Source: The Mirror The RSPCA-backed Freedom Food brand reports a leap in meat stamped with the logo since the scandal in January UK Families are losing their appetite for ready meals, sending sales of fresh, ethically produced meat rocketing by 36%, a report has revealed. The RSPCA-backed Freedom […]
Source: By Jason Hewlett, Kamloops Daily News “There’s no way it can ever be humane…” WESTWOLD, B.C. — Efforts to inform residents of this B.C. community about the slaughter of horses in their own backyard will continue, the organizer of a protest outside KML Meat Processors says. But […]
Source: The Irish Times “We have really tightened up the rules since the horse meat scandal…” The Minister for Agriculture said there was “dramatic reduction” in the number of horses being slaughtered since the controversy began in January and there was potentially a welfare issue for horses that […]
Source: By Kristina Pepelko of One Green Planet Isn’t the BLM’s mission is “to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of public lands?” The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has planned another round-up and sale of Nevada’s wild horses—moves that […]
Source: By Dan Flynn of Food Safety News “Rains Natural Meats is now eligible and requesting a grant of inspection…” A third business has met all the statutory and regulatory requirements to require USDA to provide inspection services when it begins processing horsemeat for human consumption. Department of […]
Source: The Irish Times – reported by Alison Healy Steps to prevent other species entering food chain taken after horse meat crisis The horse meat crisis has led the world’s largest food manufacturer Nestle to test for the presence of meat such as kangaroo and dog, head of […]
Source: Multiple “Regardless of Location, Horse Slaughter is a Magnet for Criminal Activity” Two men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud as part of an investigation by British police into the horsemeat scandal, it was revealed yesterday. City of London Police said that since launching an inquiry […]
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 Dan Flynn of Food Safety News “Magistrate Judge Scott entered a massive injunction bond in this case – perhaps the largest ever in a public interest NEPA case…” Federal District Court Judge M. Christina Armijo has amended her order temporarily banning horsemeat packing in the U.S. […]
By John Holland ~ President of the Equine Welfare Alliance “Sue is a compulsive fact creator…” Hi, my name is John Holland, and I am a data-holic. I usually spend my day furtively downloading statistics and information; analyzing it, graphing it, correlating it and trying to glean insights […]
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