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Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit to Block Slaughter of California Wild Horses
A federal lawsuit to block the U.S. Forest Service from selling federally-protected wild horses in California for slaughter was filed on Friday, October 19, 2018.
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Forest Service Bends to Public Pressure; Extends Time Before Selling Wild Horses for Slaughter
Although the Forest Service has not stopped the roundup or committed to protecting horses from slaughter, they have extended holding time before selling them.
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Day 1 of Modoc Wild Horse Roundup With No Change in Plan to Sell Hundreds for Slaughter
The plan to sell hundreds of wild horses by the truckload for $1 a piece including for slaughter is a gross violation of the public trust.
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Feds Gear Up to Sell California Wild Horses for Slaughter
The Forest Service is exploiting a legal loophole to sell an estimated 300 wild horses without restriction allowing kill buyers to purchase a truckload of 36 horses.
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Lawsuit Filed to Stop “Barbaric” BLM Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
Citing violations of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws, wild horse protection and animal welfare advocates have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court.
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BLM Approves Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Oregon's Wild Horses
Wild horse and animal welfare groups weigh legal action to stop invasive and dangerous surgeries on wild horses.
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Majority of House Members Now Say "No" to Horse Slaughter
With broad bipartisan support, the bill aims to protect our nation's equines from the cruel and predatory horse slaughter industry.
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Colorado State University Withdraws from Barbaric Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
Colorado State University's withdrawal from wild horse sterilization experiments strikes blow to BLM plan to remove the ovaries of wild mares.
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Inhumane Treatment of Mustangs Sparks Calls to Halt Utah Roundup
Photographs document BLM helicopters nearly hitting wild horses and causing the terrified horses to crash into and over barbed wire fencing.
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Forcing wild Horses to Undergo Ovariectomies Is Animal Abuse
100 mares would be forced to undergo ovariectomies through a colpotmy - an invasive and risky surgery whereby the mare's ovaries are pulled out while the animal remains conscious.