Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Catching up on the News
Horse abandoned at Arizona Humane Society
Yuck!: Horsemeat could have been in British beef burgers for a year, FSA confirm - BlackListedNews.com
#NewBurgerKingSlogans: Burger King mocked after admitting horse meat mix | Twitchy
Burro versus vehicle - Havasu News: News: bureau of land management, arizona department of transportation, national environmental policy act, havasu, federal highway administration
The Horses of War - NYTimes.com
BLM Plans Destruction of Utah’s Wild Horse Herd « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Are you angry Yet? Propaganda storm, Owyhee et al | WHE Blog
House rejects study of horse slaughter plant - Farmington Daily Times
Polish-sourced raw material found to be 75% horse meat - News - Horsetalk.co.nz
WHE continues the fight for wild horses at Owyhee « Wild Horse Education
BLM “Spin Doctor” is “Out to Lunch” « Straight from the Horse's Heart
REMEMBER THE FOAL WHO WAS DRAGGED WITH BALING TWINE? Well, look at her now - SAFE AND SOUND! | Horse and Man
Horse meat scandal: Asda clears shelves of all own-brand burgers after scare over second supplier Freeza Meets - Mirror Online
Budweiser Clydesdale foal is named Hope - Yahoo! News
Yuck!: Horsemeat could have been in British beef burgers for a year, FSA confirm - BlackListedNews.com
#NewBurgerKingSlogans: Burger King mocked after admitting horse meat mix | Twitchy
Burro versus vehicle - Havasu News: News: bureau of land management, arizona department of transportation, national environmental policy act, havasu, federal highway administration
The Horses of War - NYTimes.com
BLM Plans Destruction of Utah’s Wild Horse Herd « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Are you angry Yet? Propaganda storm, Owyhee et al | WHE Blog
House rejects study of horse slaughter plant - Farmington Daily Times
Polish-sourced raw material found to be 75% horse meat - News - Horsetalk.co.nz
WHE continues the fight for wild horses at Owyhee « Wild Horse Education
BLM “Spin Doctor” is “Out to Lunch” « Straight from the Horse's Heart
REMEMBER THE FOAL WHO WAS DRAGGED WITH BALING TWINE? Well, look at her now - SAFE AND SOUND! | Horse and Man
Horse meat scandal: Asda clears shelves of all own-brand burgers after scare over second supplier Freeza Meets - Mirror Online
Budweiser Clydesdale foal is named Hope - Yahoo! News
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Today's News
Equine Welfare Alliance
Wow! We are finally getting our day in the media. The propaganda machine seems to be running out of fuel and it's about time!
Please visit these articles and comment away!
Vickery never fails to keep hitting home runs. Here is her latest
Five Reasons Why Tesco's Horse Meat Scandal Could Happen Here
http://www.forbes.com/sites/vickeryeckhoff/2013/01/29/five-reasons-why-tescos-horse-meat-scandal-could-happen-here/
Another excellent article from Andrew Cohen
The Man Who Could Save America's Wild Horses
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/01/will-this-man-save-americas-wild-horses/272711/
No honor in horse slaughter or drug documentation system it uses
http://tuesdayshorse.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/no-honor-in-horse-slaughter-or-drug-documentation-system-it-uses/
Oklahoma's Mystery Meat
Change hard to come by (thanks to Keith for passing this on)
https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/130215h.aspx
Horse Meat Scandal in Europe
http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/2013/01/horse-meat-scandal-europe.html
You can't comment on this article but you may want to drop World Horse Welfare a note on their comments contributing to this article. They obviously aren't aware of food safety regulations or don't care...
Burger-gate puts horse slaughter in spotlight
http://www.independent.ie/farming/news-features/burgergate-puts-horse-slaughter-in-spotlight-3368976.html
I saved one of the best for last. As many of you know, we have lost our comedy relief. Duquette's and Wallis' facebook group is now a closed group. Just more proof that they don't want to hear the truth or how far off base they are. Here is another classic fromShedrow on another twisted view from the now closed group.
Another Solution To Shoot Down
http://shedrowconfessions.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/another-solution-to-shoot-down/
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Horse Meat DNA Now detected in Spanish Burgers
Straight from the Horse's Heart
Undeclared horse meat DNA has been found in Spanish burgers, a leading consumer organization revealed today (29 January).
By Katy Askew of Just-Food.com
Tainted Horse Meat Scandal Spreads to Spain
Undeclared horse meat DNA has been found in Spanish burgers, a leading consumer organization revealed today (29 January).
Following the discovery of horse meat in burgers sold at retailers in the UK and Ireland, Spanish consumer watchdog Organización de consumidores y usuarios (OCU) undertook independent tests to examine whether horse meat had entered the supply chain of retailers in Spain.
According to the organization, two of 20 products tested came back positive for horse meat. These products were on sale at Alipende and Eroski, the OCU said.
A spokesperson for the consumer body told just-food that the organization was concerned because the burgers labels, which claim to be 100% beef, “deceived” consumers.
The spokesperson added: “With this, you must think can you trust the labels of products?”
Alipende and Eroski were not available for comment at time of press.
According to Irish food safety officials, the horse meat DNA in UK and Ireland has been tracked to a filler ingredient from Poland. However, Spanish food safety officials have been helping Ireland’s Food Safety Authority with its inquiry.
Click (HERE) to Visit Just-Food and to Comment
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Other news:
Limerick plant one of only five licensed to slaughter horses for meat - Local Business - Limerick Leader
Fresh Allegations of Wild Horses Going to Slaughter « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Irish authorities wrap up beef burger probe - News - Horsetalk.co.nz
BLM Writes to WHFF: ‘Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility Update’ « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Fresh allegations of wild horses going to slaughter
Horsetalk
OTHER NEWS:
Wild horses in the Desatoya area of Nevada.
By Horsetalk.co.nz on Jan 28, 2013 in NewsThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) faces fresh allegations that federally protected wild horse have gone to slaughter.
The latest allegations emerge as authorities continue an investigation sparked by a storypublished late last September which questioned the fate of 1700 wild horses.
That report explored the dealings of Tom Davis, 64, a livestock hauler and proponent of the horse meat industry who has purchased more than 1700 wild horses from the bureau since 2008 – amounting to roughly 70 per cent of all horses sold by the agency.
Late in October, Edwin Roberson, assistant director at the Bureau of Land Management, told KSL Television: ”I can confirm right now that the inspector general of the Department of Interior is investigating, (and) has an ongoing investigation into those allegations.”
No word has emerged yet to satisfactorily explain the fate of the horses bought by Davis for $US10 a head, and wild horse advocates have expressed fears the animals went to slaughter in Mexico.
Now, in what it is calling a citizen investigation, the Wild Horse Freedom Federation has released evidence it says exposes a Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse long-term holding contractor selling wild horses to an alleged “kill buyer”.
It alleges the horses probably went to slaughter.
Debbie Coffey, volunteer director of wild horse affairs with the federation, uncovered evidence purporting to show the contractor selling at least 34 federally protected wild horses.
“This evidence shows that the BLM is not protecting our wild horses and is allowing alleged kill buyers to purchase them,” explains R.T. Fitch, volunteer president of the federation.
“The public wants Congress to enforce the Free Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act that they unanimously signed into law in 1971. A Congressional Investigation needs to happen now.”
The federation joined with Protect Mustangs to call for a freeze on roundups, access to documents at all holding facilities as needed, as well as an immediate Congressional investigation into the bureau and its contractors allegedly selling America’s iconic wild horses into the slaughter pipeline.
The executive director of Protect Mustangs, Anne Novak, said: “It’s time for a deep investigation – done by an entity outside the BLM – to bust these crimes against the American mustang and champion the public who were deceived by officials in charge of protecting our icons of freedom.
“The public is outraged. Protests are being planned as a result of the evidence.”
Coffey, with the help of Animal’s Angels, researched and released an in-depth article based on her inquiries. Evidence was obtained through South Dakota Brand Board Inspection records and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Coffey continued: “The BLM leads the public to believe that captured wild horses are living out their lives grazing peacefully on long-term holding pastures, and claims they do not sell wild horses to slaughter, but at least one contracted middleman did sell BLM wild horses to an alleged kill buyer and the horses very likely met a horrific fate at a slaughterhouse.
“We want a freeze on roundups, immediate access to document all long-term holding facilities as needed and a Congressional investigation into all aspects of the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program.”
Coffey’s report, together with links, can be accessed here.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
U.K. Horsemeat Scandal and more....
UK Burger King Drops Firm That Supplied Horse Meat
(Straight from the Horse's Heart)
“This is a voluntary and precautionary measure…”
Burger King, one of the most popular fast-food chains in Britain, said on Thursday it had stopped using one of the firms caught up in the scandal of supplying grocers with beef that contained horse meat.
The British food industry has been rocked by the revelation last week that retailers including market leader Tesco and smaller chains Aldi, Lidl and Iceland had sold beef productsthat contained horse meat.
Food safety experts say the horse meat discovery has raised concerns about the food supply chain and the ability to trace meat ingredients.On its website, Burger King said it had decided to replace all Silvercrest products in Britain and Ireland with products from another approved Burger King supplier.
“This is a voluntary and precautionary measure,” Burger King, famed for its flame-grilled burgers, said. “We are working diligently to identify suppliers that can produce 100 percent pure Irish and British beef products that meet our high quality standards.”
The beef burger products from the grocers, which were revealed last week to have tested positive for horse DNA, were produced by Liffey Meats and Silvercrest Foods in Ireland and Dalepak Hambleton in Britain.
Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, immediately withdrew from sale all products from its supplier, Silvercrest, which is owned by ABP Food Group, saying it was working with authorities and the supplier to urgently understand how horse meat came to be in the product.
ABP Foods said at the time that the source of the contamination was a beef based product bought from two third-party suppliers outside of Ireland.
The discovery of horse meat could be both embarrassing and damaging for the retailers involved. The mass-selling Sun newspaper carried the Burger King announcement on its front page on Thursday with the headline “Shergar King”, in reference to a famous racehorse that was kidnapped and never seen again.
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