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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state with nation's last operating horse slaughterhouse made it illegal to kill the animals for human consumption on Thursday.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he was proud to sign the law, calling it "past time to stop slaughtering horses in Illinois."
A slaughterhouse in DeKalb has been shipping horse meat overseas, where it is sold for people to eat. The practice has outraged people who feel horses are more like pets than livestock.
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