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Dive Summary:

• U.S. District Judge Christina Armijo issued a restraining order, temporarily stalling plans to slaughter horses in New Mexico and Iowa starting next week.
• The decision was in part prompted by a lawsuit from The Humane Society of the United States.
• The plaintiffs stated that the Department of Agriculture failed to conduct the necessary studies prior to issuing permits to Valley Meat Co. in New Mexico and Responsible Transportation in Iowa.

From the article:

... U.S. District Judge Christina Armijo issued a restraining order in a lawsuit brought by The Humane Society of the United States and other groups in a case that has sparked an emotional national debate about how best to deal with the tens of thousands of wild, unwanted and abandoned horses across the country. .​..