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- Equine Traceability Being Re-Launched in Canada? wp.me/p2mXR0-19F via @HClemenceau 1 day ago
- Ex-inspector has concerns about horse slaughter plan abqjournal.com/main/2013/05/2… via @ABQJournal 1 day ago
- Reno woman undertakes 450-mile solo trail ride to raise awareness of wild horses in Nevada rgj.com/article/201305… 2 weeks ago
- Equine database to be set up following horse meat scandal irishtimes.com/news/consumer/… via @IrishTimes 2 weeks ago
- Former racehorses get a second chance at life cnn.com/2013/05/03/liv… 2 weeks ago
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Links of Interest
- A List of Established Equine Rescue Centres The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition encourages the adoption of horses from qualified rescue centres.
- A Study of the Relationship between Horse Slaughter and Reported Cases of Abuse and Neglect Written by John Holland of the EWA
- A Veterinarian's Take Understanding and Appreciating Horses. Equine Behavior, Equitation Science, Horse Culture
- American Horsemeat This website is for informational purposes and to make public information available concerning horse slaughter and horse meat
- Animal Law Coalition Advocating for animals to live and live free of cruelty and neglect
- APHIS – Centers forEpidemiology and Animal Health For the Equine 2005 study, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) collected data on equine health and management practices ….
- APHIS – Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health Equine 2005 study, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) collected data on equine health and management practices
- ASPCA – Equine Protection Fund Emergency feed assistance is available to horse owners who have lost a job or had a medical emergency within the past 6 months
- Canadian Horse Defence Coalition website Link to the CHDC web site
- CFIA – List of Veterinary Drugs Not Permitted in Food Information about the EID and General Requirements for Food Animals
- Equine Guelph Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of horses
- Equine Welfare Alliance EWA is dedicated to ending the slaughter of American Horses and the preservation and protection of our Wild Horses and Burros on public lands.
- EWA Position Paper – GAO Submission many different state , federal and even foreign statutes and regulations . The Equine Welfare Alliance bases its opposition to horse slaughter on issues that will be discussed in this paper:
- Habitat for Horses Habitat for Horses is dedicated to changing the lives of horses and humans. Our goal is to create a world where horses are respected for their intrinsic value and for their ability to help us fulfill our emotional, behavioral and spiritual needs.
- Horsemeat and Drugs – the Definitive Resource Within these pages you will find absolute, scientific proof that horse meat from the US is deadly
- Mary Nash's Horsemeat Website Mary Nash passed away in 2005 at her home, a few hundred yards away from Dallas Crown horse slaughter plant in Kaufman, Texas. It was her life’s dream to see the end of horse slaughter. This site will be continued in her honor by those who believe as sh
- Saving America's Mustangs A Foundation for the Preservation of America’s Wild Horses
- Survival Tips for the New Horse Market According to Juli S. Thorson, contributing editor to Western Horseman magazine, there are several precautions horse owners and industry professionals can take now to help protect themselves in the future.
- The Humane Society of the United States – Humane Horse Remains Disposal This list is provided as a resource for horse owners and is for informational purposes only. Please contact specific vendors for more information on their services.
- UC Davis Veterinary Medicine – Emergency Euthanasia of Horses Consideration for Owners, Equine Facility Managers, Auction Market Operators, Horse Transporters, and Law Enforcement Officers
- Whitepaper by Allen Warren This paper not only proposes a change in the legal status of equine, but also delves into the pre-1990 history of equine slaughter – Jerry Finch, Habitat for Horses)
- World Horse Welfare World Horse Welfare are working for a world where every horse is treated with respect, compassion and understanding.
- World Society for the Protection of Animals Our vision: a world where animal welfare matters and animal cruelty has ended
- Worms & Germs Worms & Germs Blog is an educational website coordinated by Drs. Scott Weese and Maureen Anderson of the Ontario Veterinary College’s Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses.
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
A horse tale as sweet as molasses
Carola Vyhnak The Toronto Star Urban Affairs Reporter This story starts with a happy ending. Sierra was saved from the slaughterhouse. Terasa Hill slew the Dragons and survived breast cancer, and Barnies, the homemade horse treat that brought them together, … Continue reading
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Sad news out of Chicago about Mikey C, a police horse
(As a side note, once again the media says “IT” instead of he.) ‘He was like my family,’ cop says of fallen police horse By Erin Meyer Tribune reporter 4:58 p.m. CDT, August 30, 2011 The horse reared and struggled as … Continue reading
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Saving America’s Horses launches in Canada
For Immediate Release Wild for Life Foundation (Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 2011) “Saving America’s Horses” to launch in Canada! Wild for Life Foundation is proud to announce the launching of the acclaimed film, “Saving America’s Horses – A Nation … Continue reading
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Texas Horseflesh Merchant Arrested in Presidio, Texas Slaughtergate, Sheriff Puts Lid on Information
August 24, 2011 By Steven Long, Photos Courtesy Ray Field, Wild Horse Foundation, Houston (Horseback) – A buyer and purveyor of slaughter bound horses has been arrested in Presidio County, Texas on unknown charges. The lid is on at the … Continue reading
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Hero racehorse rests among the weeds
Carola Vyhnak Urban Affairs Reporter Knee-high weeds wave in the wind above the white pebbles marking the grave ofCanada’s most famous racehorse. Windfields Farm, where Northern Dancer was born and buried, is a ghost town. Closed more than 18 months … Continue reading
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Unbelievably insensitive trainer says of horse “He might be on my dinner plate by December”
In the print edition of the Toronto Star today there is an article on a veterinarian at Woodbine Racetrack. In the article, which has yet to appear online, a trainer at Woodbine, Carrie Russiani, says in the article of her horse, … Continue reading
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In Memory of Deputy Broad
A video tribute to Deputy Broad and all of the other horses who have died at slaughter and those who will die there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7tTUdP19sA&feature=share
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Almost Deputy Broad
Thrown-away thoroughbreds on the brink of survival Maureen Harmonay , Equine Advocacy Examiner August 17, 2011 – Another Thoroughbred thrown away but this one gets a chance…. Dance Madam might not make it. The circumstances are dire for the emaciated, dehydrated, … Continue reading
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