The S.A.F.E. Act - S.541/HR 1094 - A bill to prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States. To the American Cattle Rancher, Enough. We tried to reason, we spent our money in courts fighting you, we've taken those we’ve managed...
This is what happens when horse advocates work together - as reported by The Cloud Foundation: RENO, Nev. (August 23, 2013) - On Wednesday US District Court Judge, Miranda Du, lifted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) which allowed for the sale of 149 unbranded wild horses...
August 20. 2013, Jerry Finch [caption id="attachment_21987" align="alignleft" width="285"] American Quarter Horse World Show[/caption] Almost a year ago I published a series of articles on horse slaughter, delving into everything from the history to the money trail. The last part of that series took aim straight at...
(Uh, would someone remind me once again about the Navajo's great connection with the "spirit of the horse"? Maybe I missed a footnote or something. - Jerry) Navajo Nation rounds up horses on drought-stricken reservation; those unclaimed will be sold August 19, 2013, AP, Daily Journal GALLUP, New...
Paramus Post, August 5, 2013,Mel Fabrikant Menendez, Kirk Reintroduce Horse Transportation Safety Act Of 2013 Bipartisan legislation would prohibit interstate transport of horses in double-decker trailers WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) have reintroduced the Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2013, which...
Food Product Design, Josh Long ALBUQUERQUE—A lawsuit that challenges the revival of horse slaughter in the United States illustrates the divisiveness of the practice even among the people who have considered the animals sacred for centuries: Native Americans. The Chief of the Minikoju Band of the Cheyenne...
Joshua Rhett Miller Published July 24, 2013, FoxNews.com [caption id="attachment_20978" align="alignleft" width="660"] A 10-foot bronze statue of the courageous – and insatiable – horse, Staff Sgt. Reckless, will be unveiled Friday at the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Va. “She wasn’t a horse, she was a Marine,” said...
CBS Atlanta.com, By Greg Dingrando, July 15, 2013 MILTON, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Fireworks are being blamed for the death of a horse in Milton, and one owner is pushing for a new law to make sure it doesn't happen again. He's calling it Liberty's Law, named after his...
The Chattanoogan. July 11. 2013, Roy Exum Jackie McConnell, the notorious horse trainer who was videoed abusing and beating defenseless horses in a now-famous undercover tape, pleaded guilty to 12 of 22 misdemeanor counts of animal abuse in a west Tennessee courtroom Tuesday and – in the...
July 9, 2013. HSUS [caption id="attachment_20356" align="alignleft" width="267"] Jackie McConnell on right[/caption] Former Hall of Fame Tennessee walking horse trainer Jackie McConnell and two associates have entered guilty pleas to charges of abusing horses in violation of the Tennessee cruelty to animals statute. McConnell pleaded guilty to...