Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Blind woman uses tiny horse as guide « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Blind woman uses tiny horse as guide « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "DEARBORN, Michigan – Mona Ramouni’s fingers fly across the text as she proofreads yet another page of a calculus textbook to be published in Braille — with her guide pony sitting patiently by."
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Playboy bunnies hop on wild horse issue « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Playboy bunnies hop on wild horse issue « Straight from the Horse's Heart
But Hastings and others with reservations about the bill have three passionate opponents: former Playboy playmates Shane and Sia Barbi (aka "The Barbi Twins") and Amy Nelson, daughter of country superstar Willie Nelson. (Willie sits on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Horses)
But Hastings and others with reservations about the bill have three passionate opponents: former Playboy playmates Shane and Sia Barbi (aka "The Barbi Twins") and Amy Nelson, daughter of country superstar Willie Nelson. (Willie sits on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Horses)
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Native Americans Refute Claims as Bogus Author Says « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Native Americans Refute Claims as Bogus Author Says « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "Washington Activist Blasts Political Opportunists Using Issue
By R.T. Fitch
HOUSTON (SFHH) – On July 18th, 2009 an Associated Press story hit the
internet quoting sources saying the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs,
Oregon would attempt to reintroduce horse slaughter into the United States.
The headline, “Groups Push to Slaughter Horses for Meat Possibly in Oregon”
swept across the internet like wild fire."
By R.T. Fitch
HOUSTON (SFHH) – On July 18th, 2009 an Associated Press story hit the
internet quoting sources saying the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs,
Oregon would attempt to reintroduce horse slaughter into the United States.
The headline, “Groups Push to Slaughter Horses for Meat Possibly in Oregon”
swept across the internet like wild fire."
Opinion: Unwanted Horses set Free – Where’s the Proof? « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Opinion: Unwanted Horses set Free – Where’s the Proof? « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "Alright, it has finally happened, I have reached the tipping point. Day after day the American public is bombarded with main stream media stories about all of the “unwanted” horses that are set free and running all over the US. To take the stories for their word there should be a horse on every street corner in America begging for a bale of hay or a cup of grain but have you seen one? I know that I haven’t."
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Horse scam called ‘creative and sick’ « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Horse scam called ‘creative and sick’ « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "SALEM, Ore. – The woman accused of neglecting at least 35 horses is in trouble again. This time it is for allegedly using her boarding operation in Marion County to fleece her customers.
Kristina Early was arrested on charges of 35 counts of animal neglect filed by the Marion County Sheriffs Office July 11, followed by additional chargies levied Monday July 20.
Kristina Early was arrested on charges of 35 counts of animal neglect filed by the Marion County Sheriff's Office July 11, followed by additional chargies levied Monday July 20.
Kristina Early, 26, faces additional charges of theft and conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence. She allegedly told the owners of one of the horses she was boarding that the horse had died — and even sent them a fake vet bill for $800. Meanwhile, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, she actually sold the horse."
Kristina Early was arrested on charges of 35 counts of animal neglect filed by the Marion County Sheriffs Office July 11, followed by additional chargies levied Monday July 20.
Kristina Early was arrested on charges of 35 counts of animal neglect filed by the Marion County Sheriff's Office July 11, followed by additional chargies levied Monday July 20.
Kristina Early, 26, faces additional charges of theft and conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence. She allegedly told the owners of one of the horses she was boarding that the horse had died — and even sent them a fake vet bill for $800. Meanwhile, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, she actually sold the horse."
Monday, July 20, 2009
Whacko Groups attempt to bring Horse Slaughter back to the US « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Whacko Groups attempt to bring Horse Slaughter back to the US « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ― Several groups are pushing to renew the slaughter of horses in the U.S., possibly starting in Oregon.
Proponents are pushing Congress to introduce a bill to allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture to resume inspecting horse meat for human consumption."
Proponents are pushing Congress to introduce a bill to allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture to resume inspecting horse meat for human consumption."
Sunday, July 19, 2009
At Risk Wild Horses Proven Native to Western United States! « Straight from the Horse's Heart
At Risk Wild Horses Proven Native to Western United States! « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "There’s a modern day range war raging across the high deserts of the American west with the demise of the wild mustang as the ultimate goal. It all has to do with control of public lands across the western states. The Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest Service administer 55 million acres that has been designated by law to be devoted principally to the welfare of wild horses and burros. According to Craig Downer, Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology, these two government agencies have disregarded the law and reduced that 55 million acres by approximately 36% and then leased more than 95% of that to cattle and sheep ranchers."
Friday, July 17, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
BLM’s Wild Horse Elimination Plan Angers Ecologist « Straight from the Horse's Heart
BLM’s Wild Horse Elimination Plan Angers Ecologist « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "ELY, Nevada, July 7, 2009 (ENS) – The Bureau of Land Management is planning to eliminate all wild horses from 11 legal herd areas in the agency’s Ely District of Nevada, a proposal that has wildlife ecologists up in arms."
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Good Horse News for Good Horse People « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Good Horse News for Good Horse People « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "For years the issue of horse slaughter has been something that myself and many like minded friends have wrestled with. The thought of the brutality has forever changed our lives as we have felt driven to put an end to this barbaric and inhumane practice. Yet the closing of the illegal slaughter plants in the U.S. did not stop, or even slow down, the flow of young, healthy American horses showing up on the exclusive dinner plates of the wealthy French and Japanese."
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Two horses found slaughtered in Miami-Dade County
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY – Someone, somewhere knows who’s doing this.
From Stable to Table = Unacceptable!!
Detective Mario Fernandez of the Miami-Dade Police Agricultural Patrol section is sure of it. The slaughter of horses for their meat, a recurring crime in Miami-Dade County that reached into Broward briefly a couple of months ago, just can’t be the work of someone acting alone.
The latest incident was reported Thursday morning in a field in northwest Miami-Dade, two horses slaughtered. Fernandez has declined to say exactly how many cases are being investigated, but they go back longer than a year.
The slaughters are the only evidence of a black market Fernandez was willing to discuss openly — and then only indirectly — in a recent interview. “Some of these guys that sell horse meat will approach people, ‘Are you interested?’ ” he said. Minutes later, he qualified his comment. “Right now we don’t have any reports to say that there is a black market.”
Witnesses to the incidents have been able to provide only vague clues, not enough to track or identify suspects, Fernandez said.
“There are people who want to cooperate,” he said. “They’ll give you a description of a vehicle that was seen.”
But he said investigators need more.
The sole horse slaughter in Broward County took place in May on a farm in Miramar, also involving two horses. Miami-Dade detectives are cooperating with Miramar investigators seeking to identify similarities, Fernandez said.
Davie horse owner Hilda Testa said she’s worried about her own horses and is troubled that anyone could fall victim to a local black market.
“The overseas market [for horse meat] is huge, but this stuff isn’t going overseas,” she said.
Horse owners and some investigators speculated that horsemeat in South Florida could go for as much as $20 a pound on the black market, a figure Fernandez would not verify.
Police in Broward ask anyone with information to contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477. In Miami-Dade, the Crimestoppers number is 305-471-8477.
By Rafael A. Olmeda
Saturday, July 4, 2009
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