Investigation Underway in Possibly Illegal Shipment of Wild Horses to Slaughter « Straight from the Horse's Heart
SALT LAKE CITY — An investigation is underway to find out if 17 hundred wild horses were illegally shipped off to slaughter.
That number was confirmed for the first time today amidst demands for an immediate halt to roundups on public land.
Wild horse lovers accuse the BLM of driving them to extinction while turning a blind eye to their slaughter for horse meat. The BLM countered they’re stepping up roundups because the horses are facing disaster.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
BLM Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board Member Endorses Horse Slaughter during Public Session « Straight from the Horse's Heart
BLM Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board Member Endorses Horse Slaughter during Public Session « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Salt Lake (SFTHH) – During a tense first day of the BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board meeting, being held in Salt Lake City UT, board member Jim Stephenson shocked the attendees by closing the session with the final comment that he believes that the answer to appropriate management of federally protected wild horses and burros is the “slaughter market“.
Salt Lake (SFTHH) – During a tense first day of the BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board meeting, being held in Salt Lake City UT, board member Jim Stephenson shocked the attendees by closing the session with the final comment that he believes that the answer to appropriate management of federally protected wild horses and burros is the “slaughter market“.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wild Horse & Burro Preservation Groups Announce Salt Lake City Press Conference to Call for Immediate Investigation of BLM “Slaughtergate” Allegations « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Wild Horse & Burro Preservation Groups Announce Salt Lake City Press Conference to Call for Immediate Investigation of BLM “Slaughtergate” Allegations « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Salt Lake City, UT (October 27, 2012) – The Cloud Foundation, Respect4Horses and Wild Horse Freedom Federation will hold a special press conference on the current state of America’s mismanaged wild horses and burros. The groups are calling for a halt to all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) roundups that are destroying the last of America’s wild herds at enormous and escalating taxpayer expense and an immediate investigation into credible allegations where stockpiled wild horses and burros are being sold to known kill buyers for eventual slaughter for human consumption abroad.
Salt Lake City, UT (October 27, 2012) – The Cloud Foundation, Respect4Horses and Wild Horse Freedom Federation will hold a special press conference on the current state of America’s mismanaged wild horses and burros. The groups are calling for a halt to all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) roundups that are destroying the last of America’s wild herds at enormous and escalating taxpayer expense and an immediate investigation into credible allegations where stockpiled wild horses and burros are being sold to known kill buyers for eventual slaughter for human consumption abroad.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Update: Wild Horse & Burro Advocate Letters Reach President Obama via Congressman Jim Moran « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Update: Wild Horse & Burro Advocate Letters Reach President Obama via Congressman Jim Moran « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Over 15,000 letters from concerned individuals from around the world crying out for the cessation of the costly and devastating Bureau of Land Management‘s (BLM) relentless roundups of federally protected American wild horses and burros reached the desk of President Obama during the first week of October thanks to the facilitation of Virginia’s Congressman Jim Moran and equine advocacy groups, Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF), Habitat for Horses (HfH) and The Cloud Foundation (TCF) and many others.
Over 15,000 letters from concerned individuals from around the world crying out for the cessation of the costly and devastating Bureau of Land Management‘s (BLM) relentless roundups of federally protected American wild horses and burros reached the desk of President Obama during the first week of October thanks to the facilitation of Virginia’s Congressman Jim Moran and equine advocacy groups, Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF), Habitat for Horses (HfH) and The Cloud Foundation (TCF) and many others.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Goicoechea Racked Up $674,591 Dinner Check at the BLM Wild Horse & Burro Trough « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Goicoechea Racked Up $674,591 Dinner Check at the BLM Wild Horse & Burro Trough « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Independent American state senate candidate Janine Hansen charged today that Republican District 19 opponent Assemblyman Pete Goicoechea has a “startling conflict” in representing rural taxpayers after learning the Eureka rancher has received $674,591 for “Wildhorse/Burro Control Services” from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Independent American state senate candidate Janine Hansen charged today that Republican District 19 opponent Assemblyman Pete Goicoechea has a “startling conflict” in representing rural taxpayers after learning the Eureka rancher has received $674,591 for “Wildhorse/Burro Control Services” from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Horse slaughter; is it on or off the table? « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Horse slaughter; is it on or off the table? « Straight from the Horse's Heart
On Thursday Oct 11th the European Commission published a report, which evaluates the operation of controls over the production of horsemeat for export to the European Union. This is the report:
On Friday Oct 12th Canadian and Mexican horse slaughter plants temporarily shut down, reportedly because of failure of compliance with these European food safety standards on one or more shipments that arrived in France.
On Thursday Oct 11th the European Commission published a report, which evaluates the operation of controls over the production of horsemeat for export to the European Union. This is the report:
On Friday Oct 12th Canadian and Mexican horse slaughter plants temporarily shut down, reportedly because of failure of compliance with these European food safety standards on one or more shipments that arrived in France.
ASPCA recognizes boy’s efforts in opposing horse slaughter « Straight from the Horse's Heart
ASPCA recognizes boy’s efforts in opposing horse slaughter « Straight from the Horse's Heart
A 10-year-old boy’s efforts in opposing horse slaughter have earned him the “Kid of the Year” award from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
A 10-year-old boy’s efforts in opposing horse slaughter have earned him the “Kid of the Year” award from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Video: Canadian Agency Again Fails to Enforce Regulations for Shipping Live Horses to Japan « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Video: Canadian Agency Again Fails to Enforce Regulations for Shipping Live Horses to Japan « Straight from the Horse's Heart
October 18, 2012, Calgary, AB – Footage taken of Alberta horses being shipped live to Japan for slaughter shows that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is violating their own standards set forth in the Health of Animals Regulations. The Regulations prohibit the transportation of all animals under conditions that would expose the animals to undue injury or suffering.
October 18, 2012, Calgary, AB – Footage taken of Alberta horses being shipped live to Japan for slaughter shows that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is violating their own standards set forth in the Health of Animals Regulations. The Regulations prohibit the transportation of all animals under conditions that would expose the animals to undue injury or suffering.
Equine Welfare Groups Seek Investigation Tips from North American Public « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Equine Welfare Groups Seek Investigation Tips from North American Public « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Equine Welfare Alliance and Wild Horse Freedom Federation have partnered in bringing a team of certified Investigators into our program so that we can jointly work together to shine the light of documented truth upon the bloody trade of kill buyers transporting American horses across our borders and the BLM’s continued cruel roundups and ultimate sale of our national icons to the very same kill buyers that haunt auctions, race tracks and unattended pastures of everyday horse owners.
Equine Welfare Alliance and Wild Horse Freedom Federation have partnered in bringing a team of certified Investigators into our program so that we can jointly work together to shine the light of documented truth upon the bloody trade of kill buyers transporting American horses across our borders and the BLM’s continued cruel roundups and ultimate sale of our national icons to the very same kill buyers that haunt auctions, race tracks and unattended pastures of everyday horse owners.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Business as Usual for Slaughtering American Horses in Canada Begins Again « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Business as Usual for Slaughtering American Horses in Canada Begins Again « Straight from the Horse's Heart
The temporary shutdown of Canadian horse slaughter early Friday morning still has not produced any definitive reasons as to why American horses were turned away and their brokers, killbuyers, and drivers told to go home. The ban on horse slaughter however was short lived. On Monday, Canada’s horse slaughter plants announced they will be open for business again by Tuesday.
The temporary shutdown of Canadian horse slaughter early Friday morning still has not produced any definitive reasons as to why American horses were turned away and their brokers, killbuyers, and drivers told to go home. The ban on horse slaughter however was short lived. On Monday, Canada’s horse slaughter plants announced they will be open for business again by Tuesday.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Let the Killing of America’s Horses Resume! « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Let the Killing of America’s Horses Resume! « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Jerry Finch and I conversed on the fact that over the weekend reality seem to pale and fall out of focus every time we allowed our hearts and minds to slip over the edge into considering that the ban on bloody horse slaughter was permanent, that it would stick and lives would forever be changed for the better. Jerry was up early on Monday morning and I was half a world away up late on Monday night awaiting some sort of word out of the EU explaining the ban and giving details to current conditions.
Jerry Finch and I conversed on the fact that over the weekend reality seem to pale and fall out of focus every time we allowed our hearts and minds to slip over the edge into considering that the ban on bloody horse slaughter was permanent, that it would stick and lives would forever be changed for the better. Jerry was up early on Monday morning and I was half a world away up late on Monday night awaiting some sort of word out of the EU explaining the ban and giving details to current conditions.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Canada Closes its Slaughterhouse Doors to American Horses « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Canada Closes its Slaughterhouse Doors to American Horses « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Horse dealers and “killbuyers” arriving with their trucks filled with American horses slated to be slaughtered in Canada for their meat were told early Friday morning to take their horses and go home. According to the Equine Welfare Alliance, New Holland Auction in Pennsylvania, Sugarcreek Auction in Ohio, and Shipshewana Auction in Indiana all confirmed rumors that although the Canadian borders were open, the trucks were turned away as they arrived at the slaughterhouses.
Horse dealers and “killbuyers” arriving with their trucks filled with American horses slated to be slaughtered in Canada for their meat were told early Friday morning to take their horses and go home. According to the Equine Welfare Alliance, New Holland Auction in Pennsylvania, Sugarcreek Auction in Ohio, and Shipshewana Auction in Indiana all confirmed rumors that although the Canadian borders were open, the trucks were turned away as they arrived at the slaughterhouses.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
DRF: Canada Stops Accepting U.S. Horses for Slaughter « Straight from the Horse's Heart
DRF: Canada Stops Accepting U.S. Horses for Slaughter « Straight from the Horse's Heart
The United States market for slaughter horses was thrown into confusion Friday after slaughterhouses in Canada appeared to have closed their doors abruptly to U.S. horses, according to slaughter buyers, lower-market horse dealers, and the auctions they frequent.
The United States market for slaughter horses was thrown into confusion Friday after slaughterhouses in Canada appeared to have closed their doors abruptly to U.S. horses, according to slaughter buyers, lower-market horse dealers, and the auctions they frequent.
Update: Horse Slaughter Grinds to a Halt « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Update: Horse Slaughter Grinds to a Halt « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Jerry Finch (Habitat for Horses) reached HSUS and ASPCA last night and they are on stand-by. Our main concern right now is the horses stuck in the pipeline. We are asking our rescues to be on stand-by and those that can provide assistance should we start pulling horses – i.e. vets, supplies, trailers, etc.
Jerry Finch (Habitat for Horses) reached HSUS and ASPCA last night and they are on stand-by. Our main concern right now is the horses stuck in the pipeline. We are asking our rescues to be on stand-by and those that can provide assistance should we start pulling horses – i.e. vets, supplies, trailers, etc.
Friday, October 12, 2012
CONFUSION REINS AS CANADIAN SLAUGHTER PLANTS HALT IMPORT OF US HORSES « Straight from the Horse's Heart
CONFUSION REINS AS CANADIAN SLAUGHTER PLANTS HALT IMPORT OF US HORSES « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Chicago (EWA) – US horses are no longer being accepted by Canadian horse slaughter plants, according to multiple sources. Kevin Lambright with the Shipshewana auction in Indiana confirmed reports that they have discontinued loose (slaughter) horse sales for an indefinite period of time.
Chicago (EWA) – US horses are no longer being accepted by Canadian horse slaughter plants, according to multiple sources. Kevin Lambright with the Shipshewana auction in Indiana confirmed reports that they have discontinued loose (slaughter) horse sales for an indefinite period of time.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Twin Peaks Rush Creek Wild Fire Report: Where are All the Wild Horses and Burros? « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Twin Peaks Rush Creek Wild Fire Report: Where are All the Wild Horses and Burros? « Straight from the Horse's Heart
A wildfire started on Sunday, August 12th, 2012 from an apparent lightning strike and by the time it was contained on August 30th it had burned over 315,577 acres in California’s largest legally designated Wild Horse and Burro Herd Management Area, Twin Peaks. Craig Downer, Wildlife Ecologist and “Grandma” Gregg, Environmental Researcher are experienced wild horse and burro observers and both familiar with the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area where the majority of the three days were spent searching for Wild Horses and Burros and documenting the extent of the fire damage. Over 22 hours and 114 miles covered plus hikes into some remote off-road areas. Travels included many stops to search with binoculars to look for any signs of wildlife – dead or alive. Any live large and medium animals would be easier to locate in the burned areas due to lack of forage cover and any dead animals would be more difficult to find because of the grey-black color of the burned landscape. During our three long days of traveling through the Wild Horse and Burro Herd Management Area we only found 22 wild horses and 3 burros.
A wildfire started on Sunday, August 12th, 2012 from an apparent lightning strike and by the time it was contained on August 30th it had burned over 315,577 acres in California’s largest legally designated Wild Horse and Burro Herd Management Area, Twin Peaks. Craig Downer, Wildlife Ecologist and “Grandma” Gregg, Environmental Researcher are experienced wild horse and burro observers and both familiar with the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area where the majority of the three days were spent searching for Wild Horses and Burros and documenting the extent of the fire damage. Over 22 hours and 114 miles covered plus hikes into some remote off-road areas. Travels included many stops to search with binoculars to look for any signs of wildlife – dead or alive. Any live large and medium animals would be easier to locate in the burned areas due to lack of forage cover and any dead animals would be more difficult to find because of the grey-black color of the burned landscape. During our three long days of traveling through the Wild Horse and Burro Herd Management Area we only found 22 wild horses and 3 burros.
Oregon Town Doesn’t Want Horse Slaughter Plant on Its Doorstep « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Oregon Town Doesn’t Want Horse Slaughter Plant on Its Doorstep « Straight from the Horse's Heart
HERMISTON — Once wide open to virtually any industry that promised payrolls and jobs, the eastern Oregon town of Hermiston is taking a stand against the latest business poised to land on its doorstep.
HERMISTON — Once wide open to virtually any industry that promised payrolls and jobs, the eastern Oregon town of Hermiston is taking a stand against the latest business poised to land on its doorstep.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Dignity for Wild Horses?!?!? « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Dignity for Wild Horses?!?!? « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Sorry folks, while researching for an uplifting equine related story to share with all of you, today, I came across a post in the Denver Post that I thought was the ticket. I was reading along, enjoying the poignant and accurate equine accolades and out of nowhere a freight train ran over me and left me crumpled, seathing and speechless on my office floor. Nuff said, I will let you read on but the DP is getting to be a bit of a pain in the ass.
Sorry folks, while researching for an uplifting equine related story to share with all of you, today, I came across a post in the Denver Post that I thought was the ticket. I was reading along, enjoying the poignant and accurate equine accolades and out of nowhere a freight train ran over me and left me crumpled, seathing and speechless on my office floor. Nuff said, I will let you read on but the DP is getting to be a bit of a pain in the ass.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
BLM Sets Date for National Wild Horse & Burro “Special Interests” Advisory Board « Straight from the Horse's Heart
BLM Sets Date for National Wild Horse & Burro “Special Interests” Advisory Board « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Hand Picked Hunting, Grazing and Pro-Slaughter Reps. Meet to Plot Extinction of Native Wild Equines
Friday, October 5, 2012
Outcry Slaughters Plan to Put Horse on a New York Menu « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Outcry Slaughters Plan to Put Horse on a New York Menu « Straight from the Horse's Heart
M. Wells Dinette, the highly anticipated reincarnation inside MoMA PS1 of a celebrated Queens restaurant, has been open for only five days, but its chef and owners have already removed a controversial item planned for the menu.
The restaurant’s chef and co-owner, Hugue Dufour, said Thursday that he would not serve horse meat tartare, in response to outrage from animal rights advocates and concern about legal ramifications from health officials.
M. Wells Dinette, the highly anticipated reincarnation inside MoMA PS1 of a celebrated Queens restaurant, has been open for only five days, but its chef and owners have already removed a controversial item planned for the menu.
The restaurant’s chef and co-owner, Hugue Dufour, said Thursday that he would not serve horse meat tartare, in response to outrage from animal rights advocates and concern about legal ramifications from health officials.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Video: Wild Horses Killed on First Day of BLM Brutal Assault « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Video: Wild Horses Killed on First Day of BLM Brutal Assault « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Graphic, Brutal Video of Inhumane Stampedes Conducted by BLM Contractors, Sun-J
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
MoMA Café Chef To Serve Illegal, Tainted Horse Meat? « Straight from the Horse's Heart
MoMA Café Chef To Serve Illegal, Tainted Horse Meat? « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Bad news may be good publicity, but not when you’re opening a restaurant, as Hugue Dufour, chef and co-owner of M. Wells Dinette learned when he announced he’d be putting horse meat tartare on the menu.
Bad news may be good publicity, but not when you’re opening a restaurant, as Hugue Dufour, chef and co-owner of M. Wells Dinette learned when he announced he’d be putting horse meat tartare on the menu.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Dismay Over “Premature” Report on Wild Horse Slaughter Sales « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Dismay Over “Premature” Report on Wild Horse Slaughter Sales « Straight from the Horse's Heart
The president of a wild horse advocacy group has reacted with dismay over the publication of a report by Propublica.org questioning the fate of a significant number of wild horses sold under the Bureau of Land Management’s adoption and sales program.
The president of a wild horse advocacy group has reacted with dismay over the publication of a report by Propublica.org questioning the fate of a significant number of wild horses sold under the Bureau of Land Management’s adoption and sales program.
Monday, October 1, 2012
A Slick In The Night « Straight from the Horse's Heart
A Slick In The Night « Straight from the Horse's Heart
We keep hearing the upsetting stories from our wild horse advocates living in Nevada near the BLM wild horse holding facilities about wild horses being hauled in the middle of the night and disappearing. We hear it often.
We keep hearing the upsetting stories from our wild horse advocates living in Nevada near the BLM wild horse holding facilities about wild horses being hauled in the middle of the night and disappearing. We hear it often.
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