Source: WCJB.com Over 20 horses have been rescued from an illegal slaughtering farm in South Florida by a local rescue operation. According to the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office, a complaint saying a horse was quote “in distress” and couldn’t get up as well as buzzards and horse bones […]
By Lauren Theisen as published on the Daily News There’s been no shortage of wild Joe Exotic stories since the premiere of Netflix’s “Tiger King,” but here’s another one from a man who worked up close and personal with the infamously strange and abusive zookeeper. Rick Kirkham lived […]
By Adrienne Tanner as published on Macleans The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition is waging a court battle to end Canada’s role as an exporter of live horses and frozen horsemeat for human consumption To be sure, not everyone shares the revulsion. Horsemeat, or chevaline as it is called in French, can […]
Source: Multiple A Germ Accomplishes what Millions of Concerned Voices could NOT! Santa Anita canceled live racing Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic after instructions from the Los Angeles County Health Department. The track in Arcadia, California, was preparing to stage eight races when the cancellation was announced […]
By Joe Drape as published on The New York Times In places like California and Louisiana, where state governments are urging social distancing, horse racing is still happening for fans betting online. The Kentucky Derby, long known for its spot on the sporting calendar on the first Saturday […]
By John Cherwa as published on The Los Angles Times The California Horse Racing Board’s investigation into the fatalities last year at Santa Anita validated many of the prevalent theories as to why there was a spike in deaths, but found no smoking gun or overriding reason for what […]
Source: The Villages News Detectives from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office are still actively investigating the recent theft and slaughter of a mare quarter horse near Bushnell The incident took place after the horse was taken from a pasture along State Road 471. The remains of the horse […]
By Jay Croft and Hollie Silverman, as published on CNN Santa Anita Park in California says it euthanized a horse Saturday, bringing to eight the number of equine deaths this year. Chosen Vessel, a 5-year-old gelding, suffered a fracture of the left front ankle while on the turf […]
By Nicole Acevedo of NBC News The owners of the horse, named Whip, said they found him slaughtered in a pasture next door to their home A family in Florida found their horse slaughtered in what authorities called a “horrific crime.” Officers were called at around 8 a.m. […]
By Dalton LaFerney Las Vegas Review-Journal Authorities (contractors) have completed the removal of 1,716 “excess” wild horses in Nevada and Utah, according to the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM gathered the horses from herd management areas in Lincoln County in Nevada and Iron and Beaver counties in Utah. The […]
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