Equine Welfare Alliance / February 27, 2013 Chicago (EWA) - According to USDA statistics, the slaughter of US horses soared by 32% in 2012 to over 176,000, a twenty year high. The horses were exported largely to slaughter houses in Mexico and Canada, which then shipped the...
STEPHANIE STROM / February 27, 2013 / NYTimes (Expanded version of the story first published yesterday) As concerns over horse meat infiltrating products labeled ground beef grows among American consumers, an advocacy group released shipping documents showing that horse meat does pass through at least one United States port...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 by: J. D. Heyes, Naturalnews.com [caption id="attachment_15395" align="alignleft" width="259"] "You want guns? I got guns. You want horsemeat? I got horsemeat."[/caption] (NaturalNews) The unfolding horse meat outrage currently engulfing Europe has taken on a new, bizarre twist, according to investigators. Key figures involved...
Australian Institute of Food Safety / February 27, 2013 / Infographic ...
(This report is the result of an ongoing investigation by the Wild Horse Freedom Federation and the Equine Welfare Alliance. Under current Texas law, it is illegal to transport horsemeat for human consumption, yet blinders are in place on all officials who should recognize the...
(And where, one might ask, are those caring vets represented by the American Veterinarian Medical Association and the American Association of Equine Practiioners? All we hear are pro-slaughter statements from the suits in the home office, although they have never polled the vets that do...
Humane Society Legislative Fund, February 26, 2013 A food scandal has rocked Europe, where products labeled as beef—everything from frozen lasagna to Swedish meatballs—have tested positive for horsemeat. But it’s not just in Europe where government officials should take notice; the controversy affects the United States, too. More than 100,000...
Oklahomans Against Horse Slaughter in 2012 and Beyond Facebook Page! Put your hoof picks and curry combs away folks! It is time to saddle up and getO down to business! We have been getting a lot of support across the U.S. on this issue, and now it's...
BY STEVE TETREAULT STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU / Las Vegas Review Journal / February 25, 2013 [caption id="attachment_12466" align="alignleft" width="300"] U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar - AP File[/caption] WASHINGTON - Nevada native Neil Kornze will soon be named acting national director of the Bureau of Land Management, officials confirmed Monday. Kornze,...
Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, February 25, 2013 The unfolding horse-meat scandal in Europe is partly a result of a complex supply chain. [caption id="attachment_15336" align="alignleft" width="259"] IKEA Meatballs made with horsemeat[/caption] LONDON -- It's been about a month since a factory in Ireland let the pony out of...