Publications and Press Releases 2004

December, 2004 The Lion's Pride (Kaufman High School) Mary Nash's letter to the editor re cost to bury a horse
November 1, 2004  Fort Worth Star Telegram-Into the sunset  When it comes to horse racing fans' favorites, their old acquaintances are not being forgotten
October 30, 2004  San Antonio Express News  Horse advocates educating race visitors about slaughter
October 30, 2004  Louisville, KY Courier Journal-Group pushes anti-slaughter bill; Silver Charm sold to Japan
October 30, 2004  Bloodhorse Magazine  Remembering Ferdinand Rally Call for Horse Rescue Groups
October 29, 2004  Thoroughbred Times  Zito message: ‘Simply think about the word ‘slaughter’ for just a minute’
October 29, 2004  National Horse Protection Coalition press release
October 29, 2004  Los Angeles Times-Too Close for Their Comfort   Breeders' Cup unhappy about having two horse slaughterhouses so near its big event in Texas
October 27, 2004  Augusta Free Press-Another solution on horse-slaughter issue
October 27, 2004 Dallas Morning News- Barbaric acts must be halted  Texas is home to two plants that slaughter racehorses for food
October 24, 2004  San Antonio Express News  Breeders' Cup saddled with nagging issue
October 12, 2004  Augusta Free Press  Goodlatte 'has too much to lose'
October 11, 2004 DeKalb Daily Chronicle letters to the editor God bless you, Equine Dreams
October 11, 2004  The Illinois Leader letter to the editor Horse advocates on Rep. Bob Pritchard: "Vote the bum out!"
October 10, 2004  The Roanoke Times  From orchards to Iraq, Goodlatte's tenure takes him near and far
October 9, 2004  Press Release Goodlatte a No-Show at the Annual Polo Cup
October 6, 2004  Scripps Howard News Service  Horse owners push for ban on slaughtering for meat
October 6, 2004 The Thoroughbred Times  Anti-slaughter rally planned for Breeders’ Cup week
October, 2004  The Lion's Pride  (Kaufman High School)  Dallas Crown and city await test results
September 30, 2004 Augusta Free Press  Horse slaughter takes center stage
September 24, 2004 Cincinnati Channel 5  Officials: Horse Trailer Accident Could Have Been Prevented
September 23, 2004  The Horse  Dallas Crown Litigation
September 20, 2004 The Thoroughbred Times  Slaughter will be exposed in Texas
September 17, 2004  Cincinnati Channel 5  Were Horses Bound For Stables Or Slaughterhouse?
September 9, 2004 New York Thoroughbred Breeders press release
September 9, 2004 KPHO Phoenix, AZ  Livestock Auction Faces Abuse Allegations
September, 2004 TheHorse.com  Welfare is Your Concern
August 31, 2004 Augusta Free Press  What happens if the slaughterhouses close?
August 29, 2004 Los Angeles Times  Media Empire Ends Up as One of the Lucky Horses
August 29, 2004 The Sun Sentinel  Love to the Rescue
August 26, 2004 The Kaufman Herald  Crown sees city in court
August 24, 2004 Kaufman County Court at Law Proposed Order Granting Injunctive Relief (Dallas Crown vs. City of Kaufman)
August 19, 2004 Roanoke Times That wasn't horse sense
August 18, 2004  The Kaufman Herald  Dallas Crown sues
August 16, 2004 USDA Slaughter Stats 1980 through July, 2004 compiled by Tom Durfee
August 14, 2004 Roanoke Times ad re horse slaughter and Bob Goodlatte
August 12, 2004  Illinois Leader letter to the editor from Susan Clay  Why won't Hastert order the release of anti-horse slaughter bill?
August 6, 2004 Augusta Free Press Suspending disbelief on horse-slaughter issue by Shelley Sawhook
August 5, 2004 Augusta Free Press  Keep the issue alive! by Anne Russek
August 3, 2004 The Saratogian  Horses should not be killed in our country to become food
August, 2004 The Horse Magazine Just Say No to HR 857 by: Suzanne Wilcox, DVM
July 31, 2004  Chicago Daily Herald  Winners and Losers
July 26, 2004  Northern Star Cavel in second month of limited production
July 26, 2004 MeatingPlace.com Voluntary COOL bill moves to full House; Senate opposition likely
July 23, 2004 Illinois Leader letter to the editor from Duane Burright
July 19, 2004 The Saratogian (New York) Equine advocates lasso Willie Nelson for benefit
July 15, 2004 DeKalb Daily Chronicle Cavel plant is back in business
July 13, 2004 Facts & Fallacies on Horse Slaughter Power Point presentation by Connie Carmichael
July 13, 2004 The York Dispatch  Horse advocates push anti-slaughter bill
July 13, 2004  Roanoke Times opinion editorial from John Holland
July 11, 2004  Roanoke Times  letter to the editor re Goodlatte
July 5, 2004  The Augusta Free Press  The horse holocaust
July 3, 2004 Galveston Daily News letters to the editor
July 2, 2004  Chicago Sun Times  The horse controversy...
July 2, 2004  The Horse Magazine  Slaughter Plant Reopens
July 1, 2004 Horse Connection  editorial on horse slaughter bill by publisher Geoff Young pdf format
July 1, 2004 Beltex slaughter record:  Ryan
July, 2004 Speech by Elaine Jenkins Valencia Community College Orlando Florida
June 30, 2004 PR Newswire  Support for Horse Slaughter Ban Increases in Virginia
June 30, 2004  NHPC News & Alerts Arizona Racing Commission Supports Ending Horse Slaughter
June 30, 2004 The Daily News, Galveston, Tx  A horse could be a course    
June 30, 2004 Beltex slaughter records:  Bailey Kemp  Les Ray  Joe Simon  Sugarcreek
June 29, 2004 The News Sun letter to the editor from Illinois Congressman Mark Steven Kirk 
June 29, 2004 The Roanoke Times  Goodlatte defends horse bill
June 29, 2004 Roanoke, VA WSLS Channel 10 Horse Slaughter Heats Discussion
June 29, 2004 Roanoke, VA  WDBJ Channel 7  Goodlatte's town hall meeting report
June 29, 2004 Roanoke, VA WSLS Channel 10  Horse lovers confront U.S. Rep. Goodlatte on bill to prevent slaughter
June 29, 2004 Beltex slaughter record:  Don Smith
June 28, 2004 Galveston Daily News  Habitat for Horses to use contraceptives
June 28, 2004 Beltex slaughter records:  Beltex  Darrell Beverly  Leslie Downing  P.J. Halter  Bailey Kemp  M&M Livestock  Musick1  Musick2  Musick3  Ryan  Joe Simon1  Joe Simon2
June 27, 2004 Beltex slaughter records:  Beltex  Jerry Brook  Jeff Smith1  Jeff Smith2   Jeff Smith3  Sugarcreek  Wald
June 26, 2004 Beltex slaughter record: Ron Sebastian  
June 25, 2004 Laredo, Texas Morning Times  Texas at center of horse slaughter debate
June 25, 2004  NHPC News & Alerts   Virginia Voters Support the Stopping of Slaughtering of Horses for Human Consumption
June 25, 2004  WFAA Dallas   Texas at center of horse slaughter debate
June 24, 2004 Beltex slaughter record: David Peck
June 23, 2004  The Roanoke Times letters to the editor re Bob Goodlatte
June 16, 2004 CBS News  From finish line to slaughterhouse
June 12, 2004 Beltex slaughter record: Scott Irvine
June 4, 2004 Illinois Leader letters to the editor
June 2, 2004  Illinois Leader  Horse slaughter bill not done yet, senate sponsor says
June 1, 2004 Horse Connection  An American Tragedy (interview with HR857 author Congressman John Sweeney) pdf format
May 30, 2004 Chicago Sun Times  Slaughter saga . . .
May 29, 2004  Thoroughbred Times  Illinois House votes down measure banning horse slaughter
May 29, 2004 DeKalb Daily Chronicle  Anti-horse slaughter bill defeated in House vote
May 29, 2004 Pantograph.com  Ban on horse slaughtering plants in Illinois defeated
May 29, 2004 Rockford Register Star  House rejects slaughter bill
May 29, 2004 Daily Herald  Horse slaughter ban rejected Actress's activism upsets some legislators
May 29, 2004  Times Daily Northwest Alabama  Bill to Halt Horse Slaughter Fails
May 28, 2004 Vote in Illinois House on slaughter ban 51 Yea, 60 Nay, 5 Present  Bill was not passed
May 28, 2004 Dallas Morning News letter to the editor from Mary S. Nash
May 27, 2004  Pioneer Press  Residents fighting horse slaughtering
May 26, 2004  Illinois Leader letters to the editor 
May 25, 2004  Illinois Leader letters to the editor 
May 24, 2004  Chicago Tribune  Horse slaughter prohibition bill aims for heart
May 24, 2004  Yahoo Finance  Illinois Senate Passes Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter
May 24, 2004 Orlando Sentinel Should we lead a horse to slaughter?
May 23, 2004 Orlando Sentinel  Horse racing's dirty little secret
May 22, 2004 Rockford Register Star  Actress effective weapon against horse-slaughtering facility
May 21, 2004 Horsemen's Council of Illinois release re slaughter ban legislation
May 21, 2004 Illinois Leader letters to the editor 
May 21, 2004 Dallas Morning News opinion editorial by John Murrell:  Trigger doesn't belong on dinner plate
May 21, 2004 Dallas Morning News editorial staff member Timothy O'Leary:   Pet lobby pushes issue too far
May 21, 2004 Chicago Sun Times  Fantastic!
May 20, 2004 Illinois Leader  letter to the editor  "Pierre" meet Mr. Heimlich
May 20, 2004 Chicago Sun Times  Yippee!
May 20, 2004 The Telegraph  Senate panel
May 20, 2004 Pantograph.com  Legislation banning slaughtering
May 20, 2004  ABC7Chicago.com  Bo Derek testifies in hearing on horse slaughter
May 19, 2004 Illinois Leader   Bo knows . . . horse politics
May 19, 2004 Illinois Leader  Horse slaughter ban still to be considered
May 19, 2004 Chicago Sun Times  Actress scores a '10' with state legislators
May 19, 2004 Illinois Leader  Ten letters against the slaughter of Joe, the workhorse
May 18, 2004 ABC7Chicago.com  With horse slaughter plant about to open, lawmakers push for ban
May 18, 2004  Illinois Leader pro-slaughter guest opinion, slaughter of Joe, the workhorse
May 18, 2004 Bloodhorse Magazine  AAEP's Position on H.R. 857
May 18, 2004 Chicago Sun Times  She's a '10' . . .
May 16, 2004 Grand Forks Herald  letters to the editor  Stop the senseless slaughter of horses
May 12, 2004 USA Today opinion editorial by Nick Zito
May 11, 2004 Sun Times  Giddyap!!!  (Illinois legislation)
May 7, 2004 News4Jax.com  Bo Derek And Tony Curtis Lobby Capitol Hill
May 5, 2004 HarnessLink.com  Society Supports Anti-Slaughter Bill
May 5, 2004 Fort Worth Business Press  Legislation to ban horse slaughtering in Congress
May 4, 2004 Congressional Record   Congressman Ed Whitfield's speech recorded in 
May 3, 2004 The Charlotte Observer  Bill, opposed by Hayes, forbids butchering for human consumption
May 1, 2004 Hearst News Service  Horse fans spur push to end U.S. slaughter
May 1, 2004 NHPC Video with Bo Derek www.horse-protection.org/video/NationalHorseProtectionCoalition.wmv
May 1, 2004 Grand Forks Herald  Commentary:  Zito's crusade is to stop the slaughter of horses
May 1, 2004 NPR's Scott Simon on horse slaughter  
April 30, 2004 Hearst Newspapers  Stop killing horses for gourmet meals, groups lobby
April 29, 2004 The Courier News  Processors of horse meat take U.S. Senate heat
April 29, 2004 The Mercury News  Zito's crusade is to stop the slaughter of horses
April 28, 2004 Northwest Herald Online  Activist criticizes advocate for horses over slaughtering
April 28, 2004  WTVO Channel 17  Local Horse Slaughtering Facility Set To Reopen
April 28, 2004 Bloodhorse Magazine  Anti-Slaughter Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate
April 28, 2004 U.S. Newswire  Sens. Ensign, Landrieu Introduce American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
April 28, 2004 National Horse Protection Coalition press release - Bo Derek film release
April 27, 2004 Illinois Leader letters to the editor in support horse slaughter ban
April 27, 2004 National Horse Protection Coalition press release - Senate version of American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
April 25, 2004 San Diego Union-Tribune  Ramona woman saves horses from slaughter
April 24, 2004 Dallas Crown fire report filed by Kaufman Fire Dept
April 23, 2004 Daily Chronicle  letter to the editor from James Tucker, Cavel International Inc.
April 23, 2004 Daily Chronicle Cavel's opening delayed again
April 22, 2004 Illinois Leader letters to the editor in support of horse slaughter ban
April 20, 2004 Illinois Leader letters to the editor in support of horse slaughter ban
April 16, 2004 Illinois Leader letters to the editor from Sylvia Pemberton and David Snider
April 15, 2004 Illinois leader letter to the editor from Jon A. Zahm
April 14, 2004 New York Times  Saving racehorses from slaughterhouse
April 14, 2004 Daily Herald letter to the editor from Jeff Dornbos
April 13, 2004 Blood-Horse Magazine letter to the editor from John Murrell
April 11, 2004  Daily Herald letter to the editor from Pat Slusser
April 7, 2004 Pioneer Press  Legislators keeping busy
April 6, 2004 Chicago 5 NBC News  Sneed: Horse Slaughter Bill Raises Questions Of Humanity
April 6, 2004 Chicago Sun Times  Horse slaughter
April 4, 2004 New York Times  New Start for Horses Once Left Behind
April 2, 2004  The Independent   Sweeney leads charge to end horse slaughter
April 2, 2004 Chicago Sun Times  The horse slaughter! 
April 1, 2004 DeKalb County News  Campaign contributions funded both sides of horse slaughter issue
April 1, 2004 Elk Grove Times  Legislature tries to rein in horse slaughter market
March 31, 2004 Farm Week (Illinois Farm Bureau) Ban on horse slaughter stalls in Illinois House
March 31, 1004 Illinois Leader letters to the editor
March 27, 2004 Kaufman County Democratic Party Convention Resolution supporting HR857, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
March 26, 2004 WTVO DeKalb Horse Slaughtering Facility Set To Open in DeKalb
March 26, 2004 Thoroughbred Times  Bill to ban horse slaughter stalls in Illinois House
March 26, 2004 Suburban Chicago Daily Herald  Horse slaughter ban hits hurdle in state House
March 25, 2004  WBBM Radio  House Fails To Stop Horse Slaughterhouse
March 23, 2004  East Valley Tribune, AZ  Gilbert rescue group does what it can for downtrodden horses
March 22, 2004 KTVT Channel 11   KTVT site  Dallas Horse Slaughter in North Texas
March 22, 2004 Northwest Herald  Support builds for ban on horse slaughtering
March 21, 2004 Chicago Sun Times  Horses: beloved friends -- or food?
March 19, 2004 WTVO Rockford, Il  Bill Proposed to Ban Horse Slaughtering
March 19, 2004 Chicago Tribune editorial  Horses just don't fit Americans' idea of meat
March 18, 2004 Illinois Horsemen Press Release  Illinoisans say "Whoa" to horse slaughter
March 18, 2004 ABC Chicago  State lawmakers consider ban to end horse slaughter
March 17, 2004 Fox News interview with Bo Derek on video
March 17, 2004 First Coast News  Bo Derek Protests Slaughter of Horses (with photo)
March 17, 2004 Suburban Chicago News  Slaughter of horses decried in DeKalb
March 17, 2004 USA Today  Bo Derek protests slaughter of horses
March 16, 2004 Houston Chronicle  Bo Derek seeks ban on killing horses for food
March 16, 2004 Bloodhorse Magazine  Horse Slaughter Bill Gets Star Support Before Congress
March 16, 2004 Thoroughbred Times  Slaughter issue spurs debate in Congress, Illinois, and Texas
March 16, 2004 National Horse Protection Coalition Press Release re Bo Derek
March 16, 2004 MichiganNews.com Horse Tripping:  A Third World Nightmare in America
March 15, 2004  National Horse Protection Coalition Media Advisory Bo Derek signs on to end horse slaughter 
March 13, 2004  Suburban Chicago News letter to the editor
March 10, 2004 USDA Slaughter Horse Transport IES Cases Initiated 4/4/02-2/17/2004
March 8, 2004 The Illinois Leader letters to the editor
March 5, 2004 Morrison County Record   Neglected horses find a sanctuary on farm near Motley
March 4, 2004 Bloodhorse Magazine  European Trade Sanctions Impact Buyers of U.S. Horses
March 2, 2004 The Rocky Mountain Collegian  CSU horse auction controversy still in the saddle
March 1, 2004  DVM Newsmagazine  AAEP to release welfare guidelines for rescue groups
February 29, 2004 Daily Herald  Saving the animals one step at a time
February 28, 2004 SuburbanChicagoNews.com    Slaughter of horses decried in DeKalb
February 26, 2004 Horse and Hound.Co.Uk  Boost for live export campaign
February 26, 2004 European Voice  Tainted horsemeat for dinner, anyone?
February 26, 2004 The Horse.com  Animal Identification Plan Largely Misunderstood
February 25, 2004 NHPC Press Release  Ban Horse Slaughter in Illinois
February 24, 2004 Washington Post Ad from National Horse Protection Coalition - How the French see the American horse
February 24, 2004 Bloodhorse Magazine Industry Dilemma
February 24, 2004 Bloodhorse Magazine  A Humane End
February 24, 2004 Bloodhorse Magazine  Equine Retirement Programs
February 20, 2004 The Illinois Leader letters to the editor
February 20, 2004 Bloodhorse Magazine  Illinois Slaughter Ban Tackled by House Committee
February 20, 2004 HB 6570 Illinois 93rd General Assembly
February 20, 2004 The Horse.com  Illinois Horse Slaughter Legislation
February 19, 2004 Chicago Tribune Illinois legislation seeks to block horsemeat plant
February 19, 2004 Daily Illini  Students hope to gain support for anti-horse slaughter bill
February 17, 2004 Fort Worth Star Telegram Fate of mares sparks equine controversy
February 17, 2004 Daily Chronicle Horse slaughter debate heats up
February 16, 2004 National Horse Protection Coalition Press Release
February 15, 2004 AVMA  Horse slaughter bill making waves
February 13, 2004 Horse and Hound.Co.Uk  French turn away from horsemeat
February 14, 2004 HoofPac Alert
February 13, 2004 The Illinois Leader letters to the editor
February 10, 1004 DeKalb Daily Chronicle letters to the editor from Gail Vacca
February 10, 1004 DeKalb Daily Chronicle letters to the editor from Mary T. Smith
February 4, 2004 TheHorse.com The United States Animal ID Plan
February, 2004 Ask Don Blazer on Equine Infectious Anemia
January 31, 2004 Daily Racing Form letter to the editor Veterinarian's group off the mark on slaughter
January 30, 2004 The Illinois Leader Whoa! Six letters shoot down horse slaughter advocates
January 28, 2004 TheHorse.Com  No Increase in PMU Mares at Slaughter Plants
January 27, 2004 The Illinois Leader 2 pro-slaughter letters to the editor
January 27, 2004 The Illinois Leader 11 anti-slaughter letters to the editor
January 23, 2004 The Illinois Leader Duane Burright, Jr.'s letter to the editor
January 21, 2004 The Illinois Leader Tucker responds
January 20, 2004 The Illinois Leader Nine letters on horse slaughter article
January 19, 2004 The Illinois Leader  Legislation proposed to end horse slaughter in Illinois
January 18, 2004 NBC Dateline The HRT Horses 
January 14, 2004 WIFR23 News  Lawmaker Wants Horse Slaughter Banned in Illinois
January 14, 2004 www.Pantagraph.com  Horse-slaughter bill up for debate again 
January 14, 2004 Chicago Daily Herald  Group: Don't kill horses for food
January 14, 2004  St. Louis Post-Dispatch  Critics push ban on slaughter of horses
January 12, 2004  Northern Star letter to the editor from Daniel Cordero Fernandez
January 12, 2004 The Horse Magazine  Welfare Concerns Prompt AVMA Opposition to House Bill on Transportation and Processing of Horses for Slaughter
January 10, 2004 Daily Southtown  Slaughterhouse not giving up
January 9, 2004  WMBD Channel 31  Central Illinois  Activists Fighting Dekalb Horse Slaughterhouse
January 8, 2004 Viet Nam Net  To be or not to be
January 4, 2004 Galveston Daily News  Once broken, Marco trots path to recovery
January 3, 2004 Houston Chronicle Rescuing the horses  Neglect on the rise in Texas and other states
January 2, 2004 The Atlanta Journal Constitution  Drug maker's cutbacks send 20,000 horses to auction block
January 1, 2004 Chicago Sun Times  Anti-horse-slaughter forces get a key backer
January 1, 2004 DVM Clarifies Stance on Horse Slaughter Association refutes any pro-slaughter claims by proponents of horse slaughter bill
Winter, 2004 ReNews Slaughterhouse Set to Re-open in Illinois Duchossois Joins Anti-Slaughter Forces