Recently I read that the FDA has a number of rat feces and spiders that it deems is acceptable to be in my food. The FDA has number that it believes is acceptable to the industry, and I have a number that I believe is acceptable to be in my food. My number is zero. The horseracing industry has a number of horses who die on the track that it deems is acceptable. They have a number of horse casualties that they believe is acceptable, and I have a number of dead horses I believe is … [Read more...]
Equine Advocacy Voting Records – California
Next week millions of people will go to the polls and will vote for their various representatives. During this volatile election year, people are often torn about who they should vote for, and why. People vote based upon a number of different issues, including how their representatives vote on animal rights issues. Why get involved in advocacy issues that may be deemed "political"? The short answer is that all advocacy issues are political, because they require laws to be passed by those … [Read more...]
A Horse’s View of the Kentucky Derby
This Saturday is the 144th Kentucky Derby. As we have several Thoroughbreds at Hanaeleh, I thought it would be interesting to get a horse's point-of-view of the race. Brutus- 5 year-old Thoroughbred I was bred to race, although you would not know it from my conformation. My mother's name is Florecita and my sire is Mud Route, the son of Strawberry Road, a famous Thoroughbred racehorse in New Zealand. I was weaned from my mother at a scant four months so she could be bred again, so I never … [Read more...]
What Lower Grazing Fees Mean for Wild Horses
In 2016 the BLM grazing fee for a cow/calf was $2.11. Last month, the BLM lowered its grazing fee from $1.87 to $1.41. This further 25% reduction is a proverbial slap in the face to both American taxpayers as well as to wild horse advocates. Why is the rate going down, instead of up? Quite simply, the BLM is a corrupt agency and is no longer pretending to work for the environment or the animals it purportedly supports. Lower grazing fees not only help support their cronies in the cattle … [Read more...]
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