R.T. Fitch’s life has been anything but ordinary. Straight out of high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force Band during the Vietnam era, and while stationed in Hawaii, he spent weekends at Sea Life Park training penguins, sea lions, and whales. His path through life has taken many unexpected turns—including more than a few lessons in love—until meeting his wife, Terry, brought a lasting partnership and a shared passion for animals.
Over the course of his adult career, R.T. worked internationally in multiple countries, gaining a broad, global perspective that colors both his worldview and his writing. Now rooted in Texas, he and Terry live on a small farm surrounded by four-legged companions with paws, claws, and hooves. Together, they have devoted years to equine rescue and wild horse protection.
An ordained volunteer chaplain and professional Santa Claus for a local historical society—with Terry by his side as Mrs. Claus—R.T. brings warmth, wisdom, and joy to every season. His work reflects a life of service, wonder, and connection to both people and animals.
He is the author of Straight from the Horse’s Heart, a moving collection of true rescue stories and spiritual reflections, and Fangs of Light, a supernatural tale steeped in symbolic and metaphorical storytelling. The first in a planned trilogy, Fangs of Light blends myth and mystery to explore themes of identity, redemption, and the power of empathy—offering readers not only suspense and intrigue but a deeper look at the light and shadow within us all.
Source: By Rene Romo / Journal South Reporter on Fri, Mar 22, 2013 Coon said his department had received “lots of email, lots of calls, lots of faxes from people all over the country” about the video, which he described as “very disgusting.” Graphic, Sadistic Violence – Endorsed […]
“In my most humble opinion” by R.T. Fitch ~ president of Wild Horse Freedom Federation When Dumb Just Continues to Get Dumber! If the sane and compassionate members of our society could have picked a perfect poster child to represent the reprehensible, predatory business of corrupt horse slaughter […]
Source: by Andrew Cohen as published in The Atlantic A federal judge in Wyoming is now reviewing a dubious agreement between local ranchers and the BLM that would eliminate millions of acres of wild horse habitat. Say you were sitting in a law school classroom taking an exam, […]
Source: By Amanda J. Crawford & Alan Bjerga of Bloomberg.com “It’s extreme cruelty, a penalty, to maliciously kill an animal,” GRAPHIC VIDEO – PULLED FROM YOUTUBE – CAUTION – VIOLENCE – PROFANITY – DEATH An employee of a New Mexico company that has sparked outrage for its plans […]
Source: the PPJ Gazette by Debbie Coffey ~ Director of Wild Horse Affairs at Wild Horse Freedom Federation The pro-horse slaughter shot heard around the world… Don’t let this gutless coward hide! GRAPHIC VIDEO – PULLED FROM YOUTUBE – CAUTION – VIOLENCE – PROFANITY – DEATH Many of us have […]
Source: East Orgonian.com “Duhh…I know we’ll have no problem with the whole thing running and funding itself.” United Horsemen, the group behind a proposed horse slaughter facility outside Hermiston, wants to build a $3 million horse rehabilitation, training and education center on the same 300-acre property. According to […]
Source: Undisclosed SFTHH Blog Reader – Forward by R.T. Fitch ” I felt you should be made aware of the base depravity of the pro-slaughter movement…” “Howdy Troops, great things are popping and they are happening fast; the EU will refuse U.S. horse meat, the Obama Administration plans on […]
Source: Equine Welfare Alliance Press Release “Plants will have no access to the markets even if the EU ban is lifted…” Chicago (EWA) – Since Congress lifted the ban on USDA inspections of horse meat, several small shuttered cattle slaughter plants have clamored for the USDA to provide […]
Guest OpEd by Vicki Tobin ~ VP of Equine Welfare Alliance “Skye McNiel wants to use the food chain to dispose of horses…” Nothing is sweeter than having the darkside validate what we have been saying for years. I came across an article yesterday that was regarding the […]
Source: By Jeanne LeFlore of the McAlester News-Capital “The horse slaughter industry is not around to rescue horses,” McALESTER — A Pittsburg County farmers and ranchers union recently lobbied for equine processing legislation that passed a Senate committee unopposed on Monday. Although the legislation passed the Senate committee, […]
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