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A lot of news – all at once…
April 25th, 2013
Usually I try to break the news down into the most important articles, but today a lot of information came across the wires. Rather than posting all the articles, I’ll let you pick and chose which to read. From ...
Animal care advocate: Horses at raided Larry Wheelon Stables ‘in pain’
April 25th, 2013
Read more and COMMENT at the Daily Times The Daily Times, Iva Butler, April 24, 2013 A Knoxville animal care advocate who was at the scene of a raid by federal investigators at Larry Wheelon Stables in Maryville April 18 ...
Routine on US Tracks, Doping is Banned in Europe
April 24th, 2013
NPR, Eleanor Beardsley, April 23, 2013 (LIsten to this story on All Things Considered) At the famous Hippodrome de Longchamp just outside of Paris this month, crowds came to cheer and bet on the sleek thoroughbreds that opened horse racing ...
Ellen DeGeneres, HSUS Take on Tenn. Antiwhistleblower Bill
April 24th, 2013
National Audience Focuses on Gov. Haslam as Ellen DeGeneres, Humane Society of the United States Take on Tenn. Antiwhistleblower Bill April 24, 2013 – A campaign to persuade Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam to veto legislation that would restrict taking ...
Oldest horse on Flathead’s Wild Horse Island dies
April 24th, 2013
Missoulian.com | Tristan Scott Having roamed Flathead Lake’s largest island for more than three decades, at one point upholding its name as the lone equine resident, the oldest gelding on Wild Horse Island has departed for greener pastures. “It’s ...
Change of Pace: The Day Everything Changed – A Dog Story
April 23rd, 2013
(While horses and donkeys drive 99% of what we do at Habitat for Horses, many dogs pass through these gates as well. Sometimes they are the result of a seizure in a county without an animal shelter, sometimes they ...
Editorial: Animal abuse bill should draw a veto
April 23rd, 2013
The Tennessean, April 23, 2013 The Tennessee General Assembly slunk out of the capital last week, having again done more harm than good for the people they supposedly represent. No more egregious example of this can be found than ...
NM Slaughterhouse Ground Zero in Horse Debate
April 23rd, 2013
ABC News, Associated Press,JERI CLAUSING, April 23 About five miles from this southeastern New Mexico town’s famed UFO museum, tucked between dairy farms, is a nondescript metal building that could be home to any number of small agricultural businesses. ...
Tennessee TV Ads Call for Governor to Veto Whistleblower Suppression Bill
April 22nd, 2013
The Humane Society of the United States Places Television Ads Against Bill to Ban Undercover Investigations NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 22, 2013) – At a press conference at the state capitol, The Humane Society of the United States and Rep. ...
Responsible Horse Breeders Council Endorses Federal Bill to End Horse Slaughter
April 22nd, 2013
The Humane Society of the United States works with council to develop strategic initiatives to protect horses (April 22, 2013)—As part of its efforts to protect American horses from inhumane treatment of slaughter plants, a council of reputable and ...