By Dave Philipps as published on The New York Times “Nothing new here EXCEPT kill buyers are now paid $1,000.00 per wild equine, your tax dollars, to sell our National Treasurers for human consumption over-seas, sweet…” In a lifetime of working with horses, Gary Kidd, 73, had never […]
Contributed by an Anonymous Advocate A follow-up to Carol Walker’s article, “Incentive Program Spurs Unusual Turnout at Rock Springs Wild Horse Adoption” Just a few years ago Cong. Stewart proposed to slaughter the wild horses but Congress rejected this idea. The next move was the Incentive Adoption Program. […]
Reuters Videos Argentina is a country famed for its horses. From being ridden by gauchos across the Pampas to its world renowned polo players. That’s what makes the claims in a new investigative documentary, called ”5 Corazones,” all the more shocking. It’s about what happens to horses after […]
BY JOHN SIMERMAN as published on NOLA.com There’s no shortage of thoroughbreds boxed into the trailers that rattle into the dirt parking lot at Dominique’s Livestock Market in Opelousas on Tuesdays, to be sold to the highest bidder… And there’s plenty of unwanted attention around the stockyard’s auction […]
News provided by Canadian Horse Defence Coalition A Nanos Poll was taken across Canada in June 2019 by Ottawa, ON lobbying firm, The Parliamentary Group. Findings show that over two-thirds of Canadians say they are uncomfortable or somewhat uncomfortable with the export of horse meat from Canada for […]
by: Canadian Horse Defence Coalition “The law in regard to the live export of horses for slaughter is clear…” Last fall, the not-for-profit animal protection group, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC), filed for judicial review in the Federal Court. The lawsuit challenges violations of two sections of […]
By Andrew Sheeler as published on The Charlotte Observer “…after a 30-day period all horses 10 and older — an estimated 300 animals — will be made available for sale without limitations for $1 each… “ In a remote corner of California, the U.S. Forest Service is set […]
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SOURCE: Time.com Inside the Mafia’s Illegal Street Horse Racing by Lorenzo Tondo Horses have nerves removed so they feel no pain racing on hard streets Young men take out a horse that is used in illegal horse racing for training in Ballarò, Palermo, Italy, in June 2015. As […]
By Rebecca Shabad as published on The Hill Republicans narrowly blocked an amendment to a spending bill Wednesday that would have defunded inspections of horse slaughter facilities. The amendment from Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.) would have prohibited funding for the inspection of horse slaughter facilities, which would effectively […]
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