FUTURE OF HORSE SLAUGHTER IN OKLAHOMA STILL UNCLEAR From BeaumontEnterprise.com by ASSOCIATED PRESS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Though the Legislature passed a bill this year authorizing the slaughter of horses, it remains unclear whether a facility will open in Oklahoma once the law takes effect Nov. 1. Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law the bill… Continue reading Future of horse slaughter in Oklahoma uncertain; grisly find in Florida
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Mayor wants tough horse slaughter law
Cross-posted from NBC News Channel 6 South Florida Written by BRIAN HAMACHER FLORIDA (Oct. 25, 2012) -- Officials in Southwest Ranches are taking on the South Florida horse slaughter problem with a new measure that would be one of the most stringent equine protection laws in the state. The Equine Protection Act, named Marco's Law… Continue reading Mayor wants tough horse slaughter law
Broward Sheriff’s Office search for horse slaughter suspects
by LOCAL 10 NEWS MIAMI, FLORIDA Watch video report >> SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. - The Broward Sheriff's Office was looking for thieves Tuesday who stole a horse and then slaughtered him about two blocks from his home in Southwest Ranches. About 7 a.m. Saturday, David Sangiao-Parga told deputies Marco, his 8-year-old retired racehorse, had been… Continue reading Broward Sheriff’s Office search for horse slaughter suspects
ESPN to air horse slaughter segment week of Kentucky Derby
ESPN will air a special segment of E:60, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 7 pm, on the slaughter of racehorses taking place in the Miami area of Florida to supply the black market demand for horse meat for human consumption. "Inside the Horse Meat Black Market" airs the week of the Kentucky Derby to draw… Continue reading ESPN to air horse slaughter segment week of Kentucky Derby
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