By Glenye Cain Oakford of the Daily Racing Form “Known Kill Buyers Wring Hands and Pass Slaughter Propoganda” The United States market for slaughter horses was thrown into confusion Friday after slaughterhouses in Canada appeared to have closed their doors abruptly to U.S. horses, according to slaughter buyers, […]
Information supplied by the Equine Welfare Alliance “…be very careful of organizations asking for donations…” Jerry Finch (Habitat for Horses) reached HSUS and ASPCA last night and they are on stand-by. Our main concern right now is the horses stuck in the pipeline. We are asking our rescues […]
Press Release from Equine Welfare Alliance and the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition Market for Butchered American Horses is Slaughtered Chicago (EWA) – US horses are no longer being accepted by Canadian horse slaughter plants, according to multiple sources. The Shipshewana auction in Indiana confirmed reports that they have […]
by ANDRA BRYAN STEFANONI as published in the San Francisco Chronicle “Just being around the animals helped me kind of calm down…” “It’s not ‘Feel Good Sunday’ but any good news that passes across our desk about horses is number one priority to spread so read and enjoy; […]
by Kecia Stewart of the FayObserver.com “They probably don’t want to look too careful at this guy…” Now that I have your attention, let’s address the issue with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) about the fate of wild horses that were sold to a Mr. Tom Davis. […]
story by Larry Hyslop of the Elko Daily Free Press “They will most likely view these domestic horses…” Lots of recent talk has revolved around the Northeastern Nevada wild horse eco-sanctuary proposed by Madeline Pickens’ group, Saving America’s Mustangs (SAM). It would hold BLM captive wild horses on […]
by James McWilliams.com “Bute is banned by the FDA for use on animals destined to become food” The whole M. Wells Horse Tartaregate got me looking into the matter of horse meat in greater depth and intensity. I’m now writing a piece on it for a national publication and […]
by Frank Buchman of the Kansas Rural Messenger “Americans don’t eat horse meat…” “The ‘bleeding hearts’ got reprieve again.” It sounds terribly rude, and crude, but that’s exactly the way one lifelong horse breeder, champion-horse exhibitor, internationally-recognized horse merchandizer, and true horse lover evaluated announcement that a horse […]
Press Release from Protect Mustangs American public outraged at cruel ‘management’ WASHINGTON (October 6, 2012)–Protect Mustangs announced on Facebook Friday their call for nationwide protests to stop the roundups and stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from selling federally protected indigenous wild horses to kill buyers. “We […]
By LIZ ROBBINS of the New York Times The “80%” Stop Predatory Horse-Eaters M. Wells Dinette, the highly anticipated reincarnation inside MoMA PS1 of a celebrated Queens restaurant, has been open for only five days, but its chef and owners have already removed a controversial item planned for […]
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