Source: HorseTalk “Not only did the GAO misrepresent the data, they completely missed the importance of hay prices and availability,” American horse advocates have called into question the reliability of a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which it said helped open the way for the resumption […]
Source: Multiple ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A federal judge in Albuquerque has postponed until Thursday a bond hearing for the equine advocacy groups who won a temporary ban on domestic horse slaughter. Front Range Equine Rescue, the Humane Society of the United States and others on Friday won a […]
Source: By BARBARA HOBEROCK of Tulsa World “…the record of environmental damage from previously existing horse-slaughter facilities is horrific…” OKLAHOMA CITY – A controversial law allowing for the slaughtering of horses takes effect Nov. 1, but whether or not the state will be home to such a facility […]
Source: By Megan Gannon, News Editor for Live Science “It’s ‘feel good Sunday’ and not many things are as near and dear to Terry and myself as the wild horses “Takhi” of Outer Mongolia and China; so today’s installment is special in so many ways. Let’s just hope […]
Source: Multiple “The burden is high, but plaintiffs have demonstrated to this court that potential harm to the environment outweigh defendant’s concerns…” ALBUQUERQUE – The Roswell horse slaughter facility is on hold. U.S. District Court Judge M. Christina Armijo granted a temporary restraining order against the Valley Meat Co., which received […]
Source: Straight from the Horse’s Heart No Horses Slaughtered on Monday Horse Slaughter plants in New Mexico and Iowa lost their bid to begin killing American horses, next week, when a Federal Judge granted a Temporary Restraining Order against their operation this day. Front Range Equine Rescue, HSUS […]
Guest OpEd by Grandma Gregg The Bureau of Land Management needs to change their name to the Bureau of Land Destruction The capture and removal of 200 horses from the Blue Wing HMA (complex) was announced on Tuesday 7/30/13 and they will start capturing and removing the wild […]
Source: Multiple and unedited RENO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management wants to brainstorm with the public on how to improve the comfort of wild horses and burros at the agency’s Palomino Valley adoption center. Horse advocates have criticized the federal agency for the lack of shade […]
Source: Multiple “They tried to burn the place down…” ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. • Arsonists set fire to the southeastern New Mexico company that planned to resume domestic horse slaughter next week, the company’s owner said Tuesday. “They tried to burn the place down,” Valley Meat Co. owner Rick De […]
Source: Multiple Slaughtering Natural Born Quarter Horses is not enough, now clones added to mix… LUBBOCK, Texas — The nation’s pre-eminent quarter horse association is violating state and federal antitrust laws by banning cloned horses from its prestigious registry, a Texas jury ruled Tuesday in a case being […]
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