Monthly Archives: October 2010

Horses’ health at auction

 The following good article appeared in Harnesslink  http://www.harnesslink.com/www/Article.cgi?ID=84714  Health certificates for transporting horses 12:42 AM 23-Oct-2010 NZT As a lifelong horse owner, and former New Jersey Equine Advisory Board member I can honestly say what the department already knows, that a Coggins … Continue reading

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Woman unknowingly saves descendent of Secretariat

   From The Huffington Post a super story of the rescue of a great heart…..  After seeing a sickly, neglected horse up for auction, Missouri resident Elizabeth Parker found herself continuing to wonder about the fate of the animal. When … Continue reading

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WTHR 13 Investigates: Indiana horses sent to slaughter

Posted: Oct 28, 2010 3:28 PM EDT Updated: Oct 28, 2010 11:52 PM EDT Bob Segall/13 Investigates  Indianapolis – Despite the closure of all horse slaughterhouses in the United States, 13 Investigates has discovered thousands of Indiana horses are still … Continue reading

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Hormone Therapy Worsens Breast Cancer, Study Finds

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/health/20hormone.html?src=mv By DENISE GRADY Published: October 19, 2010 Hormone treatment after menopause, already known to increase the risk of         breast cancer, also makes it more likely that the cancer will be advanced and deadly, researchers are … Continue reading

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OSPCA FAILS A CHAMPION

UPDATE:  Chief was moved by his owner on Saturday Nov 27th to a boarding facility at an undisclosed location.  Many people tried to assist Chief in this situation and many thanks go out to them.  This is a tale of … Continue reading

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UPDATE – HORSES KILLED IN DOUBLE DECKER CRASH IN ONTARIO

October 21, 2010 – UPDATE MANVERS TWP. – Police released the names Thursday of the driver’s involved in a serious collision involving a car and tractor-trailer on Hwy. 35 near Hwy. 7A on Monday. Koon, Lai, 54, of Ajax was … Continue reading

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Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

With October 4th being the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, the Toronto Star published a nice item about the blessing of the animals.  Prominent in the photos was one of a Toronto police officer … Continue reading

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Locations of Tomorrow’s Solidarity Demonstrations

LOCATIONS OF SOLIDARITY DEMONSTRATIONS FOR TOMORROW OCTOBER 4TH, 2010:  Fittingly, tomorrow, October 4th, is also the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Nanaimo, BC: Diana Krall Plaza outside the entrance to the Harbour Front Library, 90 Commercial Street, Nanaimo Vancouver, … Continue reading

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Will you help Beauty?

Imagine ………working so hard until it hurts….Well for Beauty it more than hurts… Beauty was used until she was literally broken… Beauty recently arrived at Refuge RR with a hole in her body that has leaked a horrible infected puss … Continue reading

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A letter to Temple

Jim Sinclair, who has autism, helped organize Autism Network International. He has written some insightful and poetic essays regarding his autism, and his experiences living in a world in which he is “different”.  The ANI was founded not for parents … Continue reading

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