News and updates related to the predatory business of horse slaughter
“In his own sniveling words” – Ben Masters “My Term is up and I am STILL a DWEEB” “Three years ago I was nominated to sit as the volunteer wildlife management chair for the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro program where I represented the interest […]
By: Max Walker of ABC15.com The deaths bring the total number of deceased horses found since October to 16 HEBER-OVERGAARD, AZ — In an update Monday, authorities said four more wild horses have been found dead in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The bodies were found February 7 inside […]
Opinion by Craig Downer as published in the Reno Gazette Journal “There is a cover-up concerning the major factors that are deteriorating the Pine Nut Mountain ecosystem…” My statement concerns the Carson-City-BLM roundup of 575 out of 775 wild horses from the Pine Nut Mountain Herd Management Area […]
By Laura Singleton The Independent “…advocates of the Heber Wild Horses still express an opinion that the investigation of the horse deaths are “’oo little, too late.’…” photo by Stacy L. Sanchez HEBER-OVERGAARD — As of February 1, the bodies of 10 horses and two horse skeletons have […]
By BEN LEFEBVRE as published on Politico “Are we jumping from one MeatHead to another?” ~ R.T. President Donald Trump will nominate David Bernhardt to be the new Interior secretary. The announcement in a tweet from the president Monday ends a nearly two-month-long search for a permanent replacement […]
Source: Citizens Against Equine Slaughter “Forest Service told one of our ground crew members that the injury to the horse we had observed was, in fact, a gunshot wound…” Today, while our crews were on the ground early in the day 2 more of the Heber wild horses, […]
By Joe Whitworth as published on Food Safety News Three people are facing jail in the Netherlands for their roles in the horse meat scandal of 2013 The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) imposed fines up to €150,000 ($172,000) against three companies and their executives for meat fraud. […]
Source: YubaNet “Horses have a special place in our nation’s history, and these majestic creatures were not raised as food for humans…” WASHINGTON, D.C. Jan. 30, 2019 — Federal lawmakers introduced legislation today to permanently ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the United States and […]
By Theresa Braine as published on NYDailyNews.com “It would be a felony under the PACT Act to crush, burn, drown, suffocate, impale or sexually exploit animals“ “I wonder if this would apply to wild horses and burros being used, abused and killed by the mismanagement of the BLM […]
by Ginger Fedak as posted on IDAUSA.org We must speak up now to help protect the wild horses and burros of America! During the current government shutdown, the U.S. Department of the Interior quietly proposed changes to broaden its ability to block Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. […]
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