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A Renewed Effort to Stop the Slaughter of American Horses

This morning at a Capitol Hill press conference, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and U.S. Reps. Pat Meehan, R-Pa., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., joined animal welfare groups, equestrians, and veterinarians to announce the introduction of new federal legislation to prevent the slaughter and export of American horses for human consumption. Their legislation, S. 541 and H.R. 1094, Full Article

National Animal Welfare Groups, Veterinarians and Horse Owners Applaud Federal Efforts to Protect Horses and the Public

Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act prohibits cruel export and slaughter of drugged horses for human consumption WASHINGTON, D.C.—The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), the Animal ...Full Article

Humane Society blasts BLM on removal of wild mustangs in Nevada

LATimes.com / John M. Glionna / March 6, 2013   LAS VEGAS — A national animal advocacy group excoriated the federal government, saying it misled the public about last week’s removal of 11 ...Full Article

The Thunder of Their Hooves

Jerry Finch / Habitat for Horses It happened long before our time, before time even began, in a place of mist and trees, in a place of open land ...Full Article

Adopt a Horse from Willie Nelson

The Nelson family and Habitat for Horses are reinstating the Willie Signature Horses series of horses, four of which are now up for adoption. These horses are currently living ...Full Article

Vets call for ‘horse passport’ register as meat scandal gallops on

EurActiv,com / February 19, 2013 As the horsemeat-dressed-as-beef scandal continues to rock Europe’s food industry, a number of organisations are calling on stricter European regulation, including an EU-wide horse ...Full Article

Rescuing Pepper: Authorities find neglected horse sought by distraught previous owner

By: Chuck Haga, Forum News Service, INFORUM GRAND FORKS – Pepper is alive, she appears to be OK despite dropping about 200 pounds in weight, and she’s going home. And ...Full Article

Discoveries In Horseownership

Krissy Randolph / Pleasure News,com / January 31, 2013 As the owner of a rather unique looking unregistered paint horse, I have found myself occasionally rethinking my decision to ...Full Article

More than 100 horses seized in Morton County, ND

Bismark Tribune / Jenny Michael / January 28, 2013 The Morton County Sheriff’s Department has taken more than 100 horses into its care after finding 96 dead horses at ...Full Article

Formal Attire becomes eighth horse to die at Aqueduct Racetrack in 27 days of racing

Three-year-old gelding was trailing the leader on the rail entering the far turn at Sunday’s second race when the injury occurred. The horse was euthanized a short time later. ...Full Article