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Horse Rescue/Slaughter Archive

Stopping the Slaughter

The National Horse Protection Coalition and six other organizations are working to educate fans this weekend about horse slaughter. “Trainer Nick Zito, National Horse Coalition spokesman, told an assembled group at Lone Star the afternoon before Breeders’ Cup World Championship day, ‘Horse slaughter is just wrong … It is an owner’s responsibility to take care of the horse after his career has ended.'” (Blood-Horse)
More: “Zito message: Simply think about the word ‘slaughter’ for just a minute” (Thoroughbred Times) and “Group pushes anti-slaughter bill” (Courier-Journal)

Posted in Horse Rescue/Slaughter on October 30, 2004

It’s Time to End

Horse slaughter, writes Kevin Blackistone, and the Breeders’ Cup is the right platform from which to address the issue. “Who cares about the economic impact of the Breeders’ Cup or its putting Lone Star on the map? Its greatest legacy would be the extermination of horse slaughter here and the triumph of national legislation to end the despicable deed everywhere.” Note: This article opens with a graphic description of horse slaughter. (Dallas Morning News)

Posted in Horse Rescue/Slaughter on October 27, 2004

Investigations Requested

“Law enforcement authorities in New York and Massachusetts have been asked to investigate how at least two racehorses recently wound up in the hands of slaughterhouse buyers after their owners had been assured they were sent to good homes.” (Thoroughbred Times)

Posted in Horse Rescue/Slaughter on October 19, 2004

A Close Call

Maggie Moss thought she had found US Gold, a nine-year-old winner of 21 races, a good retirement home. Then: “Only one week after US Gold was sent to Blazing Saddles Farm, Moss was informed that US Gold was to be sent to a Texas slaughterhouse after he failed to sell at an auction in Agawam, Massachusetts.” The horse was rescued and sent to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Lexington facility. (Thoroughbred Times)

Posted in Horse Rescue/Slaughter on October 10, 2004

Change of Plans

The Fund for Horses has scrapped plans to hold an anti-slaughter rally during Breeders’ Cup week, opting instead to have an informational table inside Lone Star Park. “[A]fter several discussions with Lone Star Park, it was decided that the best way to bring as much attention as possible to this issue would be to do something inside the racetrack,” Vivian Farrell, president of The Fund for Horses, told the Thoroughbred Times.

Posted in Horse Rescue/Slaughter on October 8, 2004