A Times editorial makes the troubling assumption that mustangs are pests that irrevocably damage our public lands. By Stephanie Boyles July 31, 2009 The Los Angeles Times’ July 27 editorial “Wild horse sense,” which weighs in on proposals to handle the growing wild horse population in the western […]
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (CBS4) — Mutilated, and cut up, the body of another horse has been found dead along a northwest Miami-Dade road. Miami-Dade Police say this is the 17th horse butchered in the county since mid-January. The latest one was slaughtered Sunday at a farm along the 12-thousand […]
DEARBORN, Michigan – Mona Ramouni’s fingers fly across the text as she proofreads yet another page of a calculus textbook to be published in Braille — with her guide pony sitting patiently by. It is dull work for tiny Cali who serves as Ramouni’s eyes through a world […]
Editor: Concerning the Star-Tribune Editorial Board’s comments titled “Emotion shouldn’t rule debate on wild horses” (July 19), I contend that a healthy dose of passion may be priceless, when combined with improved federal law (Restore Our American Mustangs Act, or H.R. 1018), and data-run scientific management. Politics and […]
The U.S. House recently passed the “Restore Our American Mustangs Act,” which would protect wild horses in 10 western states by providing additional land and protections. But Rep. Doc Hastings, (R-Wash.) isn’t a huge fan. “With all of the issues that are facing our country,” Hastings told POLITICO, […]
Washington Activist Blasts Political Opportunists Using Issue By R.T. Fitch HOUSTON (SFHH) – On July 18th, 2009 an Associated Press story hit the internet quoting sources saying the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon would attempt to reintroduce horse slaughter into the United States. The headline, “Groups Push […]
Alright, it has finally happened, I have reached the tipping point. Day after day the American public is bombarded with main stream media stories about all of the “unwanted” horses that are set free and running all over the US. To take the stories for their word there […]
SALEM, Ore. – The woman accused of neglecting at least 35 horses is in trouble again. This time it is for allegedly using her boarding operation in Marion County to fleece her customers. Kristina Early, 26, faces additional charges of theft and conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence. She allegedly […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP, commented) ― Several groups are pushing to renew the slaughter of horses in the U.S., possibly starting in Oregon.Proponents are pushing Congress to introduce a bill to allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture to resume inspecting horse meat for human consumption. The Confederated Tribes of […]
Commentary by fellow Equine Author, Joe Camp Joe Camp was astonished when he learned that America’s wild horses are at risk. “How could that be?” he asked over and over again. “The wild horses of the western U.S. are not only a living laboratory, as a group they […]
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