Cornell vet raises health concerns for captured BLM Mustangs

Another excellent article by Steve Long from Horseback Magazine. Kudos to Steve. HOUSTON, (Horseback) – A Cornel University academic veterinarian has raised concerns for the health of Mustangs captured by the Bureau of Land Management – concerns that go far beyond the current “gather” in the Calico Mountains of Northern Nevada. Dr. Nena Winand, DVM/Ph,D,…

SD lawmaker keeps pushing for horse slaughter (US)

Bill Harlan tells us in an article filed with the Rapid City Journal entitled, "Horse-slaughter bill outcry keeps it alive." After an avalanche of criticism, public support is growing for a bill proposing horse slaughtering in South Dakota, a state lawmaker says. “I’m getting e-mails 2-to-1 or 3-to-1 in favor of it,” Sen. Frank Kloucek,…

Veterinarians for Equine Welfare go to the hill for horses

Members of Veterinarians for Equine Welfare (VEW) traveled to Washington, DC recently to meet with Members of Congress in support a ban on horse slaughter were taken aback by the apparent spread of misinformation on the issue. "It is astonishing that opponents of a ban on horse slaughter have spread absolute mistruths about horse slaughter…

Vets and Horse Slaughter

For Immediate Release: America's Leading Vets call on AVMA to Stand Down on Horse Slaughter Washington, DC (October 9, 2007) - Veterinarians for Equine Welfare, a group opposed to the slaughter of horses for human consumption, today called on the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to end its opposition to the American Horse Slaughter Prevention…