Record 216 wild horses captured this year in Alberta

Cross-posted from the Calgary Herald Written by STEPHANE MASSINON A record number of wild horses were captured in Alberta this year — a sevenfold increase from the average — and many are slaughtered for their meat, said the president of the Wild Horses of Alberta Society. Alberta allows for the humane capture of wild horses,…

Shooting charges dropped in Sundre wild horse case

This is a very odd story. It is still unclear how this wild pregnant mare died. Cross-posted from the Calgary Herald Written by LICIA CORBELLA Three men charged with the slaying of a wild, pregnant horse near Sundre were completely exonerated in provincial court Wednesday morning. Crown prosecutor Gord Haight told court that new information…

New evidence delays Sundre area feral horse shooting trial

DARYL SLADE, reporting for the Calgary Herald, writes: CALGARY — The trial of three men accused of wrongfully shooting a feral horse near Sundre has been adjourned for three weeks to allow the Crown to assess whether new evidence will adversely affect its case. It had already been delayed for a day from its scheduled…