More foul play with the Wyoming 41 Mustangs?

New evidence obtained by Animals' Angels raises concerns by ANIMALS' ANGELS With Permission We've all heard about the Wyoming 41 - the herd rounded up in March of this year under the supervision of the BLM's Wyoming field office as estray horses and sent to the Bouvry slaughterhouse in Canada. The sad fate of these…

Anti-slaughter groups honor horses

WRITTEN BY KIERA HAY Cross-posted by the Albuquerque Journal Article Source >> For Neta Rhyne, the call to action came after repeatedly watching batches of horses trucked past her home in West Texas on their way to be slaughtered in Mexico. “When the horses pass, they’re within five feet of where I’m standing and I…

Animals’ Angels FOIA report explodes myth on horse slaughter transport cruelty

Animals' Angel's most recent Freedom of Information Act report exposes multiple barbaric cruelties inflicted on slaughter horses. Here is a portion of what they learned: In a windfall of information, Animals' Angels recently received over a thousand pages of documentation confirming violations and horrific treatment of horses transported to the Cavel slaughter plant in DeKalb,…

BLM horses unloading at Mexican slaughterhouse (Video)

ANIMALS' ANGELS VIDEO Please view on YouTube, "like" it (horrible choice we know) and comment so more people will see how America's heritage is being butchered. See also http://youtu.be/oYVvXmHd3so >>

Horse auctioneer Dennis Chavez facing cruelty charges

LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) - The owner of a Los Lunas livestock auction is facing charges that he didn't properly treat four horses in his care. On Tuesday 13th Judicial District Attorney Lemuel Martinez's office filed 12 misdemeanor charges against Dennis Chavez, owner of Southwest Livestock Auction. The case stems from undercover video taken by…

Slaughter horses rejected at Mexican border: Animals’ Angels Report

FROM THE REPORT Animals’ Angels recently investigated the Morton, Texas Feedlot and two export holding pens in Del Rio, Texas and Eagle Pass, Texas. During this investigation Animals' Angels found that horses rejected at the border are not provided food, water or rest but are immediately reloaded for the kill buyer to take away. In…

Ohio court orders garnishment for Leroy Baker’s unpaid fines

Leroy Baker is being forced to pay $177,559.51 in fines in connection with animal abuse violations at his livestock auction in Sugarcreek, Ohio, by the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio who have ordered garnishment of Baker's bank accounts in order to collect the outstanding monies. Following a meeting in April 2011…

Animals’ Angels Sugarcreek Auction meeting yields progress

Source: Update courtesy of Brandi Turner, Animals’ Angels.org In a meeting Monday April 4th, Sugarcreek auction owner Leroy Baker agreed to make several major changes in his handling that will drastically improve the humane treatment for animals. Local law enforcement has agreed to fully uphold enforcement of humane regulations. Animals’ Angels met with Baker and…

Sugarcreek horses action alert follow up with Animals’ Angels

Note of thanks from Animals' Angels Dear Friends of Animals' Angels: The last week has been very eventful. Ever since we released our latest report about the horrors of Sugarcreek Auction, town officials and the Ohio Department of Agriculture have been overwhelmed with thousands of emails, phone calls and letters. Thank you so much for…

Horse slaughter bombshell hits Belgium and Holland

Excerpts cross-posted from Animals' Angels April 19, 2010 Belgian and Dutch consumers were shocked to learn of widespread horse slaughter-related cruelty in North and South America. Undercover video footage aired on three major news programs showed horses designated for slaughter are routinely starved, dehydrated, injured and abused. Horse meat is commonly available in Belgium and…