By PHILLIP MOLNAR as published in the Monterey Herald “Sgt. MacDonald is one of the last living horse cavalrymen and was the toast of this year’s event.” There is something romantic about a soldier charging into battle on horseback. It has been nearly a century since any army […]
Source: by Riley Johnson as published in the Lincoln Star Journal.com “Today is not only ‘Feel Good Sunday’ but it is also ‘Draft Horse Sunday’! Sorry, there is a great, big, beautiful Belgian Draft TB Cross in our barn who is my new soul-mate so please allow me […]
By Pat Raia as published in The Horse “…the USDA has consistently ignored those obligations in a rush to begin horse slaughter…” The USDA said its Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) is not forbidden by law from inspecting horse processing plants, according to the agency’s response to an […]
By John M. Glionna of the LA Times “Horse slaughter is a predatory, inhumane business, and we are pleased to win another round in the courts to block killing of these animals on American soil for export to Italy and Japan” Animal welfare advocates are preparing for a […]
News from Vicki Tobin ~Vice President Equine Welfare Alliance “The environmental issues from former horse slaughter plants are now on record…” “You can draw your own conclusion after reading the transcripts but we heard from several people that attended the hearing that John Holland really nailed the vet. […]
By Caitlyn Gribbin of ABC News Opponents of a cull of thousands of wild horses in Western Australia say they have evidence the animals are not being killed humanely Over the past week, more than 7,000 brumbies have been shot dead in the remote East Kimberley, using rifles […]
By Andrew Cohen as published in The Atlantic Secretary Jewell seems to be willfully ignoring a report by the National Academy of Sciences. Why? Nearly seven months into her tenure as Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell last Thursday at last made her first extended public comments about […]
Source: Fox News.com “With today’s court ruling and the very real prospect of plants resuming barbaric killing of horses for their meat in the states, we expect the American public to recognize the urgency of the situation and to demand that Congress take action,” A federal appeals court […]
Source: Front Range Equine Rescue Appeals Court puts hold on District Court’s Thumbs Up for Horse Slaughter We are happy to announce that the Court of Appeal has granted our motion for a temporary injunction, for a short time, staying the district court’s ruling last week. For now, […]
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