Source: Multiple “I share this story with mixed feelings as there is no possible way to put a price tag on the lives of our equine companions who live with us here at Laughing Horse Ranch, just no way. But, horses are not a business to us nor […]
Story by JENNIFER KAY Source: Multiple “Please keep these horses and their humans in your prayers this holiday season; they all could use the largest dose of love that you can possibly dole out.” ~ R.T. “It is hopeless and there are no words.” Miami – Eighteen poisoned […]
Source: CBS12.com WELLINGTON, Fla. — Horses are slaughtered by the thousands nationwide, including here in Florida. The meat is sold overseas where it’s served as a delicacy.But now, a major effort for federal legislation to end this torture. The epidemic is nationwide. But a local woman living right […]
Source: By Allie Conti as published at the Miami New Times The Miami Beach-based Animal Recovery Mission spearheaded the undercover investigations When Jesus Navarro was arrested for selling $1,350 horsemeat to undercover cops, it didn’t seem to make much of an impact. Other men might have taken pause […]
TAMPA (FOX 13) – An investigator known for uncovering illegal slaughter operations in south Florida says farms in the Citrus Park area of Hillsborough County are also illegally butchering animals.
A provocative billboard along Florida’s Turnpike is getting attention from drivers going through Palm Beach County’s northern horse country.
The sign, which went up last week about a mile south of Indiantown Road, shows two horses nuzzling each other next to the words “Stop Slaughtering Us!” in red and white slash-style letters.
Couto says horse meat runs between $7 to $40 dollars a pound. “People are eating it for medicinal purposes; they think it cures blood disorders; it helps with side effects from chemotherapy,” says Couto.
But it’s a myth. Horse meat can actually be unhealthy. The products and drugs pumped into horses to keep them healthy, toxifies the meat.
Last year, state law makers made it a felony to slaughter horses.
His nickname is “Kudo”, his real name Richard Couto. His self made occupation, hero for the animals. Perhaps you have heard of him already. I had been following his progress for months and noticed he got quite a bit done in short periods of time. The CNN segments kept coming on his ARM (Animal Recovery Mission) website. I invited myself for a visit to see about the illegal horse slaughter business in Florida and how he was single-handedly combating it.
The Wild Horse advocates and Environmentalists have been screaming it for the past year and no one has listened, nothing has changed except that conditions have worsened. The Obama Administration’s selection of Ken Salazar to the position of Secretary of the Department of Interior has been in question since the day of his appointment. Muddled in rumors of collusion and ineptitude Salazar, a rancher by trade, has made it his hallmark to bumble and stumble his way through mismanaging his federal agency while ignoring congressional inquiries and public opinion.
While states such as Wyoming, Montana, Tennessee and Missouri are actively ruining their images by attempting to bring the predatory business of horse slaughter within their boarders, the great state of Florida has taken a leap forward and done exactly the opposite in an effort to make their state safer for both horses and the people who appreciate them.
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