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 ...
PALOMINO VALLEY, Nev. — President Donald Trump's budget proposal calls for saving $10 million next year by selling wild horses captured throughout the West without the current requirement that buyers guarantee the animals won't be resold for slaughter. Wild horse advocates say the change would gut...
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a debilitating neurologic disease that cannot be ignored. More than half of all horses in the United States—and in some areas as many as 90%—have been exposed to the disease’s causative agents. Its ability to masquerade as other health issues,...
LOS ANGELES, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles based Synergetic Distribution is pleased to announce the release of the award-winning film, "From the Kill Pen," now available on multiple platforms, including Amazon Video, Vudu, iTunes, and Google Play. Fact-driven and without gratuitous violence, "From the Kill...
During the first quarter of this year Habitat for Horses brought in around 40 new horses. Most of those were from a major seizure of 17, which included quite a few pregnant mares. The estrays are a different story. Those are the horses and donkeys...
A horse slaughterhouse in Quebec closed its doors this past week. The Les Viandes de la Petite Nation (LPN) slaughterhouse shut its doors as a result of the new European Union regulations requiring all horses slaughtered for human consumption be held for 180 days prior...
During the summer of 2013, a 16-year-old girl and her mother came to our ranch to discuss the possibility of adopting a horse. Lauren knew a little bit about horses, but this was her first venture into taking full responsibility for everything a horse needs. They...
It's one of those things you don't think about until it's too late: It's early Sunday morning; you slip out of bed and get ready to walk out to the barn to feed the horses. The wind picks up. Lightning bolts crash close by, the...
