2/5/10 Tennessee:
Animal cruelty reported on horses: According to
sheriff's report, two emaciated horses found: one dead, one alive.
Survivor taken to rescue.
2/4/10 Wyoming:
Wyo. horses fall victim to the economy: Wyoming Livestock Board reports
horse abuse/neglect cases up from 50 in
2008 to 260 in 2009. (video)
2/4/10 AQHA News:
Expert predictions on equine welfare realized: Animal
Welfare Council’s “The Unintended Consequences of a Ban on Humane
Processing of Horses in the United States” ignored. Consequences of ban
coming to pass as predicted.
2/3/10 Illinois:
Rise in cases of horse neglect blamed on economy: Local humane society
investigated 134 abuse/neglect cases in 2007. In last two years, number
has jumped to more than 200 annually. (video)
2/3/10 Missouri:
Chillicothe Sheriff’s report: Person
abandoned two horses,
one locked in a barn without food or water. One put down as a
result.
2/2/10 Tennessee:
5 horses seized from Portland farm: Sumner County has
confiscated 31 equines this year. Another 20 animals rescued near
Gallatin. (photo)
The Mission of
AMillionHorses.com and AbandonedHorses.com is to
Document the Neglect and Abandonment of America's Horses
Last updated:
February 07, 2010
