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Horses,
Burros, Donkeys, Mules
The
Slaughtered Horses that Shame Our Racing
Antony Barnet, The Observer, Feature — October
2006
An undercover Observer investigation has
revealed the shocking fate of thousands of British
racehorses. Now campaigners want new laws to govern
the sport...
Saving
the Horses
Alicyn Leigh, Long Island Press, feature — August 2006
Apparently, these slaughterhouses use accounting
loopholes to pay little or no taxes, shipping 100 percent
of the horsemeat and the profits abroad...
India's
Silent Victims: The Mistreated Horses
The Independent Online, feature — March 2006
The horse, unlike the venerated cattle or
even the meandering packs of street dogs, is an abused
commodity in India's capital, the victim of not only
those who also fight for survival on the highways,
but also its very keepers and those who seek to remedy
its injuries...
Angel
of the Orphan Aegan Donkeys
Kerem Saltuk, essay — January 2006
When
the donkeys are too old, weak or sick, villagers simply
let them go in to forests. And then, their angel show-up.
Mrs. Yildiz Dinc finds them and pulls into her farm
to give them a retirement place, food and fresh water...
Back
on the Trail to Freedom
Cameron Miller, Santa Maria Times, commentary — January 2006
Return
to Freedom provides
a sanctuary for bipedal animals — two-legged
humans — who can observe and sometimes walk among
a species that builds a strong sense of community and
family bonds...
Wild
Horses Denied Free Rein
Electa Draper, Denver Post, feature — December
2005
The realities of the Bureau of Land Management
wild horse and burro program are different from the
romantic images painted then by Congress and still
held by many Americans...
PRCA
Rules Governing the Care and Treatment of Livestock
at PRCA Sanctioned Rodeos / Comments from SHARK
Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, SHARK, feature — May
2005
Given
the recurrence of the same behavior year after year
by some PRCA stock contractors, there is no reason
to believe that there are any sanctions whatsoever
for violations of PRCA "humane rules"...
Tussle
Over Mustangs and Desert Habitat
Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science
Monitor, feature — March 2005
"To
suggest that an acceptable solution to a federal agency's
management shortcomings is commercial slaughter is
an irresponsible approach to our public lands and the
wildlife that roam them," says Rep.
Nick Rahall...
The
Chincoteague Ponies
Friends of Animals, feature — February 2005
Every year, local officials round up
this group of horses on the Chincoteague National
Wildlife Refuge, so some 80 foals can be auctioned
off...
'Shrek'
Donkeys Being Neglected
BBC, feature — February 2005
Both the original Shrek film and the sequel,
charting the adventures of a green ogre and his donkey
friend, have proved extremely popular with children.
Practising vet Mr Jinman says he has been receiving
an increasing number of calls about donkeys over
the past three years...
Flogging
A Natural Born Hero:
The Betrayal of Smarty Jones
Becky Bergwin, Counterpunch, commentary — June
2004
Then,
for some completely incomprehensible reason, Mr. Elliott
starts to whip him. He starts hitting him and you can
see Smarty's head snap back...
Basketball
Doesn't Need Donkeys
Norwich Bulletin, commentary — April 2004
During
the heat of competition, inexperienced riders often
mishandle donkeys, pushing, pulling, kicking and even
punching "uncooperative" animals. Donkeys
have been injured by misthrown balls or by falls on
slippery surfaces...
Premarin:
Seeing Fear in the Eyes of the Foals
Marc Paulhus, HSUS, feature
Their
eyes were opened so wide that the white rim normally
hidden from view was visible. The youngsters whinnied
and huddled together, trembling, crammed onto the
sale floor at a crowded and noisy livestock auction
in Canada. The bidding had begun...
A
Ghost of a Chance
Sharon Gibson, essay
But
Chance has learned that humans are not to be trusted.
I hope I can change his mind, earn his respect;
maybe I have a ghost of a chance...
Hopeless
Romantics
Laura Moretti, essay
I
called him “Dusty” because he was found
among the debris in a slaughterhouse yard, so weak
from starvation and disease, he could barely stand
without locking his hindlegs together for balance...
I'm
A Believer
Laura Moretti, essay
I
saw God today. And not being a believer in any traditional
God, that says a lot. But I did see God today... I
had joined the director of the Wild Horse Sanctuary
this past weekend on long, seemingly endless and barren
desert highways in Arizona...
In
The Saying Goodbye
Laura Moretti, essay
Most
of my work has been about images. Pictures with words.
That’s where I seem to do my best, for some reason
(I guess because I figure a picture says so much).
Images. A man wielding a club over the head of an infant
seal — that’s a powerful image. It needs
no words...
The
Texas Massacre:
Horse Slaughter in America
Laura Moretti, Animals Voice, feature
There
has been no rest for the incredibly, terribly weary. They arrive utterly exhausted,
frantically falling over themselves as they dangerously slip on the feces-
and urine-slicked floors of the two-tier cattle truck that has brought them
here...
Mestengo.
Mustang. Misfit.
America's Disappearing Wild Horses
Laura Moretti, Animals Voice, feature — 2001
It is believed that the horse is the only domesticated
animal capable of reverting to a wild state after escaping human bondage... Senator
McClure, believing the horse to be a useless free-loader on public lands, set
out to help get rid of them...
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