By JOE DRAPE of the New York Times The meat of American racehorses may be too toxic to eat safely… PARIS — For decades, American horses, many of them retired or damaged racehorses, have been shipped to Canada and Mexico, where it is legal to slaughter horses, and then processed […]
By Laura Allen of Animal Law Coalition Anywhere You Can Ban Predatory Horse Slaughter is a Very Good Thing! A proposed ordinance, 12-106 has been introduced in Snohomish County, Washington, to ban the slaughter of horses and other equines for human consumption. The proposed ordinance, introduced by County Council member Dave […]
By R.T. Fitch ~ volunteer president/co-founder of Wild Horse Freedom Federation Nevada to be Branded “Animal Cruelty State” in Court of US Public Opinion “Yesterday we ran a brief story with photos of a 3 week old foal being abused at a Nevada Department of Agriculture bait trap […]
Update from the Equine Welfare Alliance “It’s better to do something sooner rather than later…” The Everett Herald has reported that Councilman Dave Somers wants to put an end to the rumors (Wayne Lindahl, the owner of Florence packing also denied the plant opening stating there would never […]
By Nancy Lofholm of the Denver Post Outspoken BLM Horse-Eater Attempts to Delude the Press “Callie Hendrickson is a member of the Colorado Cow Club that has partnered with the BLM in it’s effort to zero out the West Douglas herd in northwest Colorado. Wild Horse Freedom Federation, […]
By Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times “…a revealing, disturbing look at how political and corporate forces have seemingly undermined the freedom and safety of our nation’s equine population.” The documentary “Saving America’s Horses: A Nation Betrayed” unpacks the complex and, what may be for many, under-the-radar […]
By Amy Joi O’Donoghue, of the Deseret News “At Least this is Something…” SALT LAKE CITY — More than a year after indictments were handed down by a federal grand jury, the case against a pair of Utah men accused in a horse slaughtering ring is winding down to […]
11 year-old “Wild Mustang Robin” presents a presidential proposal to save America’s wild horses LAS VEGAS — (November 28, 2012) The BLM isn’t the only government organization putting wild horses in danger of slaughter. Today eight horses captured in Lyon County are in danger of being auctioned to […]
By Mark Stricherz of the Colorado Observer All but 36 of Davis’ 1,777 purchases coincide with Salazar’s tenure as DOI Secretary WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Department of the Interior Ken Salazar’s relationship with a Colorado man who worked for his family’s farm and who is under federal […]
Article/Report by Animals Angels BLM Wild Horse Freeze Brands Clearly Visible on Horses in Plant Animals’ Angels investigators observed harsh conditions in EU approved Mexican slaughterhouses during an intensive investigation conducted in September 2012. The goal of this follow up investigation was to check if any improvements had […]
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