Story by Melissa Ramsay as published in Global News “The captured horses become the property of the license holders and there is no requirement for them to share information about what happens to the horses…” CALGARY – The province of Alberta is releasing the final numbers from this […]
Sources: Multiple – this rendition from (less headlines) The Kansas City Star Barrister for Failed Horse Slaughterhouse Issues Anti-Obama Rhetoric SANTA FE, N.M. — Animal protection advocates applauded President Barack Obama on Tuesday for proposing to continue a federal funding ban that’s blocking the resumption of commercial horse […]
Story content Kim Vallez of KRQE News New Mexico Supreme Court Kicks Valley Meat’s Behind ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Thought we had reached an end to the fight over horse slaughter in New Mexico? Think again. The New Mexico Supreme Court has denied Valley Meat Company’s request to […]
By: Kathryn McMackin as published in the Cochrane Eagle “The beauty of this particular contraceptive is that it doesn’t disrupt cycling or the horses’ behaviors, which is very important for the herd,” As the debate continues surrounding the government-appointed wild horse cull in Alberta, one veterinarian has been […]
By Pat Raia as published in The Horse Convicted Horse Abuser Attempts to Twist the Law A Montana rancher found guilty of maltreating a herd of horses residing on his property has appealed his conviction to that state’s Supreme Court. In 2011, Yellowstone County prosecutors charged rancher James […]
Call to Action from The Cloud Foundation and Wild Horse Freedom Federation Last December Carol Walker, Director of Field Documentation for Wild Horse Freedom Federation, traveled to and issued a photographic report on the recently imprisoned wild horses at Salt Wells Creek: https://rtfitchauthor.com/2013/12/14/eyewitness-report-wild-horses-december-is-the-cruellest-month-for-salt-wells-creek-part-1/ https://rtfitchauthor.com/2013/12/16/wild-horses-december-is-the-cruellest-month-for-salt-wells-creek-part-two/ Her findings were so […]
By: Dion Dassanayake as published in the Express “It is heartbreaking. It was clear that that they wanted to take the pony…” Pensioner Stephanie Noble the council were “beyond heartless” in taking pony Grey Lady Too, who she has lived with since before Christmas 2011. Council officers removed […]
Jen Gerson | as published on the National Post “It’s the cattle and the ranchers who have a lot of power and they don’t want the horses competing with the cattle for the grazing.’’ SUNDRE, Alta. — To the advocates of Alberta’s wild horse population, the only thing […]
Alan Van Zandt as published on StJoeChannel.com “They would kill horses and the smell was terrible.” (KAUFMAN, Tex.) Paula Bacon is a fifth generation Kaufman, Texas resident. There’s a street named after her family and a historical office just off of the city square that belonged to her […]
By ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS / Lincoln Journal Star “I wish I could have petted him one more time…” Peter Rabbit, Hickman’s most famous horse, has passed on to greener pastures. The horse died in mid-January of old age at veterinarian Kelly Anderson’s place outside of town. “He was […]
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