At the Liberty Sanctuary in Heber City, founder Debra West and volunteers work at a different pace — the horses' pace.

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ALBUQUERQUE - An Internet video that shows a meat company employee swearing at animal activists before shooting a horse in the head highlights the increasing emotional intensity of the national debate ...

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — About five miles from this southeastern New Mexico town’s famed UFO museum, tucked between dairy farms, is a nondescript metal building that could be home to any number of small ...

Equine Advocates has become a sanctuary for horses in distress. Founded in 1996 by Susan Wagner, this nonprofit organization in Chatham, New York, is dedicated to rescuing equines from slaughter, ...

When the ban on slaughtering horses for human consumption was lifted in the U.S. last November, it was only a matter of time before someone applied to start the practice up again. That person is Rick ...

In the House, lawmakers took up another issue altogether. They voted yesterday to end a practice many Americans may have been unaware was evening happening: the slaughter of horses for human ...