By Priscilla Feral as published on The Salt Lake Tribune The Salt Lake City Tribune reported that the Bureau of Land Management ripped 435 wild horses from Utah’s Onaqui Herd Management Area after forcibly drugging them with fertility control for years. The agency spared the elder statesman of […]
by Jessie Leavenworth as published on The Courant “The state is moving to gain permanent custody of eight horses that were malnourished and suffering from long-term neglect when they were seized from a Montville riding and boarding farm, authorities said…” Laurel Ledge Farm owner Michelle Wilson, 55, […]
Source: DigitalJournal.com Amidst a Year Full of Murders, Deaths and Misery from COVID-19 As COVID-19 began to tighten its grip on the world last April, at least one humane event made 2020 more than just a year to forget – the third largest city in the U.S. became […]
By Andrea Lans “I was just really impassioned, realizing as a horse person, I didn’t know that was happening with the helicopter roundups and the mass holding,” TOPANGA, Calif. — “Black Beauty” tells the timeless coming-of-age story of a wild horse and the human she forms a deep, […]
By Mike Lowe as published on The Portland Press Herald The track, which opened with thoroughbred racing in 1950, has struggled through years of financial hardship and will hold its last harness racing card on Nov. 28. Scarborough Downs will hold its last live harness racing event on […]
By: Myrt Price, WFTV.com and Adam Poulisse, WFTV.com A horse that was being boarded in Summerfield was found dismembered and butchered late last month, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies on May 29 responded to the scene and met with Cindy Downs, the property owner who […]
by Charlotte Roe as published on High Country News Jonathan Thompson aptly calls out Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William Perry Pendley’s big lie about the “existential threat” to public lands (“BLM chief ’s wild horse fixation,” 11/25/19). Sadly, Thompson goes on to refer to the estimated 88,000 wild […]
By Travis Fedschun | Fox News Editorial Note: “Sorry to publish/share such stories but this seems to be an ongoing trend, in Florida, and seriously needs to be addressed. The entire topic just sends shivers down my spine.” ~ R.T. Authorities in Florida investigating a stolen horse made […]
CBS News Growing concern over the number of horses dying on race tracks – an average of 10 a week – is forcing the racing industry to reassess how it conducts its business. Some are calling for more regulation, while others want an outright ban, CBS News correspondent Don […]
Source: Wellston Journal “Animal welfare is everybody‘s responsibility and my government will not stand for cruelty to animals,” Australia opens probe into secret torture & slaughter of hundreds of racehorses for pet & HUMAN food Queensland state authorities are investigating the shocking slaughter of some 500 retired racehorses […]
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