Tiny real-life horses of Greek Myth headed for extinction

Skyros ponies, thought to have pulled Achilles' legendary chariot, have declined to about 200 animals left on Earth. Cross-posted from the National Geographic » By Kristin Hugo Published September 27, 2016 The issues facing these special horses are manmade and sound all too familiar. -Ed. The breed that may have pulled Achilles’ legendary chariot is…

26 wild horses shot dead in southern Greece; motive unknown

Associated Press via the Huffington Post » By DEREK GATOPOULOS AP — (Athens, Greece) More than two dozen wild horses have been killed with shotguns on a remote mountainside in southern Greece, but the motive for the attack remains unclear, police said Monday. The 26 dead horses were first discovered Thursday on rugged slopes of…

Spain economic crisis sends 5,000 horses a month to slaughter

Horse meat is ugly. Carne de caballo es feo. FOX LATINO reports: The economic crisis in Spain is sending almost 5,000 horses a month to the slaughterhouse and has increased the number of animals abandoned because their owners can no longer afford to keep them. The secretary general of the Professional Association of Slaughterhouses and…