Critter News
APRIL 5, 2009
Looks like Montana's state government is heading towards the approval of horse slaughterhouses, but there are hurdles at the federal level. Tags: meat montana horses USDA Slaughterhouse us. However, the USDA is currently barred from such inspections. Here's an article on the situation.
Animal Person
APRIL 5, 2009
From Elizabeth Forel, of the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages. On Friday, April 3rd, Montana Governor Brain Schweitzer returned House Bill 418 to the legislature with suggestions for amendments. The letter was written to the Montana legislature. The letter was written to the Montana legislature. PLEASE TAKE ACTION.
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Critter News
MAY 3, 2009
Montana has passed a law making it difficult to challenge the building of a horse slaughtering facility in that state. Tags: horse slaughter. The last such facility in the US closed in 2007. This bill specifically makes for groups that might oppose it to use the court system to do so.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
It's that if you don't have the funds, and you don't have the feed, and don't have the place to keep them, and they are old, and they are no longer going to work for what you need them for, it's a place for them to go," said Billings Livestock and Horse Sale's Jenn Parker. Maybe then can call it Horse Haven. A place for them to go?
Animal Person
APRIL 7, 2009
" Surge in Abandoned Horses Renews Debate Over Slaughterhouses " in today's New York Times begs a lot of questions that I wonder how you would answer. Let's deconstruct: The facts of the case: "Emaciated horses eating bark off trees. Abandoned horses tied to telephone poles. Horses subsisting on feces, walking among carcasses.
Animal Person
APRIL 21, 2009
Also, that's how you get the cat-and-dog-and-horse (and maybe dolphin) people to cross over into a world where cuteness isn't the primary concern. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. More >> Animals. More >> Category. More >> Players. New York Times. More >> Places. Kazakhstan. New York City.
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