Famous for Something, Indeed: The Barbi Twins Take Tangible Action for Animal Welfare

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Fame is a powerful commodity, yet how many celebrities parlay this fame into something that will make a real difference in the world? And beyond that, how many actually go beyond writing a check or lending their endorsement to actually turning their commitment into full-time work?

Shane and Sia Barbi, the blonde bombshell models known as the Barbi Twins, jokingly refer to themselves as “famous for nothing.” Although they are certainly known to millions who bought their calendars, posters, and bestselling Playboy issues in the 1990s (among the dorm rooms their posters graced was that of Prince William), there are equally as many in the animal rights world who only know of the Barbis for their current animal activist work — defying not only Fitzgerald’s “no second acts” rule about American lives but seriously stretching what Shane and Sia call their respective “7.5 minutes” of fame allotment.

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Equine Advocacy Organizations Form Partnership with Cruelty Investigators

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Chicago (EWA) – Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF) and Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) have announced a new working relationship with a team of professional undercover cruelty investigators. This new alliance will increase WHFF and EWA’s ability to inform law enforcement, lawmakers, the media and the public regarding all forms of cruelty to domestic and wild equines.

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Did Fencing in Wild Horse Herd Area Spell Death for Mustangs during Twin Peaks Wildfire?

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The Twin Peaks Wild Horse and Burro Herd Management Area is covered in fencing to accommodate the livestock permittees. These fences restrict natural migration, water resources, impact free-roaming behavior, restrict gene flow, and now have put the wild horses and burros and other wildlife in significant danger as the wild fire burns through their herd management area.

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Originally posted on Canadian Horse Defence Coalition's Blog:
In Canada’s vast Prairie provinces lie hundreds of feedlots, many of which hold thousands of horses destined for slaughter. Whether they are cast-off PMU mares and foals, former Mennonite/Amish work horses, breeders’ excess stock, former rodeo horses or from…

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Pre-Teen Pushes Pro-Horse Postcard Posse Campaign

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Its fantastic and very exciting that so many people like my Children 4 Horses version of the postcard and are sharing it all over the place!! The Postcard Posse Campaign is a GREAT idea!! PLEASE remember you need to actually get the post cards to send to your legislators and fight for our horses!! My goal is to litter legislators desks with thousands of Postcard Posse postcards.

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