Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | One comment

Cheri White Owl, founder of Horse Feathers Equine Rescue, is pictured with one of the 33 horses for which she cares in Guthrie, Okla., on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Ms. White Owl said she’s seen more horse neglect during the recession, which coincided with the end of horse slaughtering in the U.S. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
The domestic ban didn’t end horse slaughter but instead shifted the site of butchery to Mexico and Canada – which meant increased abuse or neglect as the horses were shipped out of the country and beyond the reach of U.S. law.
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011 | 2 comments

Steve Mello, whose corn and alfalfa farm has been hit by thieves over the past year, says, “It’s difficult to lock up 1,400-plus acres.”
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Sgt. Walt Reed said he could tell right away that the grapes were stolen. They looked like an ordinary bunch. Except, he said, for the way they were dressed.
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