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Animals News tagged with horse welfare

ACTION ALERT: Take Action Today on Wild Horse Bill (S. 1579) !!!
Animals  (tags: restore mustangs act, wild horse bill, protection, conservation, ban horse slaughter, horse welfare, legalisation )

Simone
- 47 days ago - capwiz.com
The Restore Our American Mustangs (ROAM) Act (S. 1579), recently introduced by Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) will restore protections for our country's wild horses and burros that were stripped away in recent years. Not only will the ROAM Act
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ACTION ALERT: Stop Horse Slaughter!!!- Pls Sign PETITION
Animals  (tags: amreican horses, slaughtered, suffering, slaughterhouses, border, horse welfare, ban horse slaughter )

Simone
- 73 days ago - animalrights.change.org
Each year hundreds of thousands of horses are slaughtered for human consumption (& other animal consumption, however, they cannot compete with prices and therefore the majority of horses are killed for human food). Though most Americans are opposed to
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Please Call Today, Aug. 28, to Stop the BLM From Destroying Wild Montana Herd (USA)
Animals  (tags: horses, BLM, wildherds, Horse welfare, horse advocates, Montana, wildlife, wild horses, wild horse survival )

Kara
- 90 days ago - wflendangeredstreamlive.org
The BLM's roundup is set to begin on Sept. 1, so pls help these majestic horses and call and email President Obama and Vice President Biden and tell them that you do not want a misguided agency destroying Americas wild horses!
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New Hope for Our American Horses !!!!
Animals  (tags: horse slaughter, poisoning humans, horse meat, horse welfare, laws, legalisation, horse protection )

Simone
- 109 days ago - harnesslink.com
It's out in the open, there's no denying or running away from it now. The anti-horse people have been attempting to keep it under wraps for ages but, today, it's staring them right in the face and there's a great big draft horse standing in their living
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Cry of the Wild Horses
Animals  (tags: wild horses, race, distressed, whinny, cries, animal welfare, horse welfare )

Simone
- 110 days ago - princegeorgecitizen.com
Concerns raised over welfare of animals in wild horse races The only thing louder than the sounds of shocked spectators during the wild horse races at the Dawson Creek Fall Fair Wednesday and Thursday were the cries of scared horses. Wild horse racing
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Canada and European Union Bans American Horsemeat
Animals  (tags: canada, european union, ban horse meat, horse welfare, ban horse slaugher, horses suffering )

Simone
- 110 days ago - prweb.com
For decades, the gourmet diners of Europe and Japan have eaten American horse meat poisoned by chemical contamination. The horse flesh exporting by unscrupulous producers and horse slaughter plants will come to an end in April of 2010. The new rules
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Judge Lets Wild Horses Stay in Colorado Area
Animals  (tags: judge ruling, freedom, wild horses, staying, BLM, violation, rules, horse welfare )

Simone
- 111 days ago - courthousenews.com
The Bureau of Land Management violated federal law when it decided to remove wild horses from an area in northwestern Colorado, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled. The Colorado Wild Horse and Burro Coalition, along with three other horse
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ACTION ALERT: Help End Jump Racing!- Pls Sign NEW PETITION
Animals  (tags: australia, jump racing, horses killed, deaths, racing victoria, banning, horse welfare )

Simone
- 114 days ago - gopetition.com.au
Jump Racing is a cruel and dangerous sport and still active in the Victorian Province. Horses are forced to jump up to one-metre high fences at high speeds and as a result, have lead to serious injuries and deaths which could have been prevented.
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ACTION ALERT: Support HR 503 and S 727, Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009!!!
Animals  (tags: laws, ban horse slaughter, legislation, horse welfare, horses slaughtered, cruelty, protection )

Simone
- 115 days ago - all-creatures.org
This bill would prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption. While a ban of the slaughter of horses, and their
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THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY?
Animals  (tags: horses, horse welfare, australia, brumbies, shot, culled, killed, horse advocates )

Simone
- 117 days ago - abolitionist-online.com
The Treatment of Horses in Australia, Jump racing is less popular than flat racing. I, along with many animal welfare and rights groups have a number of major concerns about the treatment of Thoroughbred horses used in both flat and jumps racing.
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ACTION ALERT: PLZ TAKE ACTION: "Prices Soaring for Unwanted Horses"
Animals  (tags: unwantedhorses, healthy, young horses, slaughtered, protection, laws, horse welfare )

Simone
- 161 days ago - animalrights.change.org
The auctions call them "loose" horses because they are run through the auction ring without riders and are sold mostly to "killer buyers". Contrary to popular perception, most horses sent to slaughter are not old, but young and healthy. They are larg
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GOOD NEWS UPDATE: (6) "Seized Chicago Carriage Horses Transferred"
Animals  (tags: GoodNews, Horse welfare, protection, animals, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, humans, rescued )

Brenda
- 224 days ago - thehorse.com
Although carriage company J.C. Cutters Ltd. has not yet had its day in court, the six carriage horses seized Feb. 6 due to alleged city code violations have been transferred to a northwest Illinois equine rescue facility and are up for adoption.
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(URGENT) PLEASE VOTE: "Horse Rescue a Finalist for $1 Million Makeover" (April 13 to Midnight on April 19)
Animals  (tags: GoodNews, Horse welfare, rescued, humans, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, protection )

Brenda
- 224 days ago - thehorse.com
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue of Glenville, Pa., has made it to the Top 10 in a $1-million shelter makeover contest sponsored by Zootoo.com, a Web site for animal and pet lovers. People can vote up to 10 times a day every day. PLEASE VOTE FOR THE HORSES
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"HORSE PETITIONS" & "VIDEO BY GEOFF" PLEASE BE THEIR VOICE & SIGN FOR THEM!!
Animals  (tags: Horse welfare, horse slaughter, cruelty, death, killing, law, humans, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, protection )

Brenda
- 229 days ago - care2.com
PLEASE: WATCH GEOFF'S MUSIC VIDEO & CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE SIGNED ALL THE PETITION'S PUT TOGETHER BY MY FRIEND NYACK! OUR HORSE'S ARE GOING DOWN A HORRIBLE-FRIGHTENING--ROAD RIGHT NOW AND WITHOUT "ALL" OUR VOICE'S--IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE FOR THEM! THEY
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Please Take Action: Federal: New Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter for Human Food
Animals  (tags: horses killed, new legalisation, ban horse slaughter for human food, horse welfare, horse protection )

Simone
- 237 days ago - secure2.convio.net
I am writing in support of the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009, to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. Unlike cows and pigs, horses are raised--and used--for many purposes, including recreation, as companion animals, and as working
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