Inside the Black Market Horse Meat Trade

Publish Date: May 4, 2011, 12:51 PM ETDuration: 12:21
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Richard Couto made a discovery in 2008 that would change his life. During an investigation, he found a sullen horse, its bones protruding from its body, barely breathing, sick from strangles, skin rotting off his back. According to Couto, thousands of horses are slaughtered every year behind closed gates in South Florida - including former race horses.

Tags: E:60, Richard Couto, Horse Meat, Jeremy Schaap

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