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Florida’s illegal horse meat market ‘thriving.’ Equine owners fear thieves who slaughter

Natasha Holt - WUFT

Richard Couto, founder and president of Animal Recovery Mission, estimates tens of thousands of slaughters happen each year because of the high demand for the illegal meat.

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