By Phoebe Hurst as published on Munchies.vice.com “The decision to eat an animal you also enjoy feeding sugar lumps to may seem strange…” Few animal products are as divisive as horse meat. Britain might have eaten the stuff during both world wars and it may technically be a leaner […]
Video by Alex Brown ~ part one of three NOTHING GORY. An examination of the horse slaughter issue, in the United States, through the lens of horse sports and horse cultures. A three part series.
by Jonathan Miller as published at The Courier Journal “the worst case of animal cruelty I’ve seen,” As memories from American Pharoah’s thrilling ride still resonate, it’s instructive to remember an earlier Run for the Roses nearly three decades ago. The 1986 Kentucky Derby was a sentimental, even […]
As published on the DailyMail.co.uk “The greatest suffering continues to be in the inhumane transportation of horses across country borders to slaughter houses…” Princess Anne has attacked the suffering of horses being transported to slaughter houses. In a foreword of a new book, the Princess Royal said the […]
By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com “American horses are treated with drugs that should not enter the food supply…” WASHINGTON — Beef may be what’s for dinner, but horse meat won’t be under legislation introduced Thursday in both houses of Congress by U.S. Sen. […]
Source: Children 4 Horses U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-NH, joined U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, on April 22, 2015, to introduce the bipartisan SAFE Act – Safeguard American Food Exports Act – of 2015 to address the inhumane and dangerous process of transporting horses outside of the United […]
Story by Dan Mitchell as published in Time.com Selten was found guilty of committing fraud using forged invoices and forged labels… Whoops, that horsemeat got in our beef products by mistake, protested the man responsible for a fraud perpetrated across Europe that led to the recall of thousands […]
Chicago (EWA) – Equine Welfare Alliance and Wild Horse Freedom Federation today released the second part of a two month investigation into the Mexican horse meat trade following a ban imposed on the meat by the European Union (EU). The ban that became effective January, 15th, was imposed following Food […]
Source: Equine Welfare Alliance and Wild Horse Freedom Federation An official AG’s opinion from the Texas Attorney General’s office is clear-cut: these shipments violate Texas law. Equine Welfare Alliance and Wild Horse Freedom Federation continue to monitor the shipment of horse meat from Mexico into the Port of […]
Sources: Multiple Peter Boddy, 65, admits to failing to abide by EU regulations concerning more than 17 horse carcasses A slaughterhouse boss is the first person to face jail after admitting criminal charges connected to the horsemeat scandal which rocked British supermarkets in 2013. Peter Boddy, 65, admitted […]
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