Horse Slaughter

Saving Animals Through Advocacy

Ed Sayres | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Aspca, Horses, The Bachelor, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Lobbying, Horse Slaughter, Animal Welfare, Children 4 Horses, American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011, Impact News
Ed Sayres

The ASPCA was proud to co-host, along with the Animal Welfare Institute and The Humane Society of the United States, the "Horses on the Hill" event, in which we publicly urged legislators to stop our nation's horses from being slaughtered at home or abroad.

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U.S. Slaughterhouse Owner Plans To Process Horses For Meat

AP | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Horses, New Mexico Horse Slaughterhouse, Slaughterhouses, Video, Horse Meat, Horse Slaughter, Horse Slaughterhouse, Food News

ROSWELL, N.M. -- The owner of a New Mexico slaughterhouse is defending his plan to become the first plant in the nation since 2007 to handle horses af...

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Governor Asks Feds To Stop Horse Slaughterhouse

AP | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Video, Animal-Welfare, Susana Martinez New Mexico, Animal-Rights, Horse Slaughter, Horse Protection, Susana Martinez Animal Protection, New Mexico Horses, New Mexico Horse Slaughterhouse, Horses, Horse Slaughterhouses, Animals, Susana Martinez Horse Slaughterhouse, Susana Martinez New Mexico Horses, Ap, Green News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said Friday she is asking federal officials not to allow a southeastern New Mexico company ...

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The Pure Essence of a Horse

Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Pbs, Horse You See, Horse Slaughter, Red Ant Films, Horse Rescue, Ross the Horse, Johnny Henry, PBS Online Film Festival, Native American Public Telecommunications, Retired Racehorse, Video, Green News
Liz O'Connell

Sometimes there are people who forget that horses, our willing partners throughout the development of civilization, are sentient beings.

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Luck My Way's Lucky Day

Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Horse Rescue, Thoroughbred Rescue, New Holland Horse Auction, Dana Point Farm, Luck My Way, Horse Slaughter, Horse Kill Pens, Protecting Horses From Slaughter, Green News
Liz O'Connell

Until Congress passes the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, which will prohibit the sale and/or transport of horses to slaughter for human consumption, there will be thoroughbreds in peril at the livestock auctions.

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Small Horse Found Slain In C-9 Basin

Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Illegal Horse Meat Trade, Richard Couto, Horse Slaughter, Miami News, C-9 Basin, Miniature Horse, Slaughtered Horse Found in Miami-Dade, Remains of Slaughtered Horse Found in Miami-Dade, Animal Recovery Mission, Miami News

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a slaughtered miniature or very small horse, found Monday in rural Miami-Dade County. "I found two ...

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Slaughtered Horse Remains Found Floating In SW Miami-Dade Canal

Huffington Post | Janie Campbell | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Illegal Horse Meat Trade, Miami-Dade County, Remains of Slaughtered Horse Found in Southwest Miami-Dade, Horse Slaughter, Miami News, C-9 Basin, Horse Carcass Found in Miami-Dade, Slaughtered Horse Found in Miami-Dade, Miami News

The remains of yet another slaughtered horse were found in a Southwest Miami-Dade canal on Monday, the latest in a string of grisly butcherings feedin...

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Disclaimer: I Am Not in Favor of Horse Slaughter, But...

Kathy Stevens | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Speciesism, American Quarter Horse Association, Veganism, Animal Cruelty, Hoarding, Horse Slaughter, American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011, Vegetarianism, US Horse Slaughter, Impact News
Kathy Stevens

For sure, horse slaughter is awful, but it's symptomatic of far knottier problems. If our goal is to help animals, we need to get our arms around those problems, too. We need more laws, more regulation, more sanctuaries.

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Mr. Ed, It's What's for Dinner

Elayne Boosler | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Horse Slaughter, Green News
Elayne Boosler

In the same month that Congress declared pizza a vegetable, President Barack Obama signed into law a bill allowing horses to be killed in America for human consumption. I think we just found out what happened to the unicorns.

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Let The Horse Slaughtering Recommence

AP | By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Eating Horses, Video, Horse Meat Consumption, Horse Slaughter, Horses, Horse Consumption, Animals, Horse Meat, Green News

TULSA, Okla. -- Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat ...

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Let The Horse Slaughtering Recommence

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Department of Agriculture, Congress, Video, Horse Slaughter, Horse Slaughter Ban Lifted, Horse Slaughter Ban, Horses, Obama Administration, Food, Usda, Animals, Green News

Horse slaughter policy in America has entered a new era. Back in 2006, Congress instituted a ban on the use of federal money toward the inspection ...

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Key Committee to Decide on Footing the Bill for Horse Slaughter

Michael Markarian | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Protection, Horse Slaughter, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Green News
Michael Markarian

Adding millions of dollars to the federal budget to inspect foreign-owned horse slaughter plants would be a step backwards for America's iconic horses and a waste of tax dollars.

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A Tale of Two Mares

Liz O'Connell | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Jordan LaPlaca, Light N Easy, Star Barn THoroughbreds, Winter Vacation, Horse Slaughter, Thoroughbred Identification Protection and Advocacy, Barco Group, Horse Rescue, New Holland, Jockey Club, Denny Emerson, Robert S. Barr, Deb Jones, Xanthus Farm, Barbara Rickline, Lisa Amarino, New Holland Horse Auction, John R. Murrell, Horse Welfare, Horse Breeding, Horses, Horse Care, Horse Lineange, Sports News
Liz O'Connell

Winter Vacation and Light N Easy are thoroughbred mares. They moved to new homes recently. Winter's transition was uncomplicated, while Light N Easy's sojourn was fraught.

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Through Legislative Sleight of Hand, Horse Slaughter May Resume in the US

Liz O'Connell | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Meat Inspectors, Usda, House Appropriations Committee, Horse Slaughter, Green News
Liz O'Connell

For years public opinion polls have confirmed that most Americans are against the slaughter of horses for human consumption. Whether or not America...

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No Race Horse Left Behind

Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Rail, Thoroughbred-Retirement Foundation, Thoroughbred Charities of America, Joe Drape, Blue Horse Charities, New York Times, Trf, Paul Mellon, Tom Ludt, Diana Pikulski, Race Horse Retirement, Horse Slaughter, Sports News
Liz O'Connell

Amid all the uproar over what needs to be done about Thoroughbred race horse retirement following the March 18 New York Times' allegations that the re...

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Seven Changes to Consider for Horse Racing in New York

Liz O'Connell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rescind Claims, Thoroughbred, Horse Racing, Steeplechase, Standardbred, Aaep, Horse Slaughter, Sports News
Liz O'Connell

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Horsing Around With Gangs: Horse Whisperer Meets Gang Advocate

Molly Secours | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Drug Addiction, Poverty, Abuse, Trauma, Crime, Prison, Detention, Horse Slaughter, Gang Violence, Horses, Healing, Drug Abuse, Juvenile Justice System, Gangs, Juvenile Justice, Recovery, Alcohol, Healthy Living News
Molly Secours

In spite of the 9000 miles that lie between them -- both culturally and racially -- after listening to them discuss their passions for their work with troubled horses and at-risk youth, you might think Joe Guy and Ron Johnson were related.

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Not all Race Horses Have a Hollywood Ending

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Diane Lane, Kentucky Derby, Horse Slaughter, Thoroughbred, Secretariat, Race Horse, Disney, Triple Crown, Horse Racing, Impact News
Wayne Pacelle

As moviegoers relive the dramatic days of Secretariat's successful Triple Crown on the big screen, we hope they will keep in mind that for most race horses, the story does not end at the finish line.

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NYC Carriage Horse Rescued from Slaughter

Reedu Taha | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Horse-Drawn Carriages, Auction, New York City, Horse Slaughter, Central Park, Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages, New York News
Reedu Taha

Throughout the year tourists from around the world travel to New York and take horse-drawn carriage rides around Central Park... they say it's whimsical. But with that whimsy comes a huge price.

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Court Rejects Meat Industry Attempt to Thwart Regulation

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Cruelty, California, Factory Farming, Westland/Hallmark Meat Co, Pigs, Factory Farms, National Meat Association, Subsidies, Pollution, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Downer Cows, Animal Slaughter, Cows, Horse Slaughter, Taxpayer Money, Agribusiness, Usda, American Meat Institute, Green News
Wayne Pacelle

In a third straight federal appellate court ruling against the meat industry, the Ninth Circuit ruled today that California is well within its authority to ban the sale, transport, or purchase of downer cows and pigs.

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New Push To Bring Back Horse Slaughterhouses

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois, Hooved Animal Rescue and Protection Society, Illinois Equine Humane Center, Horse Slaughterhouse, Horse Slaughter, Chicago, Chicago News

A galloping effort to bring horse slaughterhouses back to Illinois is dividing animal-rights activists. The founder and president of the Hooved Anima...

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TV Stars Align Against Horse Slaughter

Stephanie Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kelly Carlson, Horses, Animal Cruelty, John Conyers, Animal Rights, Betty White, Horse Slaughter, Wendie Malick, Entertainment News
Stephanie Green

I had the rare pleasure of dining out last week at K Street favorite Teatro Goldoni with two darlings from the world of television who were using thei...

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Outbreak Of Horse Slaughters Have Miami-Area Owners On Edge

AP | SARAH LARIMER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Horses, Horse Meat, Miami, Animals, Horse Meat Black Market, Horse Slaughter, Green News

MIAMI — Someone is killing the horses of Miami-Dade County. Since January, police say at least 17 horses have been butchered, their carcasses l...

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Horses Out of the Gate Quickly in 111th

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Conyers, Video, Horse Slaughter, Slaughter, Dan Burton, Horses, Mexico, Animals, Canada, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Every month, thousands of horses are crammed into trucks and shipped hundreds of miles to Canada and Mexico. There, they are slaughtered for food exports to Europe and Asia, where horse meat is considered a delicacy.

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Obama's Animal Welfare Team

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Tom Vilsack, Epa, Agriculture, Department of Interior, Obama Cabinet Picks, Ken Salazar, Animals, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental Policy, Factory Farms, The Humane Society of America, Obama Administration, Obama White House, Puppy Mills, Horse Slaughter, Obama Animal Rights, Agribusiness, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Bush Administration Animal Rights, President Elect Obama, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Obama has pledged to make progress for animal welfare and environmental stewardship, and we hope these appointees will prove to be an excellent team to help him meet these crucial goals.

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