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Horse Slaughter Controversy Still Rages

We’re glad to see that the issue of horse slaughter is getting notice in a reputable publication such as the San Antonio Express-News.  It is especially necessary to raise awareness of the stark realities of the horse slaughter pipeline to the audience in Texas where the export pens are located.  Kudos to journalist John MacCormack for doing a story on this very important issue. 

We were gratified to see our work in the EU recognized as we have worked diligently on our EU Campaign for quite some time.    “We flew to Brussels and I met with the European Commission myself,” said Sonja Meadows, founder of the Maryland-based group.

Organization Calls for Investigation into Kill Buyer Mike McBarron

Animals’ Angels, an investigative agency dedicated to animal rights, has released their findings from a two-year investigation into “killer buyer” Mike McBarron of Forney, TX.

The organization alleges that McBarron, owner of M and M Livestock and M and M Farms (a trucking company), has repeatedly violated The Commercial Transport of Equines to Slaughter Act. Additionally, they document poor conditions at McBarron’s Forney collecting station.

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Blood Horses Make the News

In the September 13, 2015 issue of our newsletter, we shared information about the latest industry found to exploit defenseless horses: blood farms.  "Equine blood farms? are raking in millions of dollars for the parmaceutical industry, who in turn use the blood extracted from the horses to develop drugs for a variety of uses, including applications for pork producers.

Major European Importer of Horsemeat Cut Ties with Canadian Horse Slaughter Plants

Some two years after the first reports from Animals’ Angels and our European partners at TSB (Tierschutzbund Zuerich) exposed the cruel conditions horses face in the slaughter pipeline in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Argentina, and Uruguay, to the primary consumers in Europe, GVFI International , a major European importer of horse meat, has finally decided to act.

Turning Horse Blood Into Profits

A new undercover investigation carried out by Animals' Angels, Inc. (AA) and their European partner, Tierschutzbund Zuerich/Animal Welfare Foundation (TSB/AWF) reveals yet another way humans have found to exploit horses; this time to garner multi-million dollar profits for none other than pharmaceutical companies.  Shocking evidence has uncovered the existence of "blood farms" in the U.S. as well as in countries like Argentina and Uruguay.

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FVO Audit of Canadian Horse Slaughter Industry

FVO Audit of Horse Slaughter Industry in Canada Confirms Food Safety Concerns as Expected

Neglects to Address Welfare Issues as Uncovered by Animals’ Angels Recent Investigation

 

In anticipation of the recent release of the latest EU Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) Audit Report (read audit here), Animals’ Angels investigators spent last week in Canada to obtain the most up to date and accurate information regarding the current status of the US/Canada slaughter horse trade.

New Holland Convicted

New Holland Sales Stable was convicted of animal cruelty today for an incident of horrific neglect that occurred at the auction on February 16, 2015. Judge Rodney Hartman and the District Court of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania found New Holland guilty of the two animal cruelty charges brought before the court by D.A. Christy Wilson for which the Judge imposed a fine of $750 for each count of animal cruelty for a total $1500 in fines.

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BREAKING NEWS: Charges filed against New Holland Auction as a result of Animals’ Angels investigation! More to come!

New Holland Sales Stables has been cited after allegedly tossing a sheep and a goat — injured but alive — onto a carcass pile, where they remained overnight in subfreezing weather.  The livestock auction business has been cited for two cases of animal cruelty. The case will be heard at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29, by District Judge Rodney Hartman.

EU Commission bans all horse meat imports from Mexico

You may recall that on July 4th of this year Animals' Angels and our international animal welfare coalition partners, Tierschutzbund Zurich (Switzerland) and Global Action in the Interest of Animals (Belgium) met with the EU Commission to discuss the issues surrounding horse meat imports from the Americas.

In the meeting we presented the findings of our comprehensive investigations in Canada, Mexico and the United States which outlined the abuse and torture that defines the horse slaughter industry.  We also showed the complete lack of reliable traceability as to where horses caught in the pipeline come from and demonstrated that the so-called "kill buyer affidavits" were often fraudulent.

Animals' Angels Finds Evidence of US Quarter Horses Exported to Russia by Lebanese Livestock Vessel Abou Karim III

For years, Animals' Angels has been investigating the export of US horses to Mexico and Canada for slaughter.  Documenting the horrors of this predatory industry, our investigators have visited every export facility and border crossing these animals pass through during their last journey. Or so we thought...

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