March 7, 2013 For Immediate release Contacts: Jerry Finch, Habitat for Horses, 866-434-5737, jfinch@habitatforhorses.org R.T. Fitch, Wild Horse Freedom Federation, 800-974-3684, rtfitch@wildhorsefreedomfederation.org Houston – Habitat for Horses (HfH) and Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF) have taken action to monitor and test processed ground beef products that are similar to those pulled from European store...
The Atlantic.com /Andrew Cohen / March 6, 2013 Her predecessor presided over roundups and the sale of horses for slaughter. Without equine or ranching experience, what will this former executive do to right the wrongs? (Note - This is an excellent article about the BLM and the...
LATimes.com / John M. Glionna / March 6, 2013 [caption id="attachment_15781" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Humane Society of the United States is protesting the roundup of 11 wild mustangs that had taken up residence outside Carson City, Nev. Laura Leigh, founder of a group called Wild Horse Education, photographed...
SouthCoastToday.com / MARY CLARE JALONICK / Associated Press / March 06, 2013 [caption id="attachment_15770" align="alignleft" width="300"] Michael Lee/The Associated Press A in-store poster advertisement at the Ikea store in Canton, Mich., shows a newly placed sticker referring to the source of the meatballs served at the cafeteria in the...
CarsonCityNow.org / Jeff Munson on Tue, 03/05/2013 [caption id="attachment_15764" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Annie Jantzen[/caption] The Humane Society of the United States is the latest animal rights organization to denounce the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to remove a small band of wild horses located east of Carson City,...
Michal Conger / The Washington Examiner / March 4, 2013 Horse meat has been showing up all over Europe, from Ikea’s Swedish meatballs to British lasagna. Meanwhile in Oklahoma, the state legislature is poised to legalize horse slaughter, and the Bureau of Land Management is meeting there...
[caption id="attachment_15719" align="alignleft" width="300"] Quorn's suprisingly succulent cumberland sausages: the company is having to increase the number of shifts at its fermenting plant to cope with demand. Photograph: Lorna Roach[/caption] Sarah Butler / guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 5 March 2013 Britons are increasingly turning to vegetarian alternatives amid concerns sparked by the horsemeat...
News9.com / Heather Hope, News 9 / March 4, 2013 OKLAHOMA CITY - [caption id="attachment_15610" align="alignleft" width="300"] With signs held high painting their message loud and clear, horse welfare groups denounced the BLM's handling of wild horses.[/caption] Horse advocates are rallying against the possibility of wild horse slaughter in...
Horsebackmagazine.com / Steve Long / March 4, 2013 [caption id="attachment_15605" align="alignleft" width="185"] Joan Guilfoyle[/caption] HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Federal Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Division Chief Joan Guilfoyle faced a crowded room in Oklahoma City Monday. It was filled with a largely polite but angry...
All Voices.com / Tampa : FL : USA | Mar 04, 2013 Sunrise at a horse auction lot brings hope for only a few victims of neglect and abuse. When economic times were better, horses that ended up at an auction had a better chance of finding good homes with families who might...