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In US, a Push to Bring Back
Horse Slaughterhouses

Jan 5, 2011 8:49 AM CST

In US, a Push to Bring Back Horse Slaughterhouses

Even some animal welfare groups have joined the push

(Newser) - A fact that might surprise you: Horse slaughterhouses operated in the US until 2007. And another: Ranchers, horse owners, and some animal-welfare groups want them back. The unlikely trio is attending the Summit of the Horse in Las Vegas this week, where they're hoping to drum up a game plan...

Horses Starving in
Cash-Strapped
Ireland

Nov 26, 2010 4:53 AM CST

Horses Starving in Cash-Strapped Ireland

Some 20K have been abandoned in sad herds

(Newser) - Among the hardest-hit victims of Ireland's economic crisis are the nation's beloved horses, who have been abandoned by the thousands and face a winter of starvation. Unwanted horses have driven the price for them so low that it's now cheaper to buy a new horse than to pay a vet...

One Dead After Runaway Horses Trample Paradegoers

UPDATED

Jul 5, 2010 4:00 AM CDT

One Dead After Runaway Horses Trample Paradegoers

Bellevue, Iowa, 4th of July celebration ends in bloodshed

(Newser) - Two horses pulling a buggy in the Fourth of July parade through the streets of Bellevue, Iowa, got loose and rampaged through the crowd yesterday morning, injuring 23 people and killing the 60-year-old wife of the carriage driver. Thirteen of the victims are children, reports the Telegraph Herald of Dubuque....

Fox Hunters
Try for More
Populist Image

Aug 3, 2009 4:00 AM CDT

Fox Hunters Try for More Populist Image

(Newser) - Britain's beleaguered fox hunting crew is undergoing media training to stop acting so bloody "toff," as the Brits say, in order to curry favor with the hoi polloi, reports the Independent. Hunters should always climb off their horses before speaking to the press and refrain from wearing their...

Miami Cops Hunt Horse Killers

Jul 31, 2009 11:30 AM CDT

Miami Cops Hunt Horse Killers

(Newser) - Miami police have a mystery on their hands. Someone, or a group of people, is slaughtering horses and making off with the meat, the AP reports. Since January, 17 horses have been found dead, their butchered bodies generally left by the roadside or in pastures. Animal rights groups believe the...