Horse-Slaughter Advocate’s Video Spurs Dismissal
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A New Mexico company seeking to open a slaughterhouse for horses fired an employee after a video he made showing him killing one of the animals while taunting animal welfare advocates triggered an outcry.
Tim Sappington, 54, will no longer work for Valley Meat Co. because of his unprofessional conduct, said A. Blair Dunn, a company lawyer. The plant’s owners received threats and “don’t want to add fuel to the fire,” he said.