Day: April 9, 2010

UNWANTED HORSES AN URGENT ISSUE, SURVEY SAYS

What to do with unwanted horses is the most urgent issue facing the equine industry, according to responses from a recent survey. The findings are part of the American Horse Publications nationwide online survey, conducted from Oct. 15, 2009, to Jan. 31, 2010, which resulted in more than 11,000 responses. The survey is the largest ever of its kind for the United States. Continue reading..

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LAWSUIT SEEKS MUSTANGS’ RETURN TO RANGE

A group of wild horse advocates have asked a federal judge to order the return of 1,800 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs to the Calico Mountain Complex range in Nevada. The BLM relocated the horses from the range to holding facilities during a controversial gather earlier this year. Continue reading…

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TN Bill supporting horse meat processing plant advances

NASHVILLE – By a one-vote margin, a bill that lays the groundwork for establishing a horse meat processing plant in Tennessee advanced through a key House subcommittee Wednesday despite opposition from singer Willie Nelson. State Rep. Frank Niceley, R-Strawberry Plains, is sponsor of the bill – HB1428 – that he said can help resolve an overpopulation of horses that has left thousands of the animals abandoned. In an earlier House committee speech, Niceley had cited singer Nelson as an example of well-meaning people who have added to horse problems by pushing to protect them from slaughter. Nelson,

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