Calico Roundup, Jan 4, 2012. Photo by Mike Lorden.

BLM discourage public comment on wild horse roundups with invasion of privacy

Protect Mustangs Press Release WASHINGTON (May 31, 2012)—Protect Mustangs wants the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to revise their conditions for receiving written comment that requires personal identifying information that BLM says they can not safeguard. What started as an issue jeopardizing public process for people who want helicopters roundups to stop has mushroomed into [...]

Horses tagged for slaughter for human consumption.

Canadian slaughterhouse say they are no longer accepting Thoroughbreds

If a person who eats horse meat is concerned about toxic drug residues potentially harmful to human health, then the Thoroughbred racehorse is one breed they would definitely steer clear of. The amount of drugs racehorses are routinely given during their careers are littered with banned medications eliminating them from entry into the human food [...]

Wild Horse Helicopter Stampede. Catoor Livestock image.

Wild Horses: Government transparency and public process jeopardized

Protect Mustangs Press Release RENO (May 28, 2012) — Protect Mustangs has discovered that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) scheduled an important public hearing for 10 a.m. the morning after Memorial Day weekend without adequately notifying the public. The hearing is scheduled for 10-11 a.m., at the BLM Carson City District Office, 5665 Morgan [...]

137th Preakness Stakes (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

A lust to win, an incentive to cheat: The stain on American Thoroughbred racing

Researched and Written by JANE ALLIN Unlike some other organized sports in America, such as baseball, football and basketball, horse racing differs in several ways. Not only does it lack centralization in the form of a governing body to oversee regulatory policies and mandates, but it also does not provide its players with contractual salaries. [...]

Horse in profile.

Watch your language! Horses are not “its”

FROM THE EDITOR Horses are not its. Nor is any animal. Inanimate objects are its. All animals, including horses, are living, breathing, feeling, sentient beings and should be referred to as such. Let us be mindful to always use proper language when referring to horses, and all animals, using he, she, his, her, who and [...]

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Horse lovers ask physicians not to prescribe the Premarin® family of drugs

Horse lovers around the world are banding together asking physicians not to prescribe the Premarin® family of drugs to their patients. March for PMU Horses, a month of intensified campaigning initiated by the Int’l Fund for Horses on behalf of the mares and foals exploited for the production of Premarin®, Prempro® and a similar drug [...]

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An end to Canada’s horse slaughter industry in sight?

An end to Canada’s horse slaughter industry in sight?

Canadian Horse Defence Coalition Press Release ORANGEVILLE, Ontario — On May 31, 2012, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC) released its report “CFIA and the Art of Evasion” in response to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s deflection tactics to questions concerning the welfare of horses in Canada’s horse slaughter plants, as well as the safety [...]

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