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