Article by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA for The Horse. We all do it. We look at horses in certain situations and make judgments about whether they’re happy or not. We say, “How would you like to live in those conditions?” Or, “Look at that face he’s making. You...
He was so small when he was rescued that he had to ride on someone's lap on the drive home. Munchie is different than most of the horses at Habitat for Horses, a sanctuary in Hitchcock, Texas. The average horse there is about 5 or 6 feet...
Article by Nancy S. Loving, DVM on theHorse.com More horse organizations are requiring owners to use this identification technology Countless dog and cat owners can attest to the value of microchipping. These are the people who have spent sleepless nights agonizing over their pets’ disappearance and whereabouts until...
Article from Alayne Renée Blickle of thehorse.com We've been lucky so far; most of North America has survived the first part of winter without much in the way of major storms. But I think we all know that winter's big push is just around the corner. Making...
The Coalition to Save America's Wild Horses and Burros CANA Foundation, The Cloud Foundation, Wild Horse Freedom Federation, Equine Advocates, American Wild Horse Campaign, Equine Welfare Alliance, In Defense of Animals, Wild Equid League of Colorado, Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition, Habitat for Horses, SAFE Food...
Mexico is forging ahead on animal protection. Earlier this year, its Congress made dogfighting a felony throughout the nation. Mexico City adopted an extraordinary charter on animal protection. A number of major food retailers in Mexico have said they will change their purchasing practices to stop buying...
ACTION ALERT UPDATE! SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO DECIDE FATE OF AMERICAN WILD HORSES THIS WEEK: CONTACT SENATORS NOW! Dear Friends of Equines, Although we expected last week that the Senate Appropriations Committee would hold the markup sessions on the FY2018 Interior appropriatons bill, the absence its chairman...
A BLM T-shirt I wear commemorating my first mustang adoption calls wild horses “uniquely American.” The label celebrates wild horses as a uniquely native, uniquely valuable species. But the Agency’s actions and policies tell another story. The BLM’s website erroneously calls them non-native, when today the...
As we keep calling those on the Budget Committee and wait for them to decide when to meet again, perhaps you would like to read a bit about the twisted logic inside the BLM. The myths and outright lies told by the Department of the...
From Daniel Fernandez SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO DECIDE FATE OF AMERICA WILD HORSES ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY: CONTACT SENATORS NOW! Dear Friends of Equines, The moment has finally come. We have just learned that the Senate Appropriations Committee has finally scheduled the markup sessions for the FY2018 Interior appropriations bill next Tuesday 17th...