“America’s horses are not raised as food animals…” (June 28, 2013)— The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given the green light for the grisly practice of horse slaughter to resume on U.S. soil. The agency approved an application for horse slaughter inspections under federal law at a plant […]
Source: By Amanda J. Crawford & Alan Bjerga as published in Bloomberg “The administration has requested Congress to reinstate the ban on horse slaughter,” A New Mexico company is slated to be the first in the U.S. to slaughter horses for human consumption since 2007 after federal authorities […]
Source: Multiple “..we can find a way forward that saves burros from suffering and saves tax dollars…” As the recipient of a five-year $760,000 grant from an anonymous donor, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has launched “The Platero Project,” designed to promote the protection of […]
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