This past week our president, Elizabeth, was on the Calling All Creatures Podcast. Elizabeth talked about starting Hanaeleh, and a little bit about the horses at Hanaeleh. She also spoke quite extensively about the issues that face horses who are put at auction, and the potential fate that awaits any of horses who are sold at one. She touched a bit about soring, and the legislation that is currently in Congress that could stop it completely. Finally, Elizabeth went into a history of the Wild … [Read more...]
Beware the “52 Thoroughbred” Horses Post!
Hello all! There are e-mails and viral social media posts that have been around for a few years saying that "52 Thoroughbreds need homes or they will be sent to slaughter." This was a valid post in 2011, but the horses were all saved, and now this just gets randomly circulated every six months or so. The post has been updated over the past nine years. We've seen various different subtle changes- the location of the horses, why the horses are in danger (the newest reason is the owner passed … [Read more...]
Pro-Horse Slaughter Articles: Lies About Horses You Need to Know
We have been inundated in the past few weeks with op-ed pieces on horse slaughter. You will continue to see more and more of these pieces as the pro-slaughter groups are trying to push for the reopening of slaughter plants in the U.S., and it is important that you know the facts about the situation. Unfortunately, Zinke is pro-slaughter, which is why these groups believe that they can bring slaughter back to the U.S. Some of these are written by people who have ties to The Heritage … [Read more...]
Hanaeleh Meets with Local Legislator on SAFE Act
Last week I met with Hannah Hess, a staffer for Mimi Walters. Mimi Walters is the representative for our area, and unfortunately, she is not a co-sponsor for HR 1942, the SAFE Act. I met Hess in Walter's office in Irvine. I was somewhat surprised that Hess was not familiar with the bill, so I reviewed the information about the bill and how it would prevent horses from being transported over the borders and slaughtered. She was very friendly and polite and I discussed the reasons why the SAFE … [Read more...]
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