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Omak, Washington is a remote town in northern Washington, on the border of the Colville Indian reservation. The town is known for its annual rodeo, the Omak Stampede, and the controversial Suicide Race that runs with it. It has been called “The Deadliest Horse Race in the World.” Cancelled in 2020, the insanely treacherous Suicide… Continue reading The Omak Suicide Race returns in 2021
It has been called "The Deadliest Horse Race in the World". Each year in mid summer, a small town in Eastern Washington State, called Omak, proudly promotes an event named "The World Famous Suicide Race," considered the marquee event at the four-day Omak Stampede rodeo. Omak straddles the border of the Colville Reservation, home of… Continue reading Omak Suicide Race — Murder on Horses
Greetings. We thought it might be interesting to look back at some of the things we have done over the years. The Internet Archive people at the Way Back Machine have stored random selections from our original website (fund4horses.org). It's amazing to look around there. Vivian started it all with a group called Texans for… Continue reading Horseshoes for Congress
BENTON CITY, WASH. (KVEW-TV) — A disabled Benton City man is fighting for the right to keep his service animal at his home, following push back from the city. As Tim Fulton continues to battle constant health ailments, he said he can't believe the city is trying to take away the one thing that gets him… Continue reading Benton City man fights for right to keep service horse
Kennedy and Quincy, highly trained horses who have served in the Army’s Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery, have finished their tours of duty. And both are up for adoption, free to a good home. By JULIE ZAUZMER The Washington Post HE RECEIVED received good marks in his early days in the military: “quite impressive,”… Continue reading Free to good home: Horses who have served their country
Cross-posted from KOMOnews.com By KEITH ELDRIDGE ENUMCLAW, Wash. -- The King County sheriff's office is now investigating reports of a pellet-gun-wielding sniper taking shots at horses on the Enumclaw plateau. Stable owner Chris Barkhurst believes it happened sometime last Friday afternoon. He was shocked to find a small pellet lodged in a horse's skin. "We… Continue reading Pellet gun sniper taking aim at Enumclaw horses
Cross-posted from the Union-Bulletin WRITTEN by PIA HALLENBERG of The Spokesman-Review SPOKANE — When Ben Finnoe and his daughter Samantha, 12, first encountered Norwegian fjord horses at a neighbor’s barn four years ago, something clicked. Finnoe was not a horse person, but the dun horses with their spiky manes and laid-back attitudes won his heart… Continue reading Fjord horses to be in Roses Parade New Year’s morning
Cross-posted from The Seattle Times WRITTEN BY LORNET TURNBULL Moving to pre-empt the revival of slaughter houses that kill horses for food, the Snohomish County Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban the practice. The Snohomish County Council voted unanimously Wednesday to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption — pre-empting any effort to… Continue reading Snohomish County Council bans slaughter of horses for food
Because no horses have reportedly died during the Omak Suicide Race in the past few years, it has been put on the back burner while horse activists focus on what appear to be more threatening issues. Please read this post and take action. K C Mahaffey reporting for Wenatchee World writes: OMAK, Wash. -- (Aug.… Continue reading Horse killed in Omak Suicide Race practice
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request submitted to the U.S. Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), Animal Law Coalition has learned that Bouvry Exports, which has the largest horse slaughter operation in Canada, has obtained an application for FSIS inspections. Under the Federal Meat Inspection Act the inspections are required in the U.S.… Continue reading FOIA confirms Bouvry’s plans to re-open “Death Row for Horses”
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