European horse meat importers and animal welfare groups are embroiled in a legal dispute over a short video published online in 2022 that appears to show cruelty toward horses slaughtered in Argentina. Animal welfare groups have reinforced their calls for the European Commission (EC) to stop the import of horse meat from Argentina after a new documentary, published this month, suggests further evidence of cruelty. The Belgian Meat Federation FEBEV and Swiss importer Skin Packing are suing the 2022 video’s producers, the German Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) and Swiss Tierschutzbund Zürich (TSB), claiming the content is defamatory. FEBEV and Skin Packing want the video removed from the internet and monetary compensation.
