Source: Tuscon News “We recognize how lucky we are to still have this amazing natural resource in our backyard and despite facing many human-caused challenges, the Tonto National Forest remains one of the most magnificent pieces of “wild” we have left in Arizona.” SALT RIVER – The Cactus […]
By Catherine Holland as posted on AZFamily.com EAST VALLEY (3TV/CBS 5) –The Cactus Fire burning along the Bush Highway near the Salt River is threatening the herd of wild horses living in that area of the Tonto National Forest.[ORIGINAL STORY: Brush fire breaks out along Bush Highway near Salt […]
by Liz Tyson as published on One Green Planet “Many of our donkeys have been rescued from miserable live animal markets…” Hamish, Clover, and Darcy were tiny babies, not yet weaned, when they were taken from their mothers and sent to be sold illegally at a market in the […]
Source: Register-Star Susan Wagner, president of Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary, stands with Pensacola Pete, a donkey that was rescued by the organization in 2015. By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media CHATHAM – After 15 years working in the horse racing industry, Sue Wagner rescued her first horse from […]
by Alixandra Caole Vila as published at Nature World News African Donkeys are Being Slaughtered to Extinction While China’s taste for elephant ivories have died down, it seems like their fondness has shifted to Donkey skin this time. According to the National Council of Societies for the Prevention […]
Source: Multiple “The Safeguard American Food Exports Act — would bar horse slaughter in the U.S. and ban horse shipments to Mexico” Advocates for horses worry that U.S. restrictions against slaughtering the animals in this country soon could come to an end, and one Missouri lawmaker says he […]
“Happy Birthday Dayton O. Hyde!” Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary founder and author, Dayton O. Hyde will celebrates his 92nd birthday today, March 25. Hyde’s life journey is a story of challenges and successes that began in Michigan and took him across the West. From rodeos, conservation battles, […]
“While at first glance this sad story might not appear to have much to do with wild horses and burros but it most certainly applies, with spades. Some time ago, myself and fellow investigators from Wild Horse Freedom Federation were documenting BLM Contract long term holding facilities when we came across one contractor’s property, used to house former wild horses, with prominent signs indicating that like poison devices were in use on the very same property that captive wild horses were grazing. To date, this finding haunts us as we continue to seek ways and means to stop the barbaric removal of protected wild horses and burros from their congressionaly approved, rightful range.” ~ R.T.
Source: The Donkey Sanctuary “With 180 OIE member states now acknowledging the importance of working horses, donkeys and mules, the time is right for coordinated action to implement the standards around the world. “ UK equine welfare charities Brooke, The Donkey Sanctuary, SPANA and World Horse Welfare today […]
Story by Pat Raia as published on The Horse “False documentation (has) been a proven fact for years, yet nothing is ever done about it…” Beginning in March 31, all horses imported from the United States into horse processing plants in Canada must be held in U.S.-side feedlots […]
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