Supreme Court Won't Hear Horse Slaughter Case

Horse slaughter for human consumption shall remain illegal in our fine state, now that the SCOTUS has declined to hear Cavel International's appeal. Cavel's DeKalb horse-slaughtering facility shut down last year after Illinois passed a state law banning the practice.

Previously: Zoo animals enjoyed horsemeat cakes, local horse Smokey painted, we covered the plant's closing (a few times), Governor Blagojevich said he felt like "the little boy with a pile of horse manure" (in a good way), and we watched in horror as Eight Belles was euthanized. [Humane Society, AP, photo by visual panic]