Source: Front Range Equine Rescue press release Group Urges the United States Department of Agriculture to Deny Valley Meat’s Application Based on Decades of Lawbreaking (April 22, 2013)— Front Range Equine Rescue (“FRER”) notified the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) that the owner of Valley Meat Company, […]
Source: Equine Welfare Alliance and Wild Horse Freedom Federation Permit Processing This is the second set of documents ( click <HERE> for first installment) we are releasing from the FOIA request for documents pertaining to the NM permit request. Documents contained in this release are the actual permit […]
Multiple Sources “”I will vigorously pursue all legal remedies available to me if we discover any violations…” (SANTA FE)—Attorney General Gary King today expressed grave concerns over the potential health risks associated with consumption of horse meat processed at the proposed horse slaughtering plant in Roswell. “As Attorney […]
Source: By Debra Zimmerman Murphey of WeMakeItNews.com “public backlash has triggered grassroots and national attention…on horse slaughter“ For the first time on the policy front, and through the Obama White House, the United States Department of Agriculture’s proposed upcoming budget supports an initiative to defund horse meat inspections in […]
Source: Paula Todd King as published in The Taos News “Horse Slaughter is the opposite of euthanasia” I know that horse lovers abound in Taos and the surrounding areas but I wonder how many people realize how close our state is to becoming the first state in the […]
Source: Michael D’Antonio Author, Mortal Sins, Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal ~published in the Huffington Post “The human response to the horse suggests that as he was evolving in relationship to us, we were adapting to him…” Last week a video appeared on YouTube showing […]
Source: The Washington Examiner.com “We owe it to owners, jockeys, horses, and fans alike to ensure that everyone in the industry conducts themselves with integrity…” SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico racing regulators will be able to test more horses for illegal drugs and can impose tougher sanctions […]
Source: by Joel Allen of CarolinaLive.com Bellamy says horses are not like cows or pigs that are raised for the purpose of human consumption. A proposed state law in Oklahoma is causing controversy all over the country. The law would allow the slaughter of horses for human consumption […]
Source: Milan Simonich of Las Cruces Sun-News The new law also allows for gifts, grants and appropriations that would help shelters care for horses. SANTA FE — Shelters across New Mexico that care for abandoned horses could receive financial help through a bill that Gov. Susana Martinez signed […]
Source: Wild Horse Observers Association Open Letter to New Mexico Governor Martinez Governor Martinez Office of the Governor 490 Old Santa Fe Room 400 Santa Fe, NM 87501 505-476-2200 Date: 3/25/2013 Re: Please Ban Horse Slaughter in New Mexico – Petition results (every 5000 report) Dear Governor Martinez, […]
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