Source: By David Lombardo as published in the Daily Gazette Horseman Jack Knowlton and Assemblyman James Tedisco, R-Glennville, will be the guests of honor at the 12th annual Equine Advocates Awards Dinner & Charity Auction at the Saratoga Springs City Center on Aug. 1. “It has been ten […]
Source: Written by Bonnie Matton Special to the Mason Valley News and published at RGJ.com Watering, though not illegal, can be just as harmful to the horses… Though people continue to feed and water Nevada‘s wild horses, these horses most often end up becoming ‘nuisance’ horses, just like […]
Source: By Horsetalk.co.nz on Jul 11, 2013 in Focus “The slaughter of American horses for human consumption presents unique and extensive dangers that have never been adequately considered by [the] defendants, despite their obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)…” The US Department of Agriculture is embarking […]
Source: Multiple Under the plea agreement, McConnell — who faced 22 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty — is not to own or train horses for 20 years. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Collierville horse trainer who pleaded guilty to 12 counts of animal cruelty has been sentenced to house arrest […]
I’ve written about the horse cloning company ViaGen in past articles, including more about the history of cloned horses included in this article There is a survey below the NBC news article that asks “Should cloning be used to create animals for competition or food?” If ViaGen wins […]
Originally posted on Canadian Horse Defence Coalition's Blog:
Donations to complete the film are needed! In a Province that sets international standards for the iconic symbolism of the Wild West lives a small herd of wild horses. They call Alberta’s Rocky Mountain foothills home, sharing a piece…
Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat and co-chair of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) approval of an application for federal inspections at a horse slaughter facility in New Mexico. “I am deeply disappointed in today’s (July 2nd) […]
SOURCE: PPJ Gazette by Debbie Coffey Copyright 2013 All Rights Reserved. Once again, a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) contractor, Ladd Drummond (husband of Ree Drummond, “The Pioneer Woman”) had a big bash and fireworks show on the 4th of July, in very close proximity to the wild […]
Source: written by Ginger Casey as published in RGJ.com Ginger Casey is an Emmy-award winning journalist and writer who began her 23-year television career at KTVN in Reno. My first job in television news was in Reno. The searing sun and blistering temperatures could be relentless. We routinely […]
By Steve Long ~ author/publisher of Horseback Magazine “Studies performed in laboratory animals have shown that phenylbutazone has carcinogenic properties. “ HOUSTON, (Horseback) – When equine slaughterhouses open their doors in New Mexico, Iowa, and Missouri this month, their proprietors are likely to face a determined effort by […]
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