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Washington Town to Become Horse Slaughter Capital?

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The story, by author and animal rights activist Ernest Dempsey calls Stanwood, Washington “Death Row for horses” because of the location not far away of a “major buying station, collection point and feedlot for U.S. horses destined to die and be butchered in one of Canada’s equine slaughterhouses for human consumption abroad.”

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Yikes! Feds Want to Castrate Wild Mustangs!

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Federal wildlife managers are fighting in court to take the unprecedented step of castrating 200 wild stallions in Nevada, in an effort to control surging populations of wild horses across the West. A coalition of horse advocates last month filed suit to block the U.S.

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Five Famous First Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

Today is George Washington’s birthday! Kennedy’s family owned many pets, including a horse, which was a present to 5 year-old Caroline Kennedy. Caroline often rode the horse around the White House lawn. First Pet, 1789-1791): In addition to horses and hound dogs, George Washington owned a parrot. Bonus Facts!

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: As sponsors of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act , we take issue with Christa Weil’s views on the horsemeat industry ( Op-Ed , March 5). The horse slaughter industry in the United States has nothing to do with feeding hungry people and everything to do with animal cruelty. Senator) Mary Landrieu (Rep.)