Activists call for arrests after former racehorse slaughtered at Brooksville unlicensed farm [Video]

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – Animal rights activists are calling on the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office to shut down a farm in Brooksville seen selling horse meat on camera.

FOX 13 obtained exclusive video of a former racehorse being butchered and first broke this story Tuesday night. On Wednesday, the Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) held a press conference calling for charges.

We’ve been investigating the black-market horse meat trade in Florida for months. And today, animal activists went public with their findings, calling for arrests to be made at an unlicensed farm in Brooksville.

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“I wanted a happy ending. I wanted arrests to be made, the property to be closed forever,” said animal rights activist Richad Couto, who goes by Kudo, who made it clear he did not want to be in Tampa holding a press conference on Wednesday.

He said he had no other choice but to go …