Story by Susan Salk as published in Off-Track Thoroughbreds Fleet of Angels born online and now rolling on asphalt Fleet Of Angels (www.fleetofangels.org) was launched with the singular purpose to connect a warm-hearted volunteer convoy of horse-haulers to prospective horse adopters, who simply lack the resources to transport these needy animals, […]
By Matt Driscoll as published in the Daily Weekly “Vickery Eckhoff took the opportunity to set the record straight” Last week Benjamin Taylor took to The Daily Weekly to note the recent unanimous vote by the Snohomish County Council banning horse slaughtering for human consumption. Many, it seems, […]
as published in the DVM360.com Preliminary laboratory tests indicate that contaminated hay is the culprit The ingestion of the highly toxic plant whorled milkweed is suspected to have caused the death of 19 horses at the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse Inmate Program (WHIP) facility in […]
Fighting the Good Fight for the Horses and Burros Takes a Toll on Free Time “John Holland, president of the Equine Welfare Alliance and covert owner of Howling Ridge Film and Fertilizer Co., has been entertaining us with equine holiday videos over the years. But this year we […]
Information supplied by Protect Mustangs.org Public outrage gets creative… SAN FRANCISCO (December 20, 2012)–Citizens around the word are outraged at the BLM’s cruelty towards America’s native wild horses. The alleged federally protected mustangs are being rounded up and removed by the thousands only to be stockpiled in the […]
As printed in the Elko Daily Free Press (unedited) Local Herd Reduced to Possible Genetically Non-Viable Levels ELKO — Wild horse gatherers are taking a break this holiday season. The Bureau of Land Management has suspended operations for the Owyhee Complex gather, which began the end of November. […]
From the pages of the Washington Post Recently Fined Butcher Points Bloody Finger ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico meat company that wants to resume domestic horse slaughter for food is suing the federal government, alleging inaction on its application was driven by emotional political debates and has […]
By Lornet Turnbull of the Seattle Times Moving to pre-empt the revival of slaughter houses that kill horses for food, the Snohomish County Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban the practice The Snohomish County Council voted unanimously Wednesday to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption […]
by Cecilia Rodriguez, Contributor as printed in Forbes “Becoming dinner for foreign diners seems to be the normal final destination for retired or damaged racehorses“ One of the surprises we got when we moved to Luxembourg was in the butcher section of the supermarkets, where a selection of horse […]
By Shao Wei ( chinadaily.com.cn) While U.S. Mismanages Wild Horses & Burros other Countries Protect and Preserve Their Treasures As the cold front pounds Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, 700 tons of forage have been sent to the Kala Maili Natural Reserve, home to the rare and […]
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