OCALA, Fla.—Mari Pritchard’s voice still trembles as she speaks of the last time she saw her beloved horse, Frosty. She’s been terrified by reports on social media of horses being killed in the night in Florida, apparently for meat. “It won’t happen here,” she’d reassured herself, after confiding to her mother about her fears. But…
IN-DEPTH: Florida Horse Owners Fear Black Market Slaughterers Who Come in the Night for Highly-Prized Meat
Spate of Mysterious Horse Deaths Sparks Investigation in Southern Australian State
A spate of mysterious horse deaths across three separate Victorian properties has sparked an investigation. Ten horses are confirmed to have died suddenly at properties in the Mornington Peninsula, southeast Melbourne and southwest Victoria since July 4. All the horses are believed to have died with short-term, non-specific signs of illness. Agriculture Victoria has launched…
Cruising in the Wake of the Vikings
Two shy, charming girls about age 8 approached me with delightful smiles—one holding some flowers. I motioned to them that I would like to take their photo, and their smiles grew even broader. They didn’t appear to speak English, so I wordlessly gave them each a chocolate candy bar before waving goodbye as they scampered…
‘Try Slow’ on the North Shore of Kauai, Where Regenerative Tourism Is the Way
April 13, 2023
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By Samantha Dunn From The Orange County Register I don’t want to be an invasive species. I kept thinking this as I made my way up old stone steps into the lushness of Kauai’s Limahuli Garden and Preserve. Never have I experienced so many shades and forms of the color green, all in one place….
Researcher Calls for More Wild Horse Protections After 17 Shot Dead in Rural BC
A biologist and wild horse researcher is calling for stronger federal and provincial protections for the animals after 17 carcasses were found in rural British Columbia. Wayne McCrory, who has been studying horses in the province for about two decades, said he was shocked to learn the animals had been shot to death. Wild horses…
Man Turns His Love of Horses Into Majestic Art, Shares Breathtaking Photos With the World
A Brazilian horse lover, raised on his grandfather’s farm, has turned his lifelong love into a treasured profession photographing horses to share their majestic beauty with the world. Antonio José Oliveira Mendes Neto, 33, known professionally as Tony Mendes, was born in Itanhém in the Brazilian state of Bahia. A trained nurse, he currently lives…
Horses Steer Youths Away From Life of Crime
February 27, 2023
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To reduce youth crime in Australia’s Gold Coast, police have been employing the novel approach of using horses to break through to young people and start them on a journey of improving their life trajectory. Senior constable of the child protection and investigation unit (CPIU) Craig Andrew said while this program doesn’t teach participants to…
PHOTOS: 10 Tallest and Most Powerful Horse Breeds on the Planet
In the 21st-century draft horses seem to stand as a nostalgic symbol of times gone by, but it’s easy to forget these gentle giants once played crucial roles throughout warfare and agriculture. When larger farms began to emerge in the United States during the 19th century, there was a need for stronger, more powerful working…
Wyoming Lawmakers Ask Congress to Lift Slaughterhouse Ban as Wild Horse Numbers Get out of Control
Wyoming state lawmakers are calling for the return of horse slaughterhouses, saying that inefficient federal management has allowed growing wild mustang herds to render the already resource-scarce habitat unusable for humans and other wildlife. Scientists make a distinction between feral domesticated horses and truly wild horses, whose ancestors have never been domesticated at any point…
Veterinarians and Animal Rights Groups Ask Congress to End Cruel Export of Horses for Slaughter
The cruelty suffered by American horses exported for slaughter in Mexico and Canada has drawn a bipartisan group of more than 200 veterinarians and a number of animal rights groups to urge Congress to ban the practice. The gory scenes seen on videos filmed in foreign slaughterhouses include terrified horses slipping and falling in their…
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