California horse auction owner charged with animal cruelty

Cross-posted from The Inquisitr » A California horse auction owner faces felony animal cruelty charges after more than two dozen horses were found near-death or dead on his ranch. A warrant for the arrest of the Yuba County rancher Joe Cardenas was issued late last week. According to the local newspaper, the Appeal-Democrat, Cardenas said…

Undercover investigation reveals little oversight at California horse auctions

Cross-posted from CBS News San Francisco KPIX Channel 5 ELIZABETH COOK reports: SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Americans don’t eat horsemeat, but we do export horses for slaughter. Most end up on dining tables in Europe and China. While California is one of the few states that bans the exports, some activists have said the…

Texas suspends wild burro killing policy at Big Bend Ranch State Park

BETSY BLANEY reporting for the ASSOCIATED PRESS writes: The Texas wildlife agency said Tuesday it is suspending a policy that allows the killing of burros in a state park along the Mexican border after the Humane Society of the United States offered to devise a nonlethal plan to remove the destructive animals. The Texas Parks…