as published in the UK’s INDEPENDENT The influx from the US, which last year sent 167,000 horses to its two neighbours for slaughter as human food, has been largely unexamined during the ongoing crisis Thousands of tonnes of horsemeat originating from the United States, which may be tainted […]
information supplied by the GlobalGrind.com and AP “…horsemeat scandal might prompt us to take a better look at the “beef” in our own supermarkets” When traces of horsemeat were discovered in European beef supplies, Americans were shocked. But new developments in the horsemeat scandal might prompt us to […]
Commentary and information supplied by Vicki Tobin ~ VP of Equine Welfare Alliance Tainted Horse Meat found in UK Walmart Allow me to vent for a moment…. Have we (collective we) not been saying that horse slaughter is going to give the entire meat industry a black eye? […]
Update from Fox News Warned by Equine Advocates for Years may now be FACT! LONDON – Three horse carcasses that tested positive for the equine drug bute may have entered the human food chain in France, the British government said Thursday. Environment Minister David Heath told the House […]
as published in The Sun by By NICK PARKER CRUELLY abused wild horses are feared to have been slaughtered and shipped to British supermarket suppliers to be sold as beef Investigators in Romania are trawling sales records of companies after it was revealed animals suffered appalling mistreatment as […]
by Vicki Tobin ~ VP of Equine Welfare Alliance They came from beyond… As you may be aware, the OK bills passed out of both the senate and house committees. We are seeing posts flying in panic with some saying it’s with the governor for signature. This is far […]
Information supplied by Equine Welfare Alliance and Wild Horse Freedom Federation Noted Kill Buyer Dennis Chavez cited for Equine Transport Cruelty in USDA FOIA (No Lead Photo Due to Graphic Content) With noses to the grindstone the investigators of Equine Welfare Alliance and Wild Horse Freedom Federation have […]
Reporting by Neil Maidment at Yahoo News Tesco said the source of the horse meat was still under investigation.. LONDON – Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, said on Monday it had found horse DNA exceeding 60 percent in some of its own-brand frozen spaghetti bolognese meals withdrawn from stores […]
story by JULIA HORTON of the Scotsman.com Health fears over contaminated meat PRESSURE is mounting on the Scottish Government to do more to protect the nation’s “cornerstone” beef industry from the growing horse meat scandal as politicians south of the border urged people to buy from local producers. […]
Jamie Doward The Observer, Saturday 9 February 2013 17.13 GMT DNA testing of food to be stepped up following fears there has been criminal activity on an international scale Organised criminal gangs operating internationally are suspected of playing a major role in the horsemeat scandal that has seen […]
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