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Archive for December, 2011
Straight from the Horse’s Heart 2011 in Review
Posted: December 31, 2011 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, The Force of the HorseTags: Equine, Horse, wild burro, Wild Horse
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Equine Welfare Alliance Launches “War Horse” Assault on Three Troubled Political Careers
Posted: December 31, 2011 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Horse SlaughterTags: Horse, Horse Slaughter, Steven Spielberg, the equine welfare alliance, War Horse
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The Chicago based Equine Welfare Alliance launched the most sophisticated assault yet against the return of equine slaughterhouses with a 90 screen breakout ad to be shown within 10 minutes of the opening credits of Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse.” The ad campaign will target three Washington politicians who pushed the cancellation of a prohibition against funding horse slaughter inspectors. The targeted ads will run in the districts and states of Georgia Republican Rep. Jack Kingston, Sen. Roy Blunt (R) Missouri, and Wisconsin Democrat Sen. Herb Kohl.
“Real” War Horse Shares Screen with Spielberg’s
Posted: December 30, 2011 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Horse SlaughterTags: Equine Welfare Alliance, Horse, Horse Slaughter, Steven Spielberg, War Horse
Our first attack on those who betrayed our horses has landed. It will leverage the movie War Horse.
We teamed up with Robin Hutton of the Sgt. Reckless Memorial Fund and today, the ad below will appear on 90 theater screens within 10 minutes of the start of the movie War Horse. The ad will be aired in selected theaters in the following states: North Eastern Georgia, Missouri, Wisconsin, Montana and Wyoming. Why those states, you ask? Very simple – Kingston, Blunt, Kohl, Baucus and Wallis! The ad will run for 30 days.
Pro-Horse Billboard Campaign Gains Ground Against Horse-Eaters
Posted: December 30, 2011 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Horse SlaughterTags: Angel Acres, Florida, Horse, Horse Meat, Horse Slaughter
A provocative billboard along Florida’s Turnpike is getting attention from drivers going through Palm Beach County’s northern horse country.
The sign, which went up last week about a mile south of Indiantown Road, shows two horses nuzzling each other next to the words “Stop Slaughtering Us!” in red and white slash-style letters.
Can “War Horse” Beat Clooney For Golden Globe?
Posted: December 29, 2011 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, The Force of the HorseTags: Forbes, Horse, Steven Spielberg, Vickery Eckhoff, War Horse
Steven Spielberg’s epic drama War Horse opened this week, banking on the raw cinematic power of horses to do what they do so well in their everyday lives: perform brute work for humans and get almost nothing for it.
Horse Eating Minority Attempt to Make a Point
Posted: December 29, 2011 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Horse Slaughter, The Force of the HorseTags: Horse, Horse Meat, Horse Slaughter, Steven Spielberg, War Horse
In our last post we shared with you a letter from an astounding 14 year old young lady, Cheyenne Little, who is actually educated enough and adequately enlightened to the point that she “gets it” when it comes to the cruelty and inhumanity that is at the heart of bloody, predatory horse slaughter. I was both motivated and enthralled when I read what she had written as it was years beyond her time and several levels above the tripe that you get out of the public ramblings on the Horse-Eaters side, I had to pinch myself to remember that this was a fourteen year old speaking out, hats off to Cheyenne; we sure hope that there are a ton more of young folks like you out there as our fight is for you.
14 Year Old Campaigns to Save U.S. Horses
Posted: December 29, 2011 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Horse SlaughterTags: Horse Slaughter, Slaughterhouse, Horse, Cruelty to animals, Equus (genus)
My name is Cheyenne Little, I’m a 14-year-old girl who lives in Grass Valley. You might remember me as the kid who wrote the “More than a little help” article a few months back. My horse China’s doing great, I’m doing great. But there’s one thing that’s not so great. And I’m asking for the help and support of my community to change that status. I recently started a petition against the reopening of equine slaughter in the U.S. Before equine slaughter was made illegal in 2007, over 25,000 horses each year were being processed and shipped out of the country for human consumption.
