Source: WSMV.com “I knew he had something special and that underneath this big guy’s broken spirit was a gem waiting to be revealed.” CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Meet Jakar, the newest member of the Cleveland Division of Police Mounted Unit! In the summer of 2012, a young woman […]
By Brenda Norrell as published on the Narcosphere “Tuba City Chapter House is opening the doors to The Cruelty Group, Navajo Nation Agriculture and Navajo Nation Resource Enforcement.” The cruel roundups of wild horses on the Navajo Nation continue on Thursday and Friday in the Tuba City area. […]
Last week, a federal judge in New Mexico cleared the way for domestic slaughterhouse operators to again kill and render horses on American soil. Monday night, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver stayed that ruling, at least temporarily, so that it could evaluate whether the Obama Administration unlawfully permitted those operators to resume the brutal practice without first complying with all relevant environmental regulations.
By Rosalie Rayburn of the ABQJournal.com “They want the horses put in the same category as wild pigs. These guys are not qualified to round up horses. It’s not easy,” The ongoing free-roaming horse dispute that has roiled the Placitas community has flared again. A poster displayed Oct. […]
By Pat Raia as published in The Horse “…the USDA has consistently ignored those obligations in a rush to begin horse slaughter…” The USDA said its Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) is not forbidden by law from inspecting horse processing plants, according to the agency’s response to an […]
By John M. Glionna of the LA Times “Horse slaughter is a predatory, inhumane business, and we are pleased to win another round in the courts to block killing of these animals on American soil for export to Italy and Japan” Animal welfare advocates are preparing for a […]
By Vickery Eckhoff as published on her blog “you’re a horse advocate, you’re a horse advocate” I have a new post on Forbes.com: Grand Opening of Horse Slaughter Plants Foiled Again. You can read it here. The topic may seem obscure, but it’s probably my most important writing […]
Join us this evening, Wednesday November 6th, 2013 at 9:00pm CST! Tonight is the kickoff of WILD HORSE & BURRO RADIO show, with guest John Holland, President of Equine Welfare Alliance discussing the latest in the horse slaughter issue. 7:00 pm PST … 8:00 pm MST … 9:00 […]
This is an excellent article by journalist Vickery Eckhoff. Once again, Vickery does great research and gives the public the truth. SOURCE: forbes.com Vickery Eckhoff, Contributor 176,000 U.S. horses were sold to slaughter in 2012 through livestock auctions and feedlots like this one in Fallon, NV The opening […]
By Caitlyn Gribbin of ABC News Opponents of a cull of thousands of wild horses in Western Australia say they have evidence the animals are not being killed humanely Over the past week, more than 7,000 brumbies have been shot dead in the remote East Kimberley, using rifles […]
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