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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 ...
Ecologist Craig Downer: Open Letter to BLM RE: Cloud’s Herd
April 22nd, 2013
( Craig C. Downer is a wildlife ecologist (UCalifBerk, UNevReno, UKanLawr, UDurhamUK) who has extensively studied both the wild horses of the West and the endangered mountain tapirs of the northern Andes. He has given speeches and written manyarticles, including ...
ROBERT REDFORD CALLS FOR A BAN ON HORSE SLAUGHTER
April 22nd, 2013
CHATHAM, NY, April 22, 2013 – On the cusp of the 2013 Annual American Equine Summit hosted by the New York-based national equine protection organization Equine Advocates, the call to ban horse slaughter permanently has received much needed support from ...
Molly the Pony and Trash Can Playtime (Video)
April 21st, 2013
She’s a gray speckled pony who was abandoned by her owners when Hurricane Katrina hit southern Louisiana. She spent weeks on her own before finally being rescued and taken to a farm where abandoned animals were stockpiled. While there, ...
Roy Exum: Haslam Is Our Only Hope
April 21st, 2013
The Chattanoongan.com. Roy Exum. April 19, 2013 It was with a heavy heart I learned on Thursday that the Tennessee Legislature has openly defied the First Amendment of the United States Constitution by threatening to charge representatives of news ...
Tennessee Governor Urged to Veto Whistleblower Suppression Bill
April 20th, 2013
SB1248 Would Cover Up and Shield Soring Abuses in Tennessee Walking Horse Industry (April 19, 2013) – The Humane Society of the United States urged Gov. Bill Haslam to veto Tennessee’s notorious anti-whistleblower, or “ag-gag,” bill, SB1248, which would ...
Feds Pounce On Maryville Horse Trainer
April 20th, 2013
The Chattanoongan, Friday, April 19, 2013 – by Roy Exum Federal agents, accompanied by Blount County animal control officers, raided the barn of walking horse trainer Larry Wheelon near Maryville, Tn., on Thursday morning and sources said they were “shocked” to ...