By VIVIAN GRANT
The papers are full of news on the impact of closure of three remaining U.S. horse slaughterhouses last year. Abandonment, abuse, and horses found left on the roadside by the hundreds. They have even been asserting ridiculously that there are now thousands of unwanted horses roaming around the country. They then [...]
TOM RAWSTORNE for the Daily Mail (UK), 10 January 2008, reports:
Visit the website of the Food Standards Agency and it’s possible to find the name of every abattoir in the country that slaughters cattle, pigs, sheep and chicken.
It’s even possible to locate a couple which specialise in bison, water buffalo, ostrich and emu.
But [...]
By SOPHIE MONTAGNE, Magazine Assistant for the Horse and Hound
15 January, 2008
Horse & Hound online readers have set up a national campaign to raise funds for the horse charities involved in the Amersham rescue.
Called Operation Esther after a donkey foal found at Spindles Farm, organisers are calling for rugs, tack, feed and unwanted non-horsey Christmas [...]
By KIM GOETZ
Special for The Republic, Posted on AZCentral.com, Jan. 14, 2008 12:05 PM
The horses at Wildhorse Ranch Rescue in Gilbert have found a special place in the hearts of Gilbert Girl Scout Troop No. 2172.
The 11-member troop has spent the past several months helping at the ranch, getting to know the horses and [...]
