Registration closes on September 22! Special press conference to address the horse slaughter and wild equine protection issues will be held at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm on opening day of the third International Equine Conference. Lexington, Kentucky (EWA) – The Third Annual International Equine Conference, hosted by […]
Source: By Dan Flynn of Food Safety News “Rains Natural Meats is now eligible and requesting a grant of inspection…” A third business has met all the statutory and regulatory requirements to require USDA to provide inspection services when it begins processing horsemeat for human consumption. Department of […]
Source: By Ed Pearce of KOLO.com “Probably the greatest photo op was when he took his band and he ran alongside the train for a full mile at the same pace as the train…” LYON COUNTY, CA – Some called him “Railroad Man” or “Flash.” The crews and […]
Source: Lauren Donovan – Bismarck Tribune “…the 2013 Legislature sanctions the preservation of the park horses as a historically important living treasure…” A North Dakotan who has been working for years to preserve what he says is the original blood line of horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park […]
Source: HorseTalk.co.nz The horse is sacred to the Diné and is a central part of the nation’s culture and tradition. Elders and medicine people of the Navajo Nation have voiced their opposition to horse slaughter, saying the animals must be honored for their sacred role in Navajo cultural traditions. […]
Source: The Cloud Foundation Report card reveals diminished variability in world famous herd of wild stallion Cloud COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. (Sept. 16, 2013) – For over thirty years, the genetics of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Herd have been tracked by foremost equine geneticist, E. Gus Cothran. His […]
Source: By Melissa Locker @woolyknickers as published at Time.com “I didn’t understand why they swooped in,” A Colorado man was determined to get to his brother’s wedding in Bryce, Utah. However he had lost his license and couldn’t drive the 600 or so miles to the event. He […]
Source: By Elizabeth Reed, KOB.com Horse Eater Presses Forward ROSWELL — The public can soon weigh in on whether or not the state should give a horse slaughterhouse a permit it needs to open. Valley Meat Company tried to open the slaughterhouse in Chaves County last month, but […]
Source: The Irish Times – reported by Alison Healy Steps to prevent other species entering food chain taken after horse meat crisis The horse meat crisis has led the world’s largest food manufacturer Nestle to test for the presence of meat such as kangaroo and dog, head of […]
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