Humane Society International/Canada campaigners make complaints against Viande Richelieu’s claims The Humane Society MONTREAL (June 1, 2016)—In formal complaints made against Viande Richelieu, a horse slaughter facility located in Massueville, Quebec, campaigners with Humane Society International/Canada are requesting an investigation into the company’s claims concerning the source,...
"When planning to camp with your horse on publicly managed land, find out whether restrictions apply in that area. You do not want to find out on arrival that the feed you’ve brought isn’t allowed." By Clair Thunes, PhD Protecting Public Lands From Noxious Weeds Our public lands...
"The charity World Horse Welfare has again highlight concerns around the long haul transportation of horses to slaughter across Europe." From: Neil Clarkson Horses have little to do with the British public’s upcoming vote on whether they want to remain part of the European Union, but...
"My mother always said that horses are one step away from being worthless. Their only value is their meat." — Janine Jacques By: Luke Winkle | VICE Randy Musick is 70 years old, and he's spent most of his life delivering horses to slaughterhouses. "I started with five...
"Learn the latest on diseases horses can get from ticks and why they continue to frustrate veterinarians and researchers" From: Natalie DeFee Mendik, MA | TheHorse If the sight of a tick makes your skin crawl—even if it’s not crawling on your skin— you’re not alone. That...
"Preparing ahead for equine evacuations can be crucial to horses' survival." By Agricultural Communications, Texas A&M University System Evacuating when a hurricane hits is a stressful and scary experience, especially when evacuating with horses. While tornadoes give little warning for evacuation, hurricanes can give enough lead time...
"Habitat for Horses Receives $10,000 from the Bill and Barbara Mackey Foundation for Animal Welfare" Hitchcock, Texas — Habitat for Horses today announced that the ASPCA Equine Fund recently offered a $10,000 grant to Habitat for Horses, if a donor(s) would match it, and already a...
"A dying Army and Vietnam veteran had a special request this weekend, he wanted to see his beloved horses one final time." By: Chris Quinn | mySA Dying Army and Vietnam veteran, Roberto Gonzalez, from Premont, Texas, who was receiving care at Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital in...
"We don’t round up dogs and cats, butcher them, and ship them to foreign markets, and it should be unthinkable to do that to horses who helped us settle the nation" A Humane Nation Today the Senate Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment, advanced by Senators Tom Udall,...
"Horse images have been used as a symbol of power, as seen in the coastal steppes of Ukraine" From: Ancient Origins There are many hypotheses regarding history of the domestication of the horse. Horses first appeared in Paleolithic cave art around 30,000 BC. These were wild horses...