folks, in these types of cases….this is the law.
The equine torture and kill ’em crew asked for 10-15 million in bond. (what are these cretins smokin’?)
The judge granted 500k. (says to killers, your records and proof of economic loss is minimal….I would have added Dunn and cretins are LIARS! extraordinaire; not just asking for this bond, but surely the killers had to provided SOME DOCUMENTATION that 10 to 15 million is a demonstrated history in this industry…..especially for the plants that don’t appear to have a history of production and profit )
I get the complaint about paying even one dollar, but it is the law.
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