13 Investigates: Indiana horses sent to slaughter

Cross-posted from WTHR-TV Ch. 13 Indianapolis BOB SEGALL / 13 INVESTIGATES Indianapolis -- Despite the closure of all horse slaughterhouses in the United States, 13 Investigates has discovered thousands of Indiana horses are still ending up on dinner plates. A 3-month Eyewitness News investigation shows local horses are being slaughtered for their meat following a…

More than 100 Badlands wild horses sell during auction

Cross-posted from the Minot Daily News WISHEK (AP) - Theodore Roosevelt National Park sold more than 100 wild horses during a weekend auction aimed at thinning the herd to a size the park can accommodate. The park maintains a demonstration herd of what it calls feral horses to commemorate the wild horses that roamed the…

Horses linked to Zetas drug cartel go for $8.8 million

WRITTEN BY DIANNE SOLIS Cross-posted from the Dallas Morning News More than 300 quarter horses seized by federal authorities in a money-laundering case against the Zetas drug cartel fetched $8.8 million in an Oklahoma City auction this past weekend. Authorities say one, A Dash of Sweet Heat, drew a whopping $1 million at the Heritage…

Crundwell horses, equipment fetch more than $4 million

UPDATE: The Chicago Tribune reports: "More than 300 horses as well as equipment and vehicles from indicted former Dixon Treasurer Rita Crundwell's world-class operation sold for $4.79 million at an auction this week amid a crowd of eager horse enthusiasts from around the world and curious natives of the small northwestern Illinois town." If you…

Remaining Crundwell horses to be auctioned Sunday, Monday

Cross-posted from Rockford Register Star DIXON — The U.S. Marshals Service will sell the remainder of the Rita Crundwell herd of quarter horses — more than 300 — via a live and Web simulcast auction in Dixon on Sunday and Monday, starting at 11 a.m. each day. The auction will be held at the RC…