These horse slaughter houses only slaughter equines and export the majority
of the horse meat to France and Belgium.
U.S.
Slaughterhouses (French and Belgium owned)
Dallas Crown, Inc
2000 West Fair
P.O. Box 467
Kaufman, TX 75142
972-932-3436
972-932-3062 (fax)
Owner/President-Geert Dewulf
Plant Manager - Christophe Soenen
Horse Inspector - Randy Williams
Beltex Corporation
3801 N. Grove St.
Fort Worth, TX 76106
817-624-1136
817-624-4594 (fax)
President-Eric Nauwelaers
Horse Inspector - Ronnie Ober
Cavel International, Inc.
International Meat Exporters
108 Harvestore Dr.
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-756-8051
Owner - Luc Van Damme (Belgian)
Plant Manager -Jim Tucker
(re-opened 7 June 2004)
Canadian Slaughter
houses
Bouvry Export Calgary Ltd.
Head Office
#312 222-58th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta Canada T2H 2S3
403-253-0717
403-259-3568 (fax) bouvryca@telusplanet.net
Owner: Claude Bouvry of Bouvry Exports Calgary, Ltd
He owns slaughter plants in Alberta and Quebec and the
feedlots in Shelby, MT and Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Viande Richelieu, Inc.
Richelieu Meat, Inc.
595, rue Royale C.P. 101
Massueville, Québec Canada JOG 1KO
450-788-2667
450-788-2622 (fax)
courrier@vianderichelieu.com
Quote: "What is the difference
between a horse and a steer and a hog?
The horse is an icon along with the bald eagle. What is the difference
between a bald eagle and a pigeon or a turkey? And if you do not know
the difference, we cannot explain it to you."
-- Rep. Jim Moran, Virginia, 6/8/05