Source: By Tom Ross of the STEAMBOAT TODAY “The horse family is one of the most native of any group in North America,” Steamboat Springs — Ecologist Craig Downer came to Bud Werner Memorial Library in Steamboat Springs on Thursday to make the scientific and archaeological case for […]
Source: KOCO.com ~ Oklahoma City “Yet another politician succumbs to misinformation and well funded lobbyists” OKLAHOMA CITY —A controversial horse slaughter bill was signed by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin. House Bill 1999, a bill ending the prohibition on horse meat processing for export in Oklahoma, was signed Friday. […]
Oklahoma State Rep. Skye McNeil’s Family Stands to Gain with Murder of Horses Related Articles Poll: Oklahoma Voters Strongly Oppose Horse Slaughter (rtfitchauthor.com) Oklahoma Lawmakers Ramming Horse Slaughter Bill Down Constituent’s Throats (rtfitchauthor.com) Horse Slaughter Bill Goes to Oklahoma Governor (rtfitchauthor.com) SoonerPoll’s Bill Shapard Writes Open Letter to […]
Source: Milan Simonich of Las Cruces Sun-News The new law also allows for gifts, grants and appropriations that would help shelters care for horses. SANTA FE — Shelters across New Mexico that care for abandoned horses could receive financial help through a bill that Gov. Susana Martinez signed […]
Source: Tulsa World Editorial The horse-slaughter train is roaring down the track and it appears there will be no stopping it. House Bill 1999 would allow the slaughtering of horses in Oklahoma and shipment of the meat to other countries. Horse meat is not consumed as food in […]
Source: L.A. Times written By John M. Glionna “I’ve got it in my freezer. People who come here know what they’re eating.” For activists, the video is not only an animal execution on tape, it’s a public challenge. The clip, posted on YouTube, shows an employee of a […]
Source: By Amanda J. Crawford & Alan Bjerga of Bloomberg.com “It’s extreme cruelty, a penalty, to maliciously kill an animal,” GRAPHIC VIDEO – PULLED FROM YOUTUBE – CAUTION – VIOLENCE – PROFANITY – DEATH An employee of a New Mexico company that has sparked outrage for its plans […]
Guest OpEd by Vicki Tobin ~ VP of Equine Welfare Alliance “Skye McNiel wants to use the food chain to dispose of horses…” Nothing is sweeter than having the darkside validate what we have been saying for years. I came across an article yesterday that was regarding the […]
Source: By Jeanne LeFlore of the McAlester News-Capital “The horse slaughter industry is not around to rescue horses,” McALESTER — A Pittsburg County farmers and ranchers union recently lobbied for equine processing legislation that passed a Senate committee unopposed on Monday. Although the legislation passed the Senate committee, […]
Source: Newson6.com “Under the bill, the sale of horse meat still would be illegal in Oklahoma…” OKLAHOMA CITY -A state Senate committee has unanimously approved a bill that opens the way for a horse slaughtering facility in Oklahoma. 3/3/2013 Related Story: Debate Heats Up On Controversial Oklahoma Horse […]
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