She suspects the horses are being stolen and slaughtered for their meat. “It’s very devastating,” she said. “They are going after the fat horses, the healthy horses. Not the skinny ones.

it does not prevent the slaughter of American horses elsewhere. Each year, tens of thousands of American horses are shipped to Mexico and Canada, where they are killed under barbaric conditions so ...

has seen a rise in equine meat exports, prompting efforts to rescue horses destined for slaughter. In 2020, the small South American nation was the seventh-largest exporter of horse meat ...

As an aside, if you’re a country music fan, Corb Lund has a great album called “Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier,” that explores these themes.

Who would imagine their stolen animal was hauled across the border to be slaughtered for meat? Judy Taylor of Kentucky sought help in caring for her two beloved Appaloosa horses, Poco and PJ, due to ...

Eloi said Monday night the horse was found dead and slaughtered for horse meat. “We are heartbroken,” said Jeffrey Fobb, Sandra’s husband. “He was a good horse. He was unafraid of people ...

In last week’s Free Press, freelance reporter Janine LeGal wrote that Canada continues to slaughter roughly 25,000 horses annually and is one of the top exporters of horse meat in the world ...

An animal sanctuary has rescued 23 thoroughbred horses from being slaughtered for animal feed. Hillside Animal Sanctuary was asked to take the horses on Friday after their owner got into financial ...

Although no facilities slaughter horses within the United States, "kill buyers" often purchase and ship horses to slaughterhouses in Canada and Mexico, where horse meat is produced and sold to ...