By Jack Evans as published on the Tampa Bay Times The Rottweilers’ barking woke Brena Kramer in the darkest part of the January morning, but it was when they fell silent that she got worried. They were chasing something. She stepped onto the big screened porch and looked […]
By Josh Cascio as published on Fox13News.com A Zephyrhills, FL woman says three intruders tried to slaughter her horses for their meat over the weekend. Brena Kramer showed FOX 13 News a few of the injuries sustained by her horses, including cuts near their eyes and rope burns near […]
By STEPHEN GIBBS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA ABC’s 7.30 program exposed widespread slaughter of racehorses last month Hundreds of retired thoroughbreds have been sent to abattoirs and knackeries RSPCA Australia said the animal welfare body was horrified but not surprised RSPCA NSW has now said it sometimes sends horses […]
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 […]
Scott Streater, E&E News reporter “that appropriations language restricting BLM from using all of the management options authorized in the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971 be eliminated…” President Trump is once again asking Congress to remove restrictions forbidding the Bureau of Land Management from using […]
Source: PEOPLE by Greg Hanlon “We have pretty strong indications [her horse] did get shipped into Mexico for slaughter,’’ An Alabama veterinary student faces charges after horses she offered to board apparently vanished — and former owners and a sheriff believe she sold the animals to slaughterhouses for […]
Source: Western Values Project “…no one is above the law and Secretary Zinke needs to be held accountable for any wrongdoing or misconduct.” The Department of Interior’s Office of Inspector General has referred an investigation into Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to the Department of Justice (DOJ), CNN reports. […]
By Coral Davenport as published on NYTimes.com “The report resulted from one of the at least 18 known federal investigations into allegations of ethical misconduct or other policy violations by Mr. Zinke.” WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke violated his agency’s travel policy by having his wife travel […]
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