Roy Exum on Horse Soring: FBI to Study “Lickers”

Cross-posted from The Chattanoogan » About 25 years ago there was a terrifying movie called “The Silence of the Lambs.” It was so good it won the Academy Awards in all five categories – Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Adapted Screenplay. Further, Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster were brilliant, but do…

Ask your Rep to sign Dear Colleague letter on removing King Amendment

Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR-5) and Rep. Gary Peters (MI-14) are circulating a Dear Colleague letter to their fellow members of the U.S. House of Representatives asking their support for the removal of the King Amendment from the 2013 Farm Bill. The recently passed House version of the Farm Bill 2013 Farm Bill (pdf, 630 pp)…

Horse brutally injured, potentially killed at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo

SHARK PRESS RELEASE On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 during the Steer Wrestling event at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (CFD) a horse suffered a brutal and devastating injury. Investigators from SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), who have been monitoring animal abuse at the rodeo, captured most of the horrific event on video. WATCH VIDEO…

Pink accuses Selena Gomez of animal cruelty for painting horses pink

Cross-posted from iVillage Entertainment Written by DONNA KAUFMAN Rocker Pink may love her namesake color -- but, unfortunately for Selena Gomez, she draws the line at pink horses. On Thursday, Pink, 31, went red with rage when she saw a music video crew spraying colored paint on horses near her Malibu, Calif., home. "If there…