unintended consequences. >> that meant they were crammed into small trucks, they were slipping and sliding in their own waste, crammed together with horses they didn't know, biting and kicking and trucked a thousand miles or more to another country where they met the exact same fate. >> so last november, president obama quietly signed into law an agriculture spending bill that restores the inspection process for domestic horse slaughter. a stop gap measure that opens the door for u.s. slaughter of horses again. a move many and millio animal s activists reluctantly support. >> it is at least closer rather than having them travel the great distances is at least a step in the right direction. >> reporter: the usda responded with a statement that read a number of federal state and local governments and prohibitions remain in place. further more, this have been no questions that the department initiate the