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Musicians Release Song to Protest Horse Slaughter
WAMI award winning vocalist Ronnie Nyles and WAMI Nominee songwriter/producer, Debra Lopez release “Racing For Time”, in quest of raising public awareness for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. ... Read the full article

Horse Slaughter Operations Resume in Illinois
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has granted a motion by Cavel International, allowing it to resume horse slaughter operations at its Illinois plant. Cavel was previously shut down in June, when the U.S. District Court for the Northe ... Read the full article

AHC Supports Tightening of Slaughter Horse Regulations
WASHINGTON, DC - The American Horse Council has told the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it supports the Department’s proposal to amend the regulations governing the commercial transportation of equines for slaughter. The proposed changes would ... Read the full article

Rescue Group Plans to Save 25 Horses from Slaughter in Ohio
On November 23, 2007, Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue saved 82 horses from going to slaughter for human consumption. They would have been shipped to Mexico and endured a tortuous death. ... Read the full article

AHC and USDA Collaborate on Unwanted Horse Issue Forum
The American Horse Council and the United States Department of Agriculture are co-sponsoring a forum on The Unwanted Horse Issue: What Now? The all-day forum will be held on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 at the Department’s Jefferson Auditorium in Washington, DC. ... Read the full article

Court Declares Horse Slaughter in U.S. Illegal
United States District Court Judge, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, held that the slaughter of horses in America violates federal law. In her opinion, which was published in a 51-page finding issued in response to a lawsuit filed in February 2006 by the Soci ... Read the full article

McCain Joins Race to End Horse Slaughter
WASHINGTON – Senator John McCain (R-AZ) joined the race against horse slaughter by co-sponsoring legislation that would effectively ban the practice. Also adding their support this week were Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY). I ... Read the full article

T. Boone Pickens Takes on Horse Slaughter Issue with Congress
DALLAS, July 24 /PRNewswire/Starting this week, Congress will consider legislation making the slaughter of horses illegal in the U.S. A life-long animal lover, T. Boone Pickens, founder of BP Capital and Mesa Petroleum, and his wife, Madeleine Picke ... Read the full article

Groups Condemn Legislation to Legalize Horse Slaughter in Texas
Within a day of the U.S. Court of Appeals' rejection of a petition from two foreign-owned horse slaughterhouses in Texas seeking to remain open, a Texas lawmaker has already introduced a bill to repeal the 1949 state law banning the sale and possessi ... Read the full article

Saved From Slaughter, Stakes Winner Go Mikey Go Returns Home
Go Mikey Go, the 1998 Albany Handicap winner, who was saved from slaughter by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, will be honored prior to this year's running of the stakes race for 3-year-old New York breds at Saratoga Race Course. The now 11 ... Read the full article

Texas Ruling Against Horse Slaughter Confirmed by Federal Court of Appeals
In affirming the January 2007 panel decision to uphold a Texas state law making it illegal to sell, possess and transport horsemeat for sale for human consumption, the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has rejected the two Texas-base ... Read the full article

Appaloosa Horse Club Board Votes to Oppose Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
MOSCOW, IDAHO- The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) Board of Directors voted in a Dec. 5th, 2006 meeting to oppose passage of Senate Bill1915 (H.R. 503), the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. According to President Dennis Dean, “ApHC agrees with ot ... Read the full article

American Veterinary Medical Association Hurting, Not Helping, Horses
Amid claims that animal welfare advocates are to blame for the steep increase in horses going to Mexico for slaughter, the Washington, D.C.-based Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today fired back. The group, which has been at the forefront of the effort to end the slaughter of American horses for human consumption abroad, pointed the finger of blame directly at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) for its culpability in the suffering of American horses. ... Read the full article

Horse Slaughter not only Hides Abuse and Neglect, it Encourages it
When we save horses from slaughter we know we are saving them from a cruel and horrible end. For the most part the horses we save are in good flesh, good ages, trained and able to be ridden. But every so often, we will rescue horses that are severely neglected. Sometimes it is very obvious and the horses need to be euthanized immediately. But sometimes, the months and even years of neglect are masked. It is a PROVEN fact that when the slaughter houses were closed in the state of Texas and California the abuse and neglect rates went down. ... Read the full article

Actor Paul Sorvino Auctions Vintage Steinway on eBay to Help Rescue Horses From Slaughter
GLENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA – Paul Sorvino, pianist and actor who played the mob patriarch Paul Cicero in the 1990 hit film “Goodfellas” is auctioning off an extremely valuable 1939 Steinway Grand piano to help prevent the needless slaughter of horses to ... Read the full article

Nick Zito and Bo Derek Lead National Coalition's Efforts Urging Americans to Stop Horse Slaughter in America
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Very few Americans know that thousands of our horses are slaughtered each year for human consumption or that such an industry even exists in this country. The industry is fed by middlemen, known in the industry ... Read the full article

Stolen Horse International Commentary on Florida Horse Theft and Dismemberment
If you stop the horse theft, you help stop the killings. There has been a very disturbing case involving "Ger onimo," an 8-year-old Quarter Horse stolen from Ivonne Rodriguez of Redland, Florida. Although an official report had not been filed, S ... Read the full article

Horse Slaughter Bill Receives Added Support - Pro-Slaughter "MYTHS" Dispelled
Wellington, Florida -- Today Victoria McCullough, owner of Chesapeake Petroleum, Equestrian and local Wellington Resident will be in Washington D.C. to speak at the Judicial Committee on Behalf of H.R.6598 The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008. ... Read the full article

Combined Forces Will End Horse Slaughter
The divided Road has now connected and formed a highway that paves the way for ending the cruel act of Horse Slaughter as well as the abusive components related to horse slaughter.. ... Read the full article

The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives
T. Boone Pickens Applauds U.S. Reps for Protecting Horses, Urges Senate to do the Same DALLAS, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by T. Boone Pickens: The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503), a bipartisan b ... Read the full article