Driver in horse trailer wreck cited - WSMV Channel 4
The driver whose trailer rolled over on I-40 Monday with a load of horses on board has now been charged in that wreck.
The Tennessee Department of Safety says Mance Frank Reed has been cited for unsafe operation of a vehicle and driving fatigued. He is also charged with having problems with his brakes, his frame, and the tires on his trailer. Read MORE...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
WILD HORSES IN TORTOLITA MOUNTAINS, TUCSON ARIZONA
The Person Horse Blog
The Persian Horse Blog is Dedicated to the Horses and Burros who have Shed their Blood, Lost their Freedom, and Given their Lives for BLM
A small herd of perhaps 15 animals – technically known as feral horses – roams the rugged ridges and canyons of the Tortolita Mountains northwest of the city.
The herd has survived in the wild since at least the 1920s or 1930s, by some ranchers’ estimates.
What’s remarkable is that the horses still go about their corral-and-saddle-free ways – even as the Tortolitas have seen a development boom, including the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Resort, golf courses, homes and a popular park in recent years.
“I have seen five of the horses in one group and a solo several times – always moving away quickly,” said Mark Flint, a hiker and trail designer who treks the range frequently on trail projects. “One hiker I talked to said he saw a group of 13.”
Flint said he has been unable to get photos of the swiftly retreating horses. Several Tucson-area hiking-club leaders said they know of no photos of the herd.
But now – thanks to a trail builder’s quick video skills – you can get a distant look at the free-roaming equines on YouTube. You can view it below.
Read MORE HERE.
The Persian Horse Blog is Dedicated to the Horses and Burros who have Shed their Blood, Lost their Freedom, and Given their Lives for BLM
So far, no pictures have been taken of the Wild Horses of Tortolita.
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BACKGROUND | ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Here’s something you might not expect to find on the edge of the sprawling Tucson metropolitan area: wild horses.A small herd of perhaps 15 animals – technically known as feral horses – roams the rugged ridges and canyons of the Tortolita Mountains northwest of the city.
The herd has survived in the wild since at least the 1920s or 1930s, by some ranchers’ estimates.
What’s remarkable is that the horses still go about their corral-and-saddle-free ways – even as the Tortolitas have seen a development boom, including the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Resort, golf courses, homes and a popular park in recent years.
“I have seen five of the horses in one group and a solo several times – always moving away quickly,” said Mark Flint, a hiker and trail designer who treks the range frequently on trail projects. “One hiker I talked to said he saw a group of 13.”
Flint said he has been unable to get photos of the swiftly retreating horses. Several Tucson-area hiking-club leaders said they know of no photos of the herd.
But now – thanks to a trail builder’s quick video skills – you can get a distant look at the free-roaming equines on YouTube. You can view it below.
Read MORE HERE.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Slaughter Horses in Tennessee Wreck Expected Anytime in Presidio Holding Pens
Horseback Magazine
anuary 18, 2012
By Steven Long
Photo by Julie Caramante
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – More than 30 slaughter bound horses are likely to arrive soon in the border town of Presidio, Texas after enduring a wreck that landed their cattle trailer on its side along a busy interstate highway. The city of 4,639 sits on the Rio Grande River border with Mexico. The town is home to the C-4 feedlot, a holding facility for slaughter bound horses south of the border, the animal’s possible destination, the kill box in Ojinaga, Mexico.
The 35 horses were traveling through Tennessee on I-40 Monday when the driver of the tractor trailer truck, Mance Reed, went to sleep at the wheel resulting in 35 horses panic stricken and trapped in the trailer laying on its side. Three horses were euthanized after the wreck, but 32 continued on their journey to Texas.
The incident has again sparked anti-slaughter advocates to call for passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, legislation that is annually introduced in Congress but has never been enacted into law. Many blame Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D) Nevada, a horse slaughter proponent for blocking passage.
Yet Reid may well face negative public opinion in this election year from a group that is much more powerful than timid senators and congressmen who have annually given lip service to the bill but boast a failure rate getting the popular legislation passed and signed by the president of zero.
In survey after survey, more than 70 percent of all Americans have said they oppose horse slaughter for human consumption. The United Federation of Teachers Humane Education Committee has lent its considerable clout to an effort by the Chicago based Equine Welfare Alliance to inspire a children’s letter writing campaign to Washington politicians supporting passage of the AHSPA.
Such a children’s campaign secured passage of the 1971 Free Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act under the leadership of Reno’s Velma Johnson, affectionately known as “Wild Horse Annie.” The legislation set aside sanctuaries in the western states for the North American Mustang and wild donkeys. The campaign resulted in the only unanimous votes in both houses of Congress in recent memory.
In a stealth midnight move three years ago Reid and former Sen. Conrad Burns (R) Montana, removed protections for the wild horses, and this year during a last minute budget vote a prohibition against funding of federal meat inspectors in American slaughterhouses was removed. The move has sparked a flurry of wishful thinking in the meat industry lusting for new markets in Europe and Asia.
The Tennessee horses were in route from Three Angels Farm in Lebanon, a facility holding hundreds of animals and believed to be a holding station for slaughter bound horses. The owner of the farm confirmed to a Nashville television station he was involved in incidents at the Presidio feed lot late last year that sparked investigations by Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez, the Texas Animal Health Commission, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The television station also reported the Tennessee owner of the horses is under investigation for transporting horses to Texas without proper documentation.
Horseback confirmed with Texas Animal Health Commission investigator Richard Wagner late last year that the same Coggins certificates were repeatedly used for horses coming into the C-4 lot. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is still investigating whether the horses involved in the I-40 wreck had proper paperwork. The firm transporting the horses has had a spotty record of passing state safety inspections including at least one incident of trucks being removed from the road Nashville’s Channel 4 reported.
The C-4 lot was given a slap on the wrist by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality after dead and dying horses were found in a dry creek bed leading to the Rio Grande. The flash flood prone stream had nearly 100 carcasses in varying stages of decomposition during the height of hurricane season when flooding can hit the state at any time.
The Equine Welfare Alliance has also charged that horses rejected as too ill or thin for slaughter have been dumped by killer buyers in Southwestern states.
anuary 18, 2012
By Steven Long
Photo by Julie Caramante
HOUSTON, (Horseback) – More than 30 slaughter bound horses are likely to arrive soon in the border town of Presidio, Texas after enduring a wreck that landed their cattle trailer on its side along a busy interstate highway. The city of 4,639 sits on the Rio Grande River border with Mexico. The town is home to the C-4 feedlot, a holding facility for slaughter bound horses south of the border, the animal’s possible destination, the kill box in Ojinaga, Mexico.The 35 horses were traveling through Tennessee on I-40 Monday when the driver of the tractor trailer truck, Mance Reed, went to sleep at the wheel resulting in 35 horses panic stricken and trapped in the trailer laying on its side. Three horses were euthanized after the wreck, but 32 continued on their journey to Texas.
The incident has again sparked anti-slaughter advocates to call for passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, legislation that is annually introduced in Congress but has never been enacted into law. Many blame Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D) Nevada, a horse slaughter proponent for blocking passage.
Yet Reid may well face negative public opinion in this election year from a group that is much more powerful than timid senators and congressmen who have annually given lip service to the bill but boast a failure rate getting the popular legislation passed and signed by the president of zero.
In survey after survey, more than 70 percent of all Americans have said they oppose horse slaughter for human consumption. The United Federation of Teachers Humane Education Committee has lent its considerable clout to an effort by the Chicago based Equine Welfare Alliance to inspire a children’s letter writing campaign to Washington politicians supporting passage of the AHSPA.
Such a children’s campaign secured passage of the 1971 Free Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act under the leadership of Reno’s Velma Johnson, affectionately known as “Wild Horse Annie.” The legislation set aside sanctuaries in the western states for the North American Mustang and wild donkeys. The campaign resulted in the only unanimous votes in both houses of Congress in recent memory.
In a stealth midnight move three years ago Reid and former Sen. Conrad Burns (R) Montana, removed protections for the wild horses, and this year during a last minute budget vote a prohibition against funding of federal meat inspectors in American slaughterhouses was removed. The move has sparked a flurry of wishful thinking in the meat industry lusting for new markets in Europe and Asia.
The Tennessee horses were in route from Three Angels Farm in Lebanon, a facility holding hundreds of animals and believed to be a holding station for slaughter bound horses. The owner of the farm confirmed to a Nashville television station he was involved in incidents at the Presidio feed lot late last year that sparked investigations by Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez, the Texas Animal Health Commission, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The television station also reported the Tennessee owner of the horses is under investigation for transporting horses to Texas without proper documentation.
Horseback confirmed with Texas Animal Health Commission investigator Richard Wagner late last year that the same Coggins certificates were repeatedly used for horses coming into the C-4 lot. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is still investigating whether the horses involved in the I-40 wreck had proper paperwork. The firm transporting the horses has had a spotty record of passing state safety inspections including at least one incident of trucks being removed from the road Nashville’s Channel 4 reported.
The C-4 lot was given a slap on the wrist by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality after dead and dying horses were found in a dry creek bed leading to the Rio Grande. The flash flood prone stream had nearly 100 carcasses in varying stages of decomposition during the height of hurricane season when flooding can hit the state at any time.
The Equine Welfare Alliance has also charged that horses rejected as too ill or thin for slaughter have been dumped by killer buyers in Southwestern states.
BURROS TO DELIVER 100,000 SIGNATURES TO GOVERNOR PERRY WEDNESDAY
American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 17, 2012
Burros led by local residents, the Wild Burro Protection League and Red Horse Nation, to ride to Capitol to deliver more than 100,000 signatures to Governor Perry on Wednesday.
AUSTIN, TX – A herd of burros, led by local residents, burro advocates and members of Red Horse Nation, will ride from the Rosewood Oaks Day Care Center to the Capitol on Wednesday, January 18 to hand-deliver more than 100,000 Change.org petition signatures demanding that the Perry Administration stop the wild burro slaughter in Big Bend Ranch State Park.
What: “Ride for Life” Burro Petition Delivery to Governor Perry and Lt. Governor Dewhurst. The petition signatures will be delivered Wednesday in a small wagon pulled by a donkey named Miss Abby.
Who: Marjorie Farabee of Wild Burro Protection League, Rod Rondeaux and 9-year-old daughter Cheyenne of Red Horse Nation, and local residents and supporters.
Where: Ride starts at Rosewood Oaks Day Care Center (1507 Lavaca St, Austin TX); Rally and petition delivery will take place on south side steps of Capitol building on Congress Ave.
When: 12:00 p.m. Ride for Life Departs Rosewood Oaks Day Care Center
12:40 p.m. Remarks by Red Horse Nation representatives and Alpine residents, the Rondeaux family, and Marjorie Farabee of Wild Burro Protection League
1:00 p.m. Petition Delivery to the Office of Governor Rick Perry and Lt. Governor David Dewhurst
Background: More than 100,000 people have joined a popular campaign on Change.org demanding that Texas wildlife officials stop slaughtering the wild burros of Big Bend Ranch State Park.
The campaign on Change.org was launched by Karen VanAtta Luce, a volunteer with the Wild Burro Protection League, after learning that Texas officials were gunning down the small wild donkeys with the intent of eradicating them from the state park. Citing concerns of animal cruelty and loss of an iconic heritage species, the Wild Burro Protection League, with the support of local residents and business owners, is asking Governor Perry to stop the shootings.
“We need to be more responsible land stewards; no one should have the right to wipe out an entire species,” said Farabee of the Wild Burro Protection League. “Nor should they have the right to destroy an ecosystem. I don’t care who they are, they don’t have that right.”
Live signature totals from the Wild Burro Protection League’s campaign:
http://www.change.org/petitions/texas-stop-killing-wild-burros
Additional coverage of the petition delivery at Horseback Magazine:
http://horsebackmagazine.com/hb/archives/13604
For more information on the Wild Burro Protection League, please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/Wild.Burro.Protection.League
The Wild Burro Protection League is an informal consortium of local citizens, organizations and scientists working together to end the senseless killing of wild burros on Texas state land. The group seeks to use online campaigning to pressure Texas Parks and Wildlife to change their policy of slaughtering wild burros under the vague definition of “invasive species.”
For more information on Change.org, please visit:
http://www.change.org/about
Change.org is the world’s fastest-growing platform for social change — growing by more than 500,000 new members a month, and empowering millions of people to start, join, and win campaigns for social change in their community, city and country.
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 17, 2012
Burros led by local residents, the Wild Burro Protection League and Red Horse Nation, to ride to Capitol to deliver more than 100,000 signatures to Governor Perry on Wednesday.
AUSTIN, TX – A herd of burros, led by local residents, burro advocates and members of Red Horse Nation, will ride from the Rosewood Oaks Day Care Center to the Capitol on Wednesday, January 18 to hand-deliver more than 100,000 Change.org petition signatures demanding that the Perry Administration stop the wild burro slaughter in Big Bend Ranch State Park.
What: “Ride for Life” Burro Petition Delivery to Governor Perry and Lt. Governor Dewhurst. The petition signatures will be delivered Wednesday in a small wagon pulled by a donkey named Miss Abby.
Who: Marjorie Farabee of Wild Burro Protection League, Rod Rondeaux and 9-year-old daughter Cheyenne of Red Horse Nation, and local residents and supporters.
Where: Ride starts at Rosewood Oaks Day Care Center (1507 Lavaca St, Austin TX); Rally and petition delivery will take place on south side steps of Capitol building on Congress Ave.
When: 12:00 p.m. Ride for Life Departs Rosewood Oaks Day Care Center
12:40 p.m. Remarks by Red Horse Nation representatives and Alpine residents, the Rondeaux family, and Marjorie Farabee of Wild Burro Protection League
1:00 p.m. Petition Delivery to the Office of Governor Rick Perry and Lt. Governor David Dewhurst
Background: More than 100,000 people have joined a popular campaign on Change.org demanding that Texas wildlife officials stop slaughtering the wild burros of Big Bend Ranch State Park.
The campaign on Change.org was launched by Karen VanAtta Luce, a volunteer with the Wild Burro Protection League, after learning that Texas officials were gunning down the small wild donkeys with the intent of eradicating them from the state park. Citing concerns of animal cruelty and loss of an iconic heritage species, the Wild Burro Protection League, with the support of local residents and business owners, is asking Governor Perry to stop the shootings.
“We need to be more responsible land stewards; no one should have the right to wipe out an entire species,” said Farabee of the Wild Burro Protection League. “Nor should they have the right to destroy an ecosystem. I don’t care who they are, they don’t have that right.”
Live signature totals from the Wild Burro Protection League’s campaign:
http://www.change.org/petitions/texas-stop-killing-wild-burros
Additional coverage of the petition delivery at Horseback Magazine:
http://horsebackmagazine.com/hb/archives/13604
For more information on the Wild Burro Protection League, please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/Wild.Burro.Protection.League
The Wild Burro Protection League is an informal consortium of local citizens, organizations and scientists working together to end the senseless killing of wild burros on Texas state land. The group seeks to use online campaigning to pressure Texas Parks and Wildlife to change their policy of slaughtering wild burros under the vague definition of “invasive species.”
For more information on Change.org, please visit:
http://www.change.org/about
Change.org is the world’s fastest-growing platform for social change — growing by more than 500,000 new members a month, and empowering millions of people to start, join, and win campaigns for social change in their community, city and country.
Driver hauling horses may have fallen asleep at wheel
WSMV Channel 4
WSMV Channel 4 News report- Driver Mance Reed fell asleep while hauling slaughter horses. Three of the thirty-eight animals died in the accident. Dorian Ayache from Lebanon, TN is the owner of the horses and is known person who sends horses to Mexico, via Presidio, Texas to slaughter for human consumption.
WSMV Channel 4 News report- Driver Mance Reed fell asleep while hauling slaughter horses. Three of the thirty-eight animals died in the accident. Dorian Ayache from Lebanon, TN is the owner of the horses and is known person who sends horses to Mexico, via Presidio, Texas to slaughter for human consumption.
Ensuring Their Safety
Americans Against Horse Slaughter (AAHS)
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Children’s Writing Campaign Building Groundswell of Support
Equine Welfare Alliance
January 16, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
John Holland
540-268-5693
john@equinewelfarealliance.org
Jo-Claire Corcoran
276.970.5607
jo-claire@equinewelfarealliance.org
Children’s Writing Campaign Building Groundswell of Support
Chicago (EWA) – The Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) children’s letter writing campaign to end horse slaughter, first announced on January 5th, has now received the support of The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Humane Education Committee.
The Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) was contacted by the committee to offer their support and to obtain additional information on the campaign. The committee enclosed a letter from one of their teachers with an email voicing support from Senator Joe Lieberman.
The EWA will provide information to help support, update and expand lesson plans developed by the committee. The plans can be found on the EWA’s new Children’s Page, along with fun and educational videos about famous horses.
The UFT Humane Education Committee’s lessons already provided children with sound basic information about horses, their functions in our society, and the issue of horse slaughter. The UFT Humane Education Committee is involved in many such projects with the goal of enhancing student skills in science and literacy through humane education.
Support for the campaign has been overwhelming from both the U.S. and around the world. “Children aren’t given enough credit for their intuitive understanding of right and wrong, especially when it pertains to humane treatment of animals”, said EWAs Vicki Tobin. “We have received letters, poems, videos and pictures from children as young as 4 years old. We were amazed at the unique ways they made their points.”
“In our opinion,” explained EWA’s John Holland, “it is vital to our society that children grow up with a healthy attitude toward all animals and their welfare. Such empathy for the plight of defenseless creatures will bring forth a healthier attitude toward their fellow humans later in life, and the legacy of young people who abuse animals has well documented and frightening consequences.”
Jo-Claire Corcoran of EWAs research team started the campaign and is thrilled with the response she has received in support of America’s horses. “Horses have played such a significant role in our country’s history. Not only do horses continue to protect our citizens in law enforcement, they provide entertainment and serve as loyal companions”, added Jo-Claire.
EWA is calling on children and adults to demand President Obama and our Congress pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 and afford America’s horses the protection they so richly deserve. The time is now.
Press requests for letters or video presentations by children should be made to:
jo-claire@equinewelfarealliance.org.
#
The Equine Welfare Alliance is a dues-free 501c4, umbrella organization with over 210 member organizations and hundreds of individual members worldwide. The organization focuses its efforts on the welfare of all equines and the preservation of wild equids. www.equinewelfarealliance.org
January 16, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
John Holland
540-268-5693
john@equinewelfarealliance.org
Jo-Claire Corcoran
276.970.5607
jo-claire@equinewelfarealliance.org
Children’s Writing Campaign Building Groundswell of Support
Chicago (EWA) – The Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) children’s letter writing campaign to end horse slaughter, first announced on January 5th, has now received the support of The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Humane Education Committee.
The Equine Welfare Alliance (EWA) was contacted by the committee to offer their support and to obtain additional information on the campaign. The committee enclosed a letter from one of their teachers with an email voicing support from Senator Joe Lieberman.
The EWA will provide information to help support, update and expand lesson plans developed by the committee. The plans can be found on the EWA’s new Children’s Page, along with fun and educational videos about famous horses.
The UFT Humane Education Committee’s lessons already provided children with sound basic information about horses, their functions in our society, and the issue of horse slaughter. The UFT Humane Education Committee is involved in many such projects with the goal of enhancing student skills in science and literacy through humane education.
Support for the campaign has been overwhelming from both the U.S. and around the world. “Children aren’t given enough credit for their intuitive understanding of right and wrong, especially when it pertains to humane treatment of animals”, said EWAs Vicki Tobin. “We have received letters, poems, videos and pictures from children as young as 4 years old. We were amazed at the unique ways they made their points.”
“In our opinion,” explained EWA’s John Holland, “it is vital to our society that children grow up with a healthy attitude toward all animals and their welfare. Such empathy for the plight of defenseless creatures will bring forth a healthier attitude toward their fellow humans later in life, and the legacy of young people who abuse animals has well documented and frightening consequences.”
Jo-Claire Corcoran of EWAs research team started the campaign and is thrilled with the response she has received in support of America’s horses. “Horses have played such a significant role in our country’s history. Not only do horses continue to protect our citizens in law enforcement, they provide entertainment and serve as loyal companions”, added Jo-Claire.
EWA is calling on children and adults to demand President Obama and our Congress pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 and afford America’s horses the protection they so richly deserve. The time is now.
Press requests for letters or video presentations by children should be made to:
jo-claire@equinewelfarealliance.org.
#
The Equine Welfare Alliance is a dues-free 501c4, umbrella organization with over 210 member organizations and hundreds of individual members worldwide. The organization focuses its efforts on the welfare of all equines and the preservation of wild equids. www.equinewelfarealliance.org
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