Eleven starving horses, including five foals, have been rescued by the South Florida SPCA from a property in Southwest Dade County. The society removed the animals on Tuesday and the owner has been charged. All horses have been taken to the South Florida SPCA, where they are receiving food, water and medical attention.
The society says [...]

Seventeen horses have been mysteriously slaughtered and butchered in Miami-Dade since January. The SPCA suspects the Florida horse killings are feeding a black market for horse meat. There is a reward being offered for information.
Seventeen horses have been mysteriously slaughtered and butchered in Miami-Dade since January. The SPCA suspects the killings are feeding a black [...]

WARRENSBURG, MO – Authorities in Johnson County, Missouri, are investigating after a woman on an outing with her children says she found a horrific scene of horse abuse and neglect at a farm near Warrensburg.
Shirley Dempsey says that she was taking pictures of the countryside with her children when she came upon the farm, where [...]

The Humane Society of the United States is doubling the reward it is offering to anyone who provides information that can lead to the person or persons responsible for Florida horse killings in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
The organization announced Tuesday that it is offering $5,000 for tips, an increase from the standard $2,500 reward.
Since January, [...]

Since January, police say at least 17 horses have been slaughtered, their carcasses left on roadsides or in stalls or rural pastures.
Police tiptoe around questions about who is doing the killing and why, but animal rights advocates believe the meat is being sold on the black market to people from other countries where horse is [...]

WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the “Restore Our American Mustangs” (ROAM) Act, H.R. 1018, a federal bill to protect wild horses and burros from commercial sale and horse slaughter, while at the same time implementing proactive solutions to manage wild horses that will [...]

…Before reading this article, keep in mind the 100,000 horses that will ‘go to processing’ each day. This is nothing short of murdering an innocent animal that is capable of being so much more than just dog food. I’d love to hear from someone that supports these bills…
Several groups are pushing to renew the [...]

A bizarre and gruesome debate stirs in South Florida.
Why are slaughtered horses turning up all over the place? And if it’s for their meat, as some believe, who’s doing the eating?
The South Florida SPCA believes the same people have killed at least a dozen horses, stripping them of their flesh and selling it on the [...]

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