By BRIAN MAFFLY | The Salt Lake Tribune Subsidized Welfare Cattle Okay – Federally Protected Wild Equines to be Slaughtered Federal management of wild horses has been a dismal failure, resulting in ecological and economic havoc on Utah’s public ranges, according to new legislation that seeks repeal of […]
S0urce: Multiple “The women had a combined 42 pounds of horse meat concealed inside juice boxes…” STERLING, Va. – Customs agents have seen all sorts of things come through travelers’ baggage. And what they seized from two women at Washington Dulles International Airport last month may take the […]
Story by Sarah V Schweig as published on The Dodo Warning: Graphic Content – What they’re used for is such a waste For centuries, in rural cultures across the globe, one animal has been an important part of the family, helping to keep farms and villages running. Not […]
Dianne L Stallings , Ruidoso News “Wild Horse Advocates fear new provisions could lead to the elimination of wild herds…” Local advocates for wild horse herds in New Mexico piled into a bus at 3:30 a.m. Thursday and headed to Santa Fe to voice their views on an […]
Source: ISPMB/Emergency Adoption Mission “The ‘Hallelujah Horses’ Need Your Help!” Volunteers are scrambling to find homes for hundreds of wild horses in South Dakota that were spared a possible trip to the slaughterhouse but are now suffering through a harsh winter. The horses, some of them blind, were […]
Source: Fleet of Angels “The settlement sets the stage for one of the largest known equine rescue and adoption efforts in U.S. history…” South Dakota state’s attorneys have reached a settlement agreement with the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros that will transfer full control […]
Source: The Donkey Sanctuary Right now, millions of donkeys from Asia, Africa and South America are at risk of being stolen and slaughtered for their skins – the gelatin in the hide being a key ingredient in the prized traditional Chinese medicine called ejiao (e-gee-yow). A new report […]
by Sarah V Schweig as published on The Dodo “He was intent that this was his ride out of there.” An old horse was at a “kill lot” in Texas when he realized he would simply have to save his own life. So when he spotted a group […]
as published on FG/Insight “The National Pig Association (NPA) has countered accusations that the UK pig industry is involved in cruelty to horses on farms in South America…” Activists from the German Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) said horses on farms in Uruguay, Argentina and Chile are forced to […]
By Elaine Nash The hearing regarding final resolution to the ISPMB case- which was first scheduled for January 27 and then changed to January 26 and 27, has now been canceled. The State Attorney decided to make a deal with ISPMB, allowing them to keep some of the […]
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