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Horse Rescue Group Blogging from Marysville, WA

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I've received so many donation requests from "People Helping Horses" that I finally decided to send a donation. I've never been around horses much, but a friend of mine who has 3 horses and 2 burros (!) told me that horse groups have been hit particularly hard with the economy. Definitely one I want to follow.

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Animal Cruelty at Texas Horse Farm

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50 surviving horses were rescued. The Humane Society of the United States, SPCA of East Texas and Humane Society of North Texas worked with the Smith County District Attorney's Office to rescue 50 horses from a Lindale property. Rescuers also found several dead horses and numerous equine skeletons on site.

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Washington Town to Become Horse Slaughter Capital?

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Stanwood is right near where we live in Seattle and, sadly, home to Pigs Peace Animal Sanctuary which rescues all kinds of animals. horses destined to die and be butchered in one of Canada’s equine slaughterhouses for human consumption abroad.” I can only imagine how they feel. From the Sky Valley Chronicle.

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Proposed Nebraska Legislation Angers Horse Activists

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Tyson Larson introduced LB 305 on Wednesday, which would create a state meat inspection program, which would in turn allow horse meat to be transported across state lines. If they don't want us to process horses, what are we supposed to do?". He also introduced LB 306, otherwise known as the Livestock Animal Welfare Act.

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T. Boone Pickens' Wife Proposes Horse Refuge

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Boone Pickens said {November 18} that she would create a refuge for wild horses, after the federal agency that manages them said it might have to kill some to control the herds and protect the Western range. About 33,000 wild horses and burros roam the open range in 10 Western states. The wife of the Texas oil tycoon T.

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On Horses too Thin to Slaughter

Animal Person

Stephanie wrote about horses dying across the pond yesterday. They were among more than 20 horses from Paragallo’s Center Brook Farm in Climax, N.Y., In fact, Paragallo said, he had intended to ship another batch of horses to the man. And what do they think happens to the horses who aren't ever good enough to compete?

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An Open Letter to Outdoor/Feral Cat Supporters

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I have been rescuing animals, both wild and domestic, since I was a child. I’ve rescued field mice to horses, and everything in between. I’m allergic to cats, but in my lifetime I’ve rescued five of them. Dear Outdoor Cat Owners/Feral Cat Supporters, Does the photo above sicken you? It sickens me.