Monthly Archives: March 2012

Horse slaughter debate comes to PBS/NPR radio today

UPDATE:  You can listen here: http://www.wgcu.org/Sound-Off-with-Sasha/horse-slaughter-for-food From EWA: Today at 12:00 noon eastern, Madeleine Pickens, Wayne Pacelle, RT Fitch and Sue Wallis will be streaming live on PBS/NPR radio. Call in and be heard! Media Update: Horse Slaughter Debate Comes … Continue reading

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UPDATE: Man arrested for carrying out “bizarre and senseless” horse killing

Published: yesterday at 01:52 PM Author: @ukhorsetrader A 28-year-old man has been arrested for carrying out what police have described as a “bizarre and senseless” killing of a horse. Darrell Mowat, ofNiagara Falls,Canada, dismembered a horse and left the animal’s head … Continue reading

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Breaking News: Summit of the Slaughter Horse Canceled

Posted: March 27, 2012 by R.T. Fitch in Horse News, Horse Slaughter Information supplied by multiple sources Horse-Haters Run from Pro-Horse Counter Conference Simone Netherlands, organizer of the Summit of the LIVE Horse to be held in Oklahoma City, April … Continue reading

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Animals’ Angels Investigation: The Dennis Chavez Slaughter Horse Feedlot inNew Mexico

 March 26, 2012 Animals’ Angels PO Box 1056 Westminster, MD 21158  A note from Sonja Six years of cruelty investigations have made it absolutely clear: Horse slaughter means a free pass, in effect, kill buyer amnesty for abuse, neglect and … Continue reading

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Dear New York Times: Please don’t forget the 26,600 slaughtered Thoroughbreds

Article by Vickery Eckhoff from her personal Blog It’s been a busy week in equine America. The racing community’s been debating the breakdown of horses at Aqueduct, on the set of “Luck” and in general. Separately, the equine welfare community’s been … Continue reading

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Crown seeks jail for men convicted of not caring for horse

By Louise Dickson, timescolonist.com March 23, 2012 The Crown is seeking jail sentences for two men convicted of failing to provide sufficient care for an old horse, before hanging it from an excavator. In December, Victoria provincial court Judge Sue … Continue reading

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Death and Disarry at America’s Racetracks

Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys By WALT BOGDANICH, JOE DRAPE, DARA L. MILES andGRIFFINPALMER Published: March 24, 2012 A 2-year-old quarter horse named Teller All Gone broke a front leg in a race on Sept. 3 at Ruidoso Downs Race Track … Continue reading

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Fate of horses forgotten in political gambit

Harold Howe Fri Mar 23 2012  There is quite little that provokes horse lovers more than the subject of horse slaughter, which is why Premier Dalton McGuinty’s moves to effectively destroy the horse racing industry has signed the death warrants … Continue reading

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Horse killed, head dumped in pickup truck

Fri Mar 23 2012 Horse killed, head dumped in pickup truck  NIAGARA FALLS: A 28-year-old Niagara Falls man has been charged after a horse’s head was found in a pickup truck Wednesday. The dismembered carcass of the horse was later … Continue reading

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iPad for Horses!

From the great folks at BBC Comedy! A hilarious clip for horse lovers…..playing on the success of the Ipad.  From the sketch show Dawson Bros Funtime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ERuCp1Z4s8&sns=fb  

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