Appeals court rules against horse slaughtering in Texas A federal appeals court has ruled that horse slaughter is illegal in Texas, home to two of the nation’s three processing plants, from the Houston Chronicle. Read more >>
Walking horse group OKs inspection rules One group of walking horse inspectors has approved tougher inspection rules as other industry groups mount resistance to such rule changes proposed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, from the Knoxville News Sentinel. Read more >>
Wellington on the up after horse virus Things are getting back to normal in Wellington in the aftermath of a deadly horse virus, from Tampa Bay’s 10 News. Read more >>
Horse Shelter Owners Form Cooperative A group of people who run shelters for abused and neglected horses are creating a network to support each other and stop animal abuse, from WCSH6.com. Read more >>
Abigail Boatwright is a freelance writer and photographer based in Texas, and is the editor of Horse Illustrated’s sister publication, Western Life Today.
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