Horse slaughter promoter alleges death threats to YMCA Director

EQUINE WELFARE ALLIANCE PRESS RELEASE March 10, 2012 – Mountain Grove, MO (EWA) – A bizarre chain of events has followed the contentious meeting of the Mountain Grove City Council on March 6th concerning the Unified Equine proposal to build a horse slaughter plant near the town. Unified Equine CEO Sue Wallis claimed that the…

Equine Welfare Alliance speaks out on ASPCA Poll

Poll finds big Ag horse slaughter promotion has backfired EQUINE WELFARE ALLIANCE PRESS RELEASE Chicago (EWA) – (Feb. 3, 2012) A poll conducted in January by Lake Research Partners for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) found that 80% of Americans are strongly opposed to horse slaughter. The highly respected…

Children’s campaign to end horse slaughter receives UFT Humane Education Cmte support

Equine Welfare Alliance Press Release The Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) children's letter writing campaign to end horse slaughter, first announced on January 5th, has now received the support of The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Humane Education Committee. The Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) was contacted by the committee to offer their support and to obtain…

Horse slaughter group targets wrong industry with propaganda

EQUINE WELFARE ALLIANCE PRESS RELEASE In an effort to appear credible, the United Organizations of the Horse (UOH) has created what it calls communication tools to "to help the horse industry counter hysterical anti-slaughter claims with sound science and common sense." The simple marketing rule of “know your audience” has eluded UOH which offers it…

Pfizer sponsors live chat on “unwanted horses” and GAO slaughter report

PRESS RELEASE Equine Welfare Alliance EWA (June 19, 2011) -- A long overdue Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the effect of closing the US horse slaughter plants is scheduled for release on Wednesday, June 22. Although the report's contents are to be kept confidential until released, slaughter supporters have been indicating for months that…