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Once a horse's race career is over, they are at risk for an uncertain future. Sometimes it is due to…
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A March 27 New York Times editorial titled “Horses to the Slaughter” labeled horse racing in the United States a…
April 25 2012, 7:15am | Visit source ›
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NYT Op-Ed: Racehorses to the Slaughter
The main reason is drugs — the stimulants, steroids, pain medications, anti-inflammatories and other chemicals used to enhance performance and mask injuries. Veterinarians and racing officials acknowledge that abuses are…
March 27 2012, 12:10pm | Visit source ›
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Thanks for all the broken toys
I live in Park Slope, Brooklyn. It’s a famously liberal, tree-hugging sort of community, where anyone who is anybody dutifully…
March 23 2012, 6:09am | Visit source ›
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Is California’s Anti-Slaughter Law Unenforced?
Upon first glance, California Penal Code Section 598c barring the sale of horses to be slaughtered for human consumption rocks. One thing though, it doesn’t appear to be enforced. According…
March 3 2012, 3:45pm | Visit source ›
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Woman waives hearing in horse slaughter case
A Pennsylvania woman accused of selling thoroughbreds for slaughter instead of adopting them as promised can enter a program for first-time offenders under a deal with prosecutors.
February 23 2012, 10:40am | Visit source ›
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Kelsey Lefever arraignment scheduled April 19
Kelsey Lefever, the 24-year-old Honey Brook, Pa., woman who allegedly took in ex-racehorses on the premise of finding them a…
February 21 2012, 2:00pm | Visit source ›
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Trent Lott on economics and horse slaughter
For an interesting new argument against horse slaughter, you’ll want to read this entry in The Hill’s Congress Blog. If…
February 15 2012, 8:35am | Visit source ›
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Around the web: New aftercare alliance; Slaughter goes literary
The big news of the day is a press release featured on Paulick Report, announcing the formation of racing industry…
February 9 2012, 2:06pm | Visit source ›
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Dinner! Cheval, worms, and meds
So many strange arguments in favor of horse meat on the table! It increases the value of horses, or provides…
February 8 2012, 3:31pm | Visit source ›
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Michelson: I can account for every horse that I sold for Kelsey Lefever
Melissa Michelson, who was associated with Kelsey Lefever when the latter was operating an alleged horse adoption for slaughter scam…
January 23 2012, 6:49am | Visit source ›
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Pennsylvania congressman calls for passage of slaughter prevention bill
A Pennsylvania congressman urged support Thursday for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act in response to the charges against 24-year-old…
January 19 2012, 12:24pm | Visit source ›
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How Many Congressmen Does It Take To Screw A Horse?
Americans deserve to know about the small caucus of legislators who have shaped agricultural policy and spending in Washington for decades by writing language favorable to the powerful agriculture lobby…
December 21 2011, 7:24am | Visit source ›
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Three Chimneys posts protocol on horses at risk for slaughter
Now that Congress has rescinded its ban on funding horse meat inspections - paving the way for horse meat processing plants to open once again in the United States -…
December 6 2011, 1:10pm | Visit source ›
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Horse Slaughterhouse Investigation Sounds Food Safety and Cruelty Alarms
Undercover footage and photos taken at a Canadian slaughter facility designed by Dr. Temple Grandin were released Monday by the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC). (“Defence” not a typo).
December 6 2011, 12:52pm | Visit source ›
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Just "Banning" Shouldn't Be the End of the Line for Advocates
Last week President Obama signed a bill (passed by a bipartisan coalition that passed the bill in the first place…
December 5 2011, 6:00am | Visit source ›
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Take the Reins: The Racing Industry Needs to Take a Stand Against Slaughter
In November, federal lawmakers gave the racing industry a unique opportunity to step into the national spotlight and settle the score…
December 2 2011, 9:45pm | Visit source ›
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Say What? PETA supports horse slaughter in U.S.
In the knock-me-over-with-a-feather department, the co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) told the Christian Science Monitor…
December 2 2011, 7:38pm | Visit source ›
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Progress in Racehorse Retirement
When President Obama signed a Department of Agriculture bill earlier this week, he effectively ended the ban on horse slaughter for food in this country. With his signature came outcry…
December 2 2011, 7:30am | Visit source ›
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Obama Lifts Horse Slaughter Ban--PETA Says It's A Good Idea
Pigs are flying, or they must be somewhere in the world. President Barack Obama (while campaigning for his second term in office, I might add) has signed a bill essentially re-legalizing…
December 1 2011, 5:37pm | Visit source ›
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For now, just a final word about the latest in horse slaughter. I am still against horse slaughter as I…
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December. This is usually where I begin whistling "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" as I voraciously decorate…
December 1 2011, 6:50am | Visit source ›
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Further proof that horses are not food >> Equine Progressive
Originally published at my blog Equine Progressive, on April 6, 2010, this post has been getting some play from Google…
November 30 2011, 1:05pm | Visit source ›
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As you may be aware, thanks to congressional action, the slaughter of horses for human consumption has once again become…
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So you may have heard the news. There are some weird politicians who are behaving like that villain in the…
November 29 2011, 6:32pm | Visit source ›
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Racing Industry Silent About Slaughtered Thoroughbreds
How did a five-year-old racehorse named Princess Madeline end up in a feedlot on July 13, priced for slaughter? Ask a horse trainer, and they’ll probably shrug. More than 10,000…
November 29 2011, 6:21pm | Visit source ›
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United States Legalizes Horse Slaughter Again
With little fanfare, last week the United States Congress finally accomplished something; they resumed federal funding of the USDA to…
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Could the U.S. Supreme Court Unwittingly Decide the Fate of Horse Slaughter?
Next Wednesday (November 9, 2011) the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a case where the main issue is States’ rights to impose their own regulations on federally-inspected…
November 2 2011, 6:47am | Visit source ›
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This is a follow-up to yesterday’s link regarding the Minnesota auction yard, directly from Minnesota Retired Racehorse Project. This is…
September 20 2011, 6:34am | Visit source ›
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