(Homes for Horses Coalition) The vote taken in the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, July 12, was in regard to an amendment to the agriculture spending bill. The Roybal-Allard/Dent Amendment bans spending American tax dollars to fund horse slaughter inspections. No inspections equals no slaughter....
WASHINGTON - Despite efforts to sway him, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Miami could prove the decisive vote Wednesday morning on a measure allowing horse slaughter. “His vote can, and probably will make all the difference,” said Marty Irby, senior advisor for the Humane Society Legislative Fund. UPDATE:...
Last chance to save our Wild Ones and keep horse inspections out of the budget. Here's information our board member Daniel prepared (with a few additions): Action alert! Markup session to bring horse slaughter back and legalize wild horse slaughter next Wednesday 12th We must relentlessly call Congress...
We’ve had a position open for our ranch staff for several months now. While I’ve posted the position on Craigslist and let a lot of people know that might run across someone that needed a job, the applicants we’ve received haven’t been the kind of...
Wondering what to do with your used car or truck? Donating your old vehicle to Habitat for Horses is convenient, easy, and may qualify you for a tax deduction. And best of all, your donation of a used car or truck will make a big...
The seizure took two days. When we started, no one knew the number of horses back in the woods or the condition of the majority of horses. The seizure warrant was based on the horses we’d seen from the road and the one laying in...
We receive some pretty amazing requests for horses. Admittedly, after browsing through a fourth of the pictures on our website under “Adoptable Horses,” I’d be inclined to just throw my hands up and send an email. Heck, those folks in the adoptions department should be...
“Missing Presumed Stolen” - that’s what went down on the initial police report Sunday morning after we found the fence cut at our 50-acre grazing pasture. The initial count by the feeding crew kept coming up one short, and a complete search around the property...
It took 15 hard years of activism to stop the slaughter of horses in this country, and each year after that an attempt by the meat industry to reopen horse slaughterhouses meant that we stayed on a continual alert for those wanting to circumvent the...
You head out to feed on a crisp, idyllic morning. One, two, three, four eager faces greet you at the fence, all nickering for breakfast ...