Chatham, N.Y. (EWA) – Horse experts from across the country will converge on Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary in Chatham, New York for the 2012 American Equine Summit on Saturday, March 31st and Sunday, April 1st with one objective – to reverse...
Mar 30, 2012
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Susan Wagner
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The Equine Welfare Alliance has released the first comprehensive analysis of economic forces that have caused major shrinkage of the horse industry in recent few years. The study analyzes the cost of alfalfa, grass hay, corn and gasoline as well as..
Mar 26, 2012
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Jeff Hudson
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A bizarre chain of events has followed the contentious meeting of the Mountain Grove City Council on March 6th concerning the Unified Equine proposal to build a horse slaughter plant near the town.
Mar 11, 2012
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Vicki Tobin
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A much publicized proposal to locate a horse slaughter plant in Mountain Grove, Missouri was soundly rejected by the Mountain Grove town council tonight.
Mar 6, 2012
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Vicki Tobin
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“This newest poll should serve as a warning to politicians who have yielded to big Ag bullying” says EWA’s Vick Tobin, “Voters are not with you on the horse slaughter issue.”
Feb 3, 2012
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Vicki Tobin
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The Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) children’s letter writing campaign to end horse slaughter, first announced on January 5th, has now received the support of The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Humane Education Committee.
Jan 16, 2012
by Jo-Claire Corcoran | John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance
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Jo-Claire Corcoran of the Equine Welfare Alliance’s Research Team has launched a children’s letter writing campaign to end the slaughter of American horses. Canadian partners have launched a parallel campaign aimed at stopping horse slaughter.....
Jan 6, 2012
by Jo-Claire Corcoran | John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance
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EWA and equine advocates across the country are calling on President Obama to stand up against special interests as he promised and issue an immediate executive order to ban the slaughter and transport to slaughter of America’s domestic & wild horses
Jan 2, 2012
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Vicki Tobin
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A six month investigation by the EWA and other animal investigation organizations has finally determined the predominant source of abandoned horses in the Southwestern US.
Dec 18, 2011
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Vicki Tobin
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We are, of course, referring to the heretofore enigma that was Sue Wallis, WY state representative and self appointed scientist, veterinarian, medical doctor and omnipotent master of all aspects of horses and their welfare.
Nov 7, 2011
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Vicki Tobin
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While the argument over horse slaughter is hot and contentious, the fact remains that American horses were not raised for human consumption. “The disregard for food safety of European consumers is unconscionable” stated EWA’s Vicki Tobin.
Nov 2, 2011
by Laura Allen | John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance
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In an embarrassing attempt to discredit the peer reviewed paper, Association of phenylbutazone usage with horses bought for slaughter: A public health risk, the instructors cherry picked facts to make their case, but merely succeeded.....
Oct 5, 2011
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Vicki Tobin
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The new EU regulations clearly define food animals and the risk to humans, particularly children, of ingesting horse meat containing banned substances. Focusing on one such banned substance, phenylbutazone.....
Sep 19, 2011
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Vicki Tobin
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What the horse slaughter lobby lacks are elected officials willing to sacrifice votes by leading the charge for an industry that 3/4ths of American voters believe is abominable.
Sep 14, 2011
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance
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The long awaited Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on horse welfare fell far short of the respectable reporting we have come to expect from the GAO, even raising questions as to the agency’s credibility.
Sep 7, 2011
by Laura Allen | Vicki Tobin
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A coalition of animal welfare groups including the Equine Welfare Alliance and the Animal Law Coalition has announced the first International Equine Conference to be held September 26-28 at the Marriott Residence Inn, Old Town Alexandria, Va.
Aug 26, 2011
by Laura Allen | John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance
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The Progressive Rancher Magazine has issued a response to the article in Time Magazine on the Madeleine Pickens proposed wild horse sanctuary. It is ironic that the response accuses equine advocates of “misrepresentations and distortions” of truth...
Aug 9, 2011
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance | Vicki Tobin
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!!! Equine Welfare organizations worldwide are responding to an appeal by their Mexican counterparts requesting support in forcing an end to the blatant cruelty and abuse at the San Bernabe Slaughter Auction in the Municipality of Almoloya de Juárez.
Jul 8, 2011
by John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance
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A federal court rejected the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) request to dismiss or limit a suit brought by a consortium of wild horse advocacy groups and concerned citizens to save the West Douglas wild horse herd.
Jun 29, 2011
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In an effort to appear credible, the United Organizations of the Horse (UOH) has created what it calls communication tools to “to help the horse industry counter hysterical anti-slaughter claims with sound science and common sense.”
Jun 22, 2011
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