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  • May 2008

    • Horses Abandoned As Economy Fails Them

      newser  |  Time  |  May 31, 08 3:05 PM CDT

      Horses Abandoned As Economy Fails Them

      With feed and fuel prices rising, more US horses are being abandoned and left to die. “It's a growing problem," says Brent Glover, who runs a horse rescue ranch. "Basically, it's the economy.” Glover’s own hay costs have ballooned from $28,000 to $80,000 this year. Many of these horses would be slaughtered if killing them for consumption were still legal in America, Time reports. More »

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      horse  • slaughterhouses  • horse neglect

  • March 2008

    • PETA Goes After NYC Carriages

      newser  |  New York  |  Mar 19, 08 3:33 PM CDT

      PETA Goes After NYC Carriages

      Animal-rights activists have long been champing at the bit to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City, and a PETA publicity strongman is in town to do just that, New York magazine reports. Though Michael Bloomberg and others in City Hall support the trade, PETA's Dan Mathews—legendary for his anti-fur tactics—has been crusading to ramp up attention since a Queens councilman proposed a ban in December. More »

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      New York City  • Michael Bloomberg  • animal rights  • horse  • PETA  • Central Park  • horse neglect

  • January 2008

    • Horses Shipped to Grisly Demise

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 11, 08 5:58 PM CST

      Horses Shipped to Grisly Demise

      A US ban on horse slaughter has had some gruesome unintended consequences, the New York Times reports. American horses are still sold for their meat, but they’re now shipped to Mexico or Canada, facing first a grueling transport, and then often a nastier death than they’d receive in better-regulated US slaughterhouses. “My worst nightmare has happened,” one veterinarian said. More »

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      horse  • slaughterhouses  • horse neglect

    • Harder Times Make for Hungry Horses

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 8, 08 12:42 PM CST

      Harder Times Make for Hungry Horses

      When the sun was shining on the economy, millions of Americans tried to make hay by buying horses and moving into backyard breeding. As things slow down, the animals are getting harder to sell and pricier to feed, making horse neglect and abandonment a big problem, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rescue centers are struggling to deal with starving horses. More »

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      US economy  • animal cruelty  • horse  • slaughterhouses  • horse neglect  • animal rescue groups  • abandonment

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