Voices for Horses

NERN and R-VETS join forces to create 100 new geldings in 8 days!

Low-cost gelding clinics held in partnership with equine veterinarians were an obvious way as they require a relatively small financial commitment while producing major results by impacting the number of horses that might be neglected or .....

Apr 16, 2012 by Shirley Puga in Voices for Horses

Will horse slaughter be coming to a neighborhood near you?

Equine advocates from across the nation will participate in a press conference and live webcast, the Summit of the Live Horse, aired from Oklahoma City on 04/03/2012 to address the explosive issues surrounding Horse Slaughter and Wild Horses and ....

Mar 22, 2012 by Simone Netherlands in Voices for Horses (1 Comments)

Washington State May Be Targeted for Return of U.S. Horse Slaughter

This small upscale community north of Seattle has long been known to the region's equestrian community as the Pacific Northwest's "Death Row for Horses" .......

Mar 7, 2012 by Allen Warren in Voices for Horses (23 Comments)

A Primer on Horse Slaughter – Part C

And we know that even one dose of Bute given to a horse makes his meat ineligible for safe consumption by humans (see Food and Toxicity Report by Blondeau, Dodman and Marini, and note that, medically, all drugs leave residues which remain.....

Dec 10, 2011 by Cynthia D’Errico in Voices for Horses

A Primer on Horse Slaughter – Part B

Let's continue on our quest for truth beyond mendacity, beyond ignorance, beyond propaganda.

Dec 5, 2011 by Cynthia D’Errico in Voices for Horses

A Primer on Horse Slaughter – Part A

Horses fall into a unique category, as North American pets such as dogs and cats fit into their own special category, justified by the place horses have always held in the history of civilization, the building of nations; service, military and sport

Dec 3, 2011 by Cynthia D’Errico in Voices for Horses (2 Comments)

Phil Hawksworth

Carriage Horses in NYC: Animal Abuse?

In response to the concerns of such groups as the ASPCA and the Coalition to Ban Horse Drawn Carriages, the New York City Council drafted a bill in 2010 to improve the working conditions of carriage horses. The bill mandates .....

Nov 17, 2011 by Brittany Lyons in Voices for Horses (2 Comments)

Congressional Conference Committee Appropriations bill would require taxpayers to subsidize foreign horse meat industry.

Equine welfare organizations denounce the agricultural appropriations bill that if passed, would make equine slaughter for human consumption legal again in the US and dump horsemeat that is unfit and unsafe on foreign markets.

Nov 16, 2011 by Simone Netherlands in Voices for Horses

Owner Assistance Program Capable of Rescuing Thousands of Horses from Neglect This Winter

Project Safety Net for Horses has the potential of saving literally thousands of horses from neglect, abandonment, premature euthanasia or the brutality of equine slaughter for a minimal investment per animal, according to Allen Warren.....

Oct 27, 2011 by Shirley Puga in Voices for Horses (2 Comments)

Low Cost Gelding Program Well Received in California

ENCINITAS, CA – The National Equine Resource Network’s (NERN) low-cost gelding clinic program launched earlier this year in California has already reduced the future equine population in the state by as many as 395 horses.

Oct 3, 2011 by Shirley Puga in Voices for Horses

Clark, Lincoln & White Pine Counties Groundwater Development Project Draft EIS

As well as affecting important traditional game animals such as black-tailed mule deer, pronghorn, bighorn, and elk, this water drainage project would have a very damaging effect upon the awe-inspiring wild horses and burros.

Aug 14, 2011 in Voices for Horses (2 Comments)

Photos by Mara LeGrand

Mara LeGrand, Producer of Wild Horses in Winds of Change Film Responds to Wildlife Society Blogger Commentary

The disgusting “old guard” management of the wild horses and burros epitomizes our failure to be honorable and trusted guardians of the natural eco-system and until all sides figure out how to work together for all of nature.....

Aug 6, 2011 by Mara LeGrand in Voices for Horses (7 Comments)

Calico Mountain Complex & Tri-State-Complex Wild Horse Roundup

Craig Downer, Wild Life Ecologist and Wild Horse Advocate writes a factual letter to the BLM sighting the spiritual awareness the public derives from wild horses among other important points.

Jul 17, 2011 by Craig C. Downer in Voices for Horses (4 Comments)

Dark Horse

Lisa Couturier's "Dark Horse" offers a brilliant, horrifying glimpse into the brutal and predatory practice of horse slaughter from auction to slaughterhouse. A riveting and graphic must-read.

Apr 4, 2011 by Lisa Couturier in Voices for Horses (1 Comments)

The Unwanted Horse

Black Beauty, the protagonist of Anna Sewell’s novel published in 1878, was lucky. After a lifetime of hard labor, abuse and neglect, he ended up in comfortable retirement among loving caretakers.

Mar 13, 2011 by Mary Daniels in Voices for Horses

Craig Downer's Input to Phoenix Meeting of Natl Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board

Mar 7, 2011 by Craig C. Downer in Voices for Horses

Battle Mountain RMP

Craig Downer discusses the Battle Mountain Resource Management Plan.

Feb 11, 2011 by Craig C. Downer in Voices for Horses