Study of equine abuse and neglect patterns produces surprising findings

EQUINE WELFARE ALLIANCE PRESS RELEASE EWA (Chicago) June 25, 2013 -- The Equine Welfare Alliance today released a statistical study on the rates of equine abuse and neglect across the US since 2000. The research examined equine abuse statistics from Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maine and Oregon. Historical records of the number of cases of…

Rockville Mo horse slaughter plant another misfire for Sue Wallis

CHICAGO, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) - Despite dozens of articles about the imminent opening of a horse slaughter plant in Rockville, Missouri, EWA has learned that the plant is not opening anytime in the foreseeable future. The announcement by Sue Wallis that the plant was undergoing renovation and…

Mystery surrounding abandoned horses finally solved

Based on reports from the European Union (EU) tracking horses sold to Mexico for slaughter and arial footage of a group of abandoned horses, EWA concluded that over 5,000 abandoned horses in the US can be traced back to meat slaughter plants in Mexico. The EU report identified that over 5,000 horses sold to Mexico…

GAO follows horse slaughter lobby down the rabbit hole

Chicago (EWA) - The long awaited Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on horse welfare fell far short of the respectable reporting we have come to expect from the GAO, even raising questions as to the agency's credibility. The Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) and Animal Law Coalition (ALC) have issued an exhaustive analysis and executive summary,…

Horse slaughter trends 2006-2009

RESEARCH PAPER – Prepared by JOHN HOLLAND Equine Welfare Alliance Trends following the closing of the US plants show several unmistakable relationships. First, horse slaughter is clearly driven by demand and not by the number of available horses or even the slaughter capacity. The reason that capacity is not a factor is simply that there…