SOURCE: FOOD SAFETY NEWS Agreement in Horse Slaughter Case: All Parties Want it to End By Dan Flynn | August 28, 2013 The parties suing USDA to stop horse slaughter before it can start up again in the U.S. agree with the government on one thing: they, too, […]
Source: Habitat for Horses and Wild Horse Freedom Federation “It’s ‘Feel Good Sunday’ and today we tender a means in which you can personally make a difference in the ongoing, bloody war against predatory horse slaughter. Some of us old timers have been at this for many, many […]
Source: CBS12.com WELLINGTON, Fla. — Horses are slaughtered by the thousands nationwide, including here in Florida. The meat is sold overseas where it’s served as a delicacy.But now, a major effort for federal legislation to end this torture. The epidemic is nationwide. But a local woman living right […]
Source: KTAR of Arizona “Our main focus now is going to be beef…” LINCOLN, Neb. – An Iowa company is dropping plans to slaughter horses in the wake of a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily banned the practice as animal welfare groups challenge it in court, a company […]
Source: by Holly Gann as published in the Alamogordo Daily News Horse slaughter is a cause of, not a solution to, any surplus of horses in this country. The option to send horses to slaughter perpetuates overbreeding of horses, and more than 100,000 horses are sentenced to die […]
Source: News-Leader.com “four horse veterinarians provided information that horses can receive more than 100 different drugs that are not authorized for use in humans, cattle, hogs or poultry” A judge has blocked a Missouri company from obtaining a permit for a horse slaughter facility, at least temporarily. Cole […]
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: 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: 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 […]
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