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...
Here at Habitat for Horses we are in the business of saving abused and abandoned horses. We take in horses with broken bodies and broken spirits - we work hard to make them whole. We would like to share one of those stories with...
Equine Welfare Alliance. June 25, 2013 EWA (Chicago) - The Equine Welfare Alliance today released a statistical study on the rates of equine abuse and neglect across the US since 2000. The research examined equine abuse statistics from Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maine and Oregon. Historical records...
Animal Protection Groups Demonstrate Potentially Toxic Nature of Horse Meat (June 17, 2013) - Front Range Equine Rescue and The Humane Society of the United States filed a legal petition with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, requesting that the Department adopt a rule...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Additional Arrests Made in Maryville, Tenn., Horse Soring Investigation The Humane Society of the United States Applauds Local Efforts to Prosecute All Those Complicit in Abuse [caption id="attachment_19549" align="alignleft" width="266"] Do you know anyone that treats their horse like this?[/caption] MARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 7, 2013)—The Blount...
June 8, 2013 - Jerry Finch It goes without saying that I could post any one of the 200 articles about the NAS study, or dozens of other stories about Leachman in Montana, horse killings in Florida, horses killed in accidents or penitentiary time for shirt-less...
May 29, 2013 | Jerry Finch In an effort to develop better relations within the equine community, this is a public service announcement for all those pro-slaughter folks who take extreme joy in killing horses. Listen up, guys! Have I got the perfect deal for you! How...
CHRISTOPHER SMITH GONZALEZ, Galveston County Daily News, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 DICKINSON, Texas (AP) — A grassy lawn under a few shade trees is not the ideal place to amputate a horse's leg. [caption id="attachment_19117" align="alignleft" width="300"] Veterinarians, students and horse enthusiasts watch and photograph Dr. Ric Redden, center...