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Driver arrested in New York for allegedly carrying 25 horses for slaughter in Canada, police say

On Wednesday, September 2, New York State Police arrested Pennsylvania truck driver Robert Seitz in DeKalb, charging him with violating state agriculture law prohibiting the transport of horses for slaughter.
The arrest followed an investigation focused on Pennsylvania-based Rotz Livestock, owned by Bruce Rotz, after a tip from the New York State Humane Association to the Warren County District Attorney.
Authorities seized 25 horses from the trailer and transferred them to a veterinary clinic in Saratoga County; Maryland-based Animals' Angels founder Sonja Meadows called it a 'great example of several organizations' cooperating together.
This incident marks the first enforcement of New York's 2024 ban on horse slaughter transport, which carries an individual penalty of $1,500 per horse, according to Meadows.
Meadows called the enforcement a 'great precedent for future transports,' even as the global horse meat market continues to import from Canada, with Japan serving as the largest importer.

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