“One step closer…” The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved its version of the 2017 fiscal year Agriculture Appropriations bill, the American Horse Council reports. This bill provides funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from Oct. 1, 2016, through Sept. 30, 2017. The bill contains several provisions that impact the horse industry, including the so-called “horse slaughter […]
Source: Canadian Horse Defence Coalition “Please Help Us Stop this Useless Suffering…” We don’t know whether Ambassador was born in Canada or the United States. What we do know is that he was shipped by air to Japan for slaughter earlier this year. Like all foals, his life […]
By Susan Salk as published on Off Track Thoroughbreds “Way to go ‘Kudo”, keep up the good fight, we love ya man!” ~ R.T. “This is the first time in the history of the state (Florida) that … a person has been sentenced to prison for torturing animals,” […]
by Nancy Bailey as published on the Inquisitr “Valley Meat has accumulated more than 5,000 violations of state laws protecting the environment, groundwater, rivers, and other waterways…” A Roswell, New Mexico, slaughterhouse won’t be bringing any more horses down the pipeline in 2016, thanks to the tireless efforts […]
Source: BBC Magazine “Anyone who can empower an Equine to influence and speak to our own inner-selves is a saint, in my book; and today’s installment is a true work of art, like no other. Enjoy!” ~ R.T. Bartabas could only afford to buy his ponies for a […]
By Brianne Hogan as published on ecorazzi.com Actress and animal lover Kaley Cuoco is speaking out against horse slaughter and is urging her fans to do the same. “The Big Bang Theory” actress took to her Instagram and posted a photo of herself hugging a horse along […]
By Jack Ferm as published in The Independent “We don’t need these federal land leeches who promote slaughtering wild horses and burros that belong on the land more rightfully than cattle or sheep.” “We at Wild Horse Freedom Federation would like to thank Mr. Jack Ferm for not […]
By Barbara Moritsch as published in the National Parks Traveler Although most people don’t know it, the horse slaughter industry is alive and thriving in the United States. “Norman,” a retired NPS steed, was destined for a slaughterhouse outside of the United States before he was rescued/Photo courtesy […]
by Matthew Bershadker ~ASPCA President and CEO, as published on Huffington Post Blog Horse Slaughter: To be clear, this is still a short-term and incomplete solution… The massive, 2,000-page federal spending omnibus package President Obama signed today represents months of negotiations by the House and Senate. And while […]
by Mel Priestley as published on VueWeekly.com “Horses should not be food animals, period…” Canada’s multi-million dollar horse meat industry has been described as a dirty little secret, though one that’s not been very well-kept given the regular cropping up of news stories in recent years. Canada slaughtered […]
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