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Sen. Mary Landrieu speaks on the State of the Union’s Horses

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At a press conference on Tuesday, the eve of the Presidents speech, representatives from The Humane Society of the United States, members of Congress, celebrities, and representatives from agriculture and the horse industry showed their support of the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. 503/S. 727), a federal bill to prohibit the trafficking in horses for slaughter for human consumption in the United States and the export of horses for this purpose.

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The Horse Eaters are at it AGAIN

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a VERY tongue-in-cheek commentary by the non opinionated R.T. Fitch The meeting below is real, their desire for Flika Fillets is real BUT they just aren’t there, yet! Great news everyone, horse killer wannabes Wyoming Rep. “Slaughterhouse” Sue Wallis and her trusty sidekick Dave “Doink” Duquette are hosting […]

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The Theft of an American Icon

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by Monica Courtney In this land of wide open spaces, lush forests and mystic canyon lands… war has begun. Where once peace and serenity were our inspiration to appreciate the sacred gifts who live in these lands… a battle of destruction has intruded, a merciless aircraft has caused a […]

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Give our Wild Horses their Land Back

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By Jack Carone U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s ode to the “majestic” wild horse, and his description of how the federal government must manage its population in his Jan. 14 Times Op-Ed article, comes across to the average reader as a reasonable and sympathetic approach to the problems […]

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House Committee to Hold Hearing on Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act

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The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security has just announced that it will hold a hearing on H.R. 503, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, on Tuesday, February 2, at 4:00 p.m. This bill, sponsored by full Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and cosponsored by a majority of the Committee, is identical to legislation overwhelmingly approved by the same Committee last year.

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