116,000 sign girl’s petition on BLM sale of wild horses to slaughter

WRITTEN BY MARK ROBISON Cross-posted from the Reno Gazette-Journal Robin Warren, an 11-year-old from Las Vegas, and her mother launched a petition urging the Bureau of Land Management to protect wild horses and stop selling them to advocates of horse slaughter. At last count, about 116,000 people have signed the petition — you can sign…

My saddlebags are packed, now where should I live?

Written by JENNY SHARP With the world economic climate as it is, things are looking grim for horses, worldwide. Even traditionally horse-friendly countries like Ireland and Spain are seeing an increasingly large number of horses suffering because of the economic downturn. Where previously horses were part of everyday life, they are now becoming a financial…

Oregon teen author raises $20,000 for rescued PMU horses

"I decided to speak out because I believe most women do not realize the hormone replacement therapy drug Premarin® actually stands for PREgnant MARe urINe, and that it is a billion dollar industry built on horse abuse and slaughter." ~ Alexandra Gritta Portland, OR (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 Alexandra Gritta, sixteen-year-old author and President of…