Let’s Help All These Horses, Burros, and Sheep ~ with One Click

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The horse pictured above is Warrior, a 27 year old mustang seized from an abuser 4 years ago. He has narcolepsy & was just miraculously pulled through a stroke with expert Veterinary care and TLC by Catherine Ritlaw.

Imagine being able to help feed, shelter, and provide veterinary care for this beautiful rescued horse, who is cared for by Catherine Ritlaw, at Journey’s End Ranch Animal Sanctuary, with just ONE CLICK and a VOTE. !!

Please click on this link http://www.eaglerarelife.com/content/catherine-ritlaw

Your Vote For Catherine Ritlaw will be appreciated.  The Grand Prize in the Eagle Rare Contest is $50,000, and that will go a long way in providing food, shelters, and veterinary care for the 26 rescued horses, burros, and sheep who live at Journey’s End Ranch Animal Sanctuary.

PLEASE VOTE NOW !

Barnie’s Herd Has Lost Their Home ~ Please Help ~ It Takes a Village

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If you LOVE Animals, but do not have the time, energy, money or facilities to rescue animals in need yourself, the best way to help animals is : to help Other People who ARE helping Animals.  Sometimes it Takes a Village to Help Just a Few Animals.

Right Now Allison Morris and her husband Troy need our help.  Let’s all get together and have a barn raising for them.  They have precious animals who are now without shelter because their barn was destroyed by a recent tornado in Avalon, Texas on Mothers’ Day, 2015.

CLICK HERE TO ATTEND THE BARN RAISING EVENT FOR ALLISON & TROY. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS YOU CAN HELP. WE NEED MORE GUESTS AT THE EVENT, WE NEED THE EVENT SHARED, WE NEED DONATIONS FOR MATERIALS, AND NEXT SATURDAY WE NEED STRONG ABLE-BODIES PERSONS TO COME TO THE FARM IN AVALON, TEXAS TO LEND TROY THEIR HELPING HANDS.

CLICK HERE TO ATTEND THE EVENT PLEASE.

Let’s help Allison Repair the Damages caused to her farm on Mother’s Day 2015 in Avalon, Texas ~ please send donations to PAYPAL ncabsl@aol.com OR send checks to Allison Morris at 3315 Pleasant Drive, Dallas, TX 75227 . Home Depot Gift Cards would also be an excellent way to help with the Building Materials.
Donations are needed . If you can help please donate towards this project for these animals. Please share for us. There was no insurance on the farm because nobody has lived there in over ten years. We need help to rebuild a shelter for these animals. DONATIONS desperately needed for materials to build a barn. Every 5,10,20 dollars will add up for us. We have raised $710 so far but it will take more to but the materials, tin wood, poles, cross railes, nails etc Thank you again for sharing for us. If you can give hands on help with your time please contact ALLISON via PM, we really appreciate all of you . Please send donations to PAYPAL ncabsl@aol.com OR you can also Donate through the donation fund raising link here: http://www.youcaring.com/pet-expenses/tx-tornado-help-them-rebuild/355369

We need help with Repair from Damages caused to our farm by a TORNADO on Mother’s Day, May 10 2015, at 8:30 PM in Avalon, Texas , It only took a matter of a few minutes of what could have been a deadly storm/tornado which took our hard work and dreams for these animals away suddenly in TX. If you can help us in any way we appreciate you, We had put so much time in this and this has been a devastating experience and has left Troy and I both at a loss for words right now. They day this tornado came through this little town it ripped our hearts in a million pieces with it http://www.youcaring.com/pet-expenses/tx-tornado-help-them-rebuild/355369

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Action Alert Courtesy of Shane Destry

Here are Useful Links to Tell Congress to Protect Our Wild Horses and To Abolish Horse Slaughter Via The SAFE Act H.R. 1942/S. 1214

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/815/963/372/save-the-last-of-our-native-wild-horses/
https://www.change.org/p/defund-and-stop-the-wild-horse-burro-roundups
https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/114/hr1942
http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/US-Congress.shtml
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
http://www.senate.gov/…/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

You Are Making A Big Difference in the Life of This Horse

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Ginger Loves Troy because he protects her.

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Thanks to all of you ~ dear readers and horse lovers ~ Ginger has gone from Number #31 to Number #3 in just 6 days.  She still needs your votes to get to Number #1 in the Nutrena Contest.

Please click on this link to vote for Allison/Ginger ~ http://bit.ly/19cVTtv  VOTE EVERY 24 HOURS PLEASE.

The Nutrena Contest winning prize is $10,000 ~ and rest assured that Allison Morris and Troy Morris will use the money for rescued horses of other rescues, not only their own.  They were out all night last night trying to save starving horses and cows that had been abandoned with no way to get food and were crying out for help.

Here is Ginger’s Story for those of you who have not read it before . Please be sure to vote for Allison/Ginger at this link ~ http://bit.ly/19cVTtv  . VOTE EVERY 24 HOURS PLEASE.

GINGER AND HER TWO SISTERS ARE ALL RESCUED HORSES IN TEXAS. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR OUR HUMAN MOM AND DAD WE WERE HEADED TO THE SALE BARNS AND SLAUGHTER BOUND. WE GOT A NEW LIFE AND WE NEED YOUR VOTES, PLEASE VOTE FOR ME DAILY. “GINGER” YOU CAN VOTE ONCE EVERY 24 HOURS When I came to rescue I had never been touched by humans, never had grain or fly spray, Had never even been seen by a Vet. I lived on a pasture with about eight other horses who were eating me alive and beating me up daily. Just a baby and my momma was a brood mare so she had another baby soon and left me behind to fend for myself. My previous owner was going to take me to a sale barn and I would have been slaughter bound being I was an untouchable 2 year old, Then came along this nice lady and man who rescued me and gave me a loving home, with care, daily food and water, and a clean stall to lay my head to rest each night. I have new horse friends too and no longer do I feel all alone but loved. PLEASE VOTE for me DAILY. Thank You again. “GINGER and Mom “Allison” in Texas

Please click on this link to Attend FB Event on your computer for GINGER ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/592654160864638/

Sweet Ginger Needs Your Help ~

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Sweet Little Ginger was rescued by our friends in Texas ~ Allison Morris and Troy Morris.

Please click on this link to VOTE for Allison/GINGER ~ http://bit.ly/19cVTtv ~ Scroll down and look for the Green Box that says “VOTE”, then click.  VOTE EVERY 24 HOURS PLEASE.

GINGER AND HER TWO SISTERS ARE ALL RESCUED HORSES IN TEXAS. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR OUR HUMAN MOM AND DAD WE WERE HEADED TO THE SALE BARNS AND SLAUGHTER BOUND. WE GOT A NEW LIFE AND WE NEED YOUR VOTES, PLEASE VOTE FOR ME DAILY. “GINGER” YOU CAN VOTE ONCE EVERY 24 HOURS When I came to rescue I had never been touched by humans, never had grain or fly spray, Had never even been seen by a Vet. I lived on a pasture with about eight other horses who were eating me alive and beating me up daily. Just a baby and my momma was a brood mare so she had another baby soon and left me behind to fend for myself. My previous owner was going to take me to a sale barn and I would have been slaughter bound being I was an untouchable 2 year old, Then came along this nice lady and man who rescued me and gave me a loving home, with care, daily food and water, and a clean stall to lay my head to rest each night. I have new horse friends too and no longer do I feel all alone but loved. PLEASE VOTE for me DAILY. Thank You again. “GINGER and Mom “Allison” in Texas

Please click on this link to Attend FB Event on your computer for GINGER ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/592654160864638/

Please click on this link to VOTE for Allison/GINGER ~ http://bit.ly/19cVTtv ~ Scroll down and look for the Green Box that says “VOTE”, then click.  VOTE EVERY 24 HOURS PLEASE.

GINGER needs your Votes every 24 hours please.

When Allison wins the $10,000 she is also planning to help feed horses at other rescues.

Please Vote Every Day. For Ginger.

KILL BUYER PREDATORS ARRESTED. HORSE PEOPLE BEWARE.

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KILL BUYERS CHARLES AND LORI FISHER, (below first pictured) 900 Lockport Road, Lewistown, Pennsyvania

Charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty at New Holland that led to the deaths of two horses and left a third in a weakened and sickly condition.

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Charles N Lori Fisher Face Book Profile ~ HERE

PATTY SHERWOOD (lower right corner of above photo) of 100 Tigger Lane, McClure , criminal partner. Face Book Profile ~ HERE

PATTY SHERWOOD

Miracles Happen for Horses Face Book Page ~ HERE

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Three horse dealers charged with animal cruelty in case that left two mares dead, a third emaciated and sickly

This chestnut-colored horse, now named Anastasia’s Ally, is one of three found in late July in a severely emaciated state in New Holland and is the only one of the three to survive. The 17-year-old mare is recuperating at a horse rescue farm in Woodbine, Maryland.

By TOM KNAPP | Staff Writer

A Mifflin County couple and a Snyder County woman have been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty in New Holland that led to the deaths of two horses and left a third in a weakened and sickly condition.

Charles and Lori Fisher of 900 Lockport Road, Lewistown, and Patty Sherwood of 100 Tigger Lane, McClure, were each cited in connection with an incident July 27 outside a New Holland auction house.

According to citations provided by District Judge Rodney Hartman’s office, the defendants were involved with transporting or arranging transport to New Holland of three Arabian-type horses — a roan-colored, a dark bay-colored and a chestnut-colored mare — in “an inhumane manner.”

Because of the “severely dilapidated condition” of the horses, none of them were able to sustain their own weight during transport, the citations say. All three horses were described in the documents as emaciated and lethargic.

The roan horse sustained nerve damage to its leg when it fell, and the bay suffered “further stress and deterioration,” the citations say. Both had to be euthanized.

The 17-year-old chestnut mare survived.

Additional charges of animal cruelty include:

• Depriving the horses of necessary sustenance and veterinary care.

The defendants, the citations say, buy and sell horses frequently and “should have had sufficient understanding” of their medical needs.

• Selling or arranging to sell the animals.

Because of their poor condition, the citations state, the horses “could not be worked or used without violating the laws against cruelty to animals.”

Assistant District Attorney Christine Wilson will prosecute the case against the Fishers and Sherwood, according to the citations.

Each defendant is charged with nine separate instances of animal cruelty in connection with the incident. The DA’s office is asking that each defendant be ordered to pay restitution totaling $4,500 for the horses’ care.

Susan Martin, director of the Lancaster County SPCA, said the animal shelter got involved after receiving a tip about the transaction.

Martin said the horses were allegedly being sold on a Sunday evening in the parking lot at New Holland Sales Stables, 101 W. Fulton St.

The defendants apparently were hoping to sell the horses to a Florida-based horse rescue group, Martin said; she noted that the transaction took place during off-hours at the auction house.

“The auction had nothing to do with this,” Martin said. “They just met in their parking lot.”

The SPCA took immediate custody of the horses, she said, and Brandywine Valley Veterinary Hospital in Coatesville stabilized them and provided critical care treatment for the surviving mare for three weeks.

“Out of the three, only one survived. That’s pretty bad,” Martin said. “The other two were put down right away, the next day.”

According to information provided by the SPCA, the surviving horse was taken on Aug. 13 to Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Woodbine, Maryland.

“She had to go somewhere she could get round-the-clock care,” Martin said.

A release from DEFHR said the horse had a body condition score of 1 (on a scale of 1 to 9, with 1 being extremely emaciated), as well as severe parasite infestation and rain rot.

She has been named Anastasia’s Ally and is recovering.

“She will need extensive critical care for up to 90 days,” the statement, from DEFHR development director Caroline Robertson, said. “Her rehabilitative care will take several months before she will be ready to be evaluated for adoption.”

Martin said the SPCA, which is most often associated with dogs and cats, does get a significant number of calls about other animals, from baby alligators to draft horses.

They’ve handled about a dozen horse-cruelty cases in the past month and a half, Martin said — this was by far the worst she’s seen, and is the only case where any horses had to be euthanized.

Lancaster County SPCA is planning a benefit trail ride Oct. 25 in Lancaster County Central Park to help offset the mare’s rehabilitative costs. Details on the event will be posted online at lancasterspca.org.

More information on DEFHR, a nonprofit organization, is available at defhr.org.

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/three-horse-dealers-charged-with-animal-cruelty-in-case-that/article_16c92e44-36d7-11e4-b1c9-001a4bcf6878.html

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A trio of horse dealers in Pennsylvania are facing multiple animal cruelty charges after they allegedly attempted to sell three allegedly maltreated animals through a New Holland, Pennsylvania, auction.

A spokesperson for the Lancaster County Courts said that Charles and Lori Fisher and Patty Sherwood each face multiple animal cruelty charges stemming from the alleged July sale of three horses through the New Holland auction. The spokesperson said the Fishers and Sherwood attempted to transport and sell three allegedly maltreated mares. Of those, two animals died. A third is receiving rehabilitative care.

Authorities subsequently charged the Fishers with multiple animal cruelty counts, multiple counts of transporting an animal in a cruel manner, and using a disabled animal. Sherwood is charged with multiple animal cruelty counts as well as three counts of transporting an animal in a cruel manner and three counts of using a disabled animal.

The Fishers and Sherwood were unavailable for comment.

Lancaster County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Director Susan Martin said her agency led the investigation into the incident. An anonymous call resulted in the organization’s involvement, she said, declining to comment further.

The case remains pending.

http://www.thehorse.com/articles/34526/pennsylvania-horse-dealers-face-animal-cruelty-charges

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Patty Sherwood,  Charles Fisher,  Lori Fisher – Pennsylvania/

Pennsylvania horse sellers charged with animal cruelty in deaths of two horses

27 animal cruelty citations issued to 3 people in New Holland incidents

Read more: http://www.animal-voices.com/news/fisher/

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Pennsylvania horse sellers charged with animal cruelty in deaths of two horses

Two emaciated and lethargic Arabian horses had to be humanely euthanized in an alleged case of animal cruelty on July 27 involving three Pennsylvania horse brokers reported LancasterOnline.com.

Brandywine Valley Veterinary Hospital, Dr. James Holt, in Coatesville provided emergency care for the two horses and treated the surviving mare for three weeks.

The surviving horse, a 17-year-old mare, was transferred to Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Woodbine, Maryland on August 13 for around the clock care. Personnel evaluated the horse’s condition to be a “1” on the horse body rating Henneke scale. (“1” being the worst)

Charged with nine counts each of transporting horses in a cruel manner, using a disabled animal and animal cruelty, are horse brokers Charles and Lori Fisher, of Mifflen County and Patty Sherwood, of Snyder County.

According to the Lancaster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, an anonymous call reported that three emaciated horses standing in the New Holland auction parking lot in horrible conditions were about to be transported. There are no horse auctions at New Holland on Sundays when the incident occurred.

On one of the horses, humanely euthanized, the citation stated:

“Transportation of said horse caused the horse to fall down in the trailer while being hauled.

One was “extremely emaciated and lethargic.” A second horse “was unable to sustain its weight for transport due to the emaciated state.” The surviving roan mare was “in severely dilapidated” condition according to the published report.

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http://www.examiner.com/article/pennsylvania-horse-sellers-charged-with-animal-cruelty-deaths-of-two-horses

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Animals’ Angels USA shared a LINK. September 8 We’re thrilled to see charges finally filed in this horrific case!

 

Horse Found With Throat Slit, Tongue Removed for Meat ~ Call Senator Marco Rubio Now

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LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. – A horse was found slaughtered in the northwest area of  Loxahatchee on Monday night, according to Palm Beach County Animal Care &  Control.

The remains of the slaughtered horse were inside garbage bags in a canal near  180th Avenue and 32nd Street, officials said.

Investigators say the slaughtered horse appears to be less that  twelve-years-old.

“We hoped we would never see this in Palm Beach County and this is really the  first time we’re seeing something like this here,” Animal Care and Control  Director Dianne Sauve said.

The throat of the horse was cut, according to animal control officials.   They also said the meat was removed from dominant areas of the horse, including  the tongue.

“You have to wonder… did this horse belong to someone? Did a horse go  missing and no one reported it? Did no one care whether this horse was missing?  Or was this horse raised for this purpose,” Sauve said.

Sauve says she is concerned there could be an underground black market for  horse meat.

“It is very secretive. It is comprised of people who know each other and who  work together. It is very difficult, but not impossible to find people who are  involved,” Sauve said.

Authorities also found gloves inside the bag where the horse remains were  found.

Neighbors in the area were stunned.

“This is upsetting because you would think people who have horses out here  would take care of them and ride them… not dismember them and eat them,”  neighbor Brienne Walters said.

Anyone with information is urged to contact 1-800-458-TIPS or Palm Beach  County Animal Care & Control at 561-233-1200.

NewsChannel 5’s Brian Entin contributed to this report.

Read more: http://www.wptv.com//dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/loxahatchee_acreage/slaughtered-horse-found-in-a-loxahatchee-canal#ixzz2VyaLaBF4

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ADVOCATES: TAKE ACTION BELOW

• Click HERE to contact FL Senator Marco Rubio asking him to Take Action Action on the Continuing Horse Slaughter Atrocities taking place in Florida on an on-going basis.  Phone: 202-224-3041
• Anyone with information is urged to contact 1-800-458-TIPS or Palm Beach County  Animal Care & Control at 561-233-1200.
• Click HERE to leave your comments, and support Our Advocate in Florida  ~  Kelly Blevins

USDA DEfunds Horse Slaughter Plant Inspections in 2014 Budget

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Breaking News From | Equine Welfare Alliance

Secretary Vilsack has added language to the FY14 budget submission to DEFUND HORSE INSPECTIONS. While this does not impact the current budget, it is a clear indication that the USDA recognizes the dangers to our food supply and exports into the foreign food supply if horse slaughter was to resume in the US.

This is the first time the USDA has actually included the defunding language in the budget request.

A huge thank you to Secretary Vilsack for backing up his recent statements by making food safety a top priority in addition to not wanting to spend tax dollars inspecting horse slaughter facilities.

Here is the language:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Appendix

Page 197 of Dept. of Agriculture Appendix

 

SEC. 725. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to-(1) inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); (2) inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104127); or (3) implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations.

Send an Automatic Letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack ~ Prevent Horse Slaughter

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Advocates Opposing Horse Slaughter… This is a fast, easy action to take for Our Horses.

CLICK HERE to send an Automatic Letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.

The Animal Welfare Institute applauds Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for joining AWI and the majority of Americans who feel there are better, more humane, more responsible options for horses nearing the end of their lives or their careers than being slaughtered for meat.

Secretary Vilsack, while speaking with reporters earlier this week, called on Congress to come up with other ways for this country to handle aging horses than to slaughter them for meat for human consumption. Secretary Vilsack, a former governor of Iowa, noted that in his home state horses work with inmates in prisons, and that this helps prisoners acquire job skills for when they rejoin society.

An additional factor that weighs heavily in favor of Secretary Vilsack’s call for humane alternatives is the federal government’s growing budgetary crisis. If the Department of Agriculture were to resume inspection of horse slaughter facilities—something it has not done for several years—the department would be forced to divert limited manpower and funding in order to finance the effort because Congress did not provide additional funding when it removed the annual prohibition on inspecting these facilities.  The timing could not be worse, given the current congressional emphasis on shrinking, not expanding, government expenditures.

“A recent national survey found that over 80 percent of Americans support a ban on horse slaughter and Secretary Vilsack is right in representing that position,” said Heyde. “AWI urges everyone who supports an end to horse slaughter in favor of more humane and responsible alternatives to write Secretary Vilsack and urge him to work with Congress on passage of the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act.”

Please share this AWI eAlert with family, friends and coworkers, and encourage them to write too. As always, thank you for your help; your action does make a difference!

Russia to ban meat from most Canadian and Mexican suppliers

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New meat labels would specify where cows and pigs were born, raised and  slaughtered. Canada and Mexico claim it is protectionism and have filed  objections with World Trade Organization

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Russia plans to ban meat imports from most Canadian and Mexican suppliers from April 8 over concerns about the use of the feed additive ractopamine, Russia’s veterinary and phytosanitary service (VPSS) said on Friday.

“More than 50 percent of Canadian companies will be excluded from the list of suppliers,” VPSS spokesman Alexei Alekseenko said.

Russia also plans to ban about 80 percent of Mexican meat importers from April 8, Interfax news agency reported earlier on Friday, citing the head of VPSS Sergei Dankvert.

Canada was the largest pork supplier to Russia and accounted for 25 percent of its imports in 2012, Sergei Yushin, head of Russia’s National Meat Association, told Reuters. About 5 percent of imported beef came to Russia from Mexico last year.

VPSS’s list of Canadian pork suppliers, published on its website http://www.fsvps.ru, includes about 88 companies, while the list for Mexico includes 20 names. A VPSS spokesman could not comment on whether these lists had been updated.

Used as a growth stimulant to make meat leaner, ractopamine is banned in some countries over concerns that residues could remain in the meat and cause health problems, despite scientific evidence indicating that it is safe.

Since December, Russia has only accepted meat from Canadian livestock that were never fed ractopamine – which was already a tiny portion of the cattle herd, said John Masswohl, director of government and international relations at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.

Now Russia will only accept meat from ractopamine-free animals that are processed in Canadian plants that do not also handle livestock that have been raised on the stimulant – and such plants do not exist in Canada, Masswohl said.

“You’re taking a very bad existing situation, which limits (beef) trade to almost nothing, and making it nothing.”

Cargill Ltd and JBS USA Holdings Inc, are the biggest beef packers in Canada.

“Our government is disappointed that despite our collaborative efforts, the Russian government is moving forward with this measure not rooted in science,” said Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, in an email statement to Reuters. “We continue to work aggressively with Canadian industry to restore their access into the important Russian market.”

Russia is a small, but fast-growing market for Canadian beef, worth about C$15 million ($14.7 million) in 2011. Russia is the third-largest market for Canadian pork, worth about C$500 million a year, said Jacques Pomerleau, executive director of Canada Pork International, a marketing promotion agency.

Click HERE for the Russian site on Mexico that specifically calls out horse meat.  Rosselkhoznadzor / Import. Export.Transit. Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance.

New York Daily News

Meat labels will include where animal was born and slaughtered, irking Canada and Mexico.

If the feds get their way, meats on supermarket shelves will include some  unappetizing details, such as where the animal was slaughtered.

Find that stomach-turning?

Better get used to it: Labels on meat products sold in the U.S. could soon  read like a sad mini-biography of the ranch-raised beasts.

In a little-known regulatory action that has produced a storm of criticism,  the U.S. Department of Agriculture has moved to rework how meats are sold at  retailers, including grocery stores, are labeled. Under the Obama administration’s  plan, meats would have to include labels informing the consumer where the animal  was born, raised and slaughtered.

The USDA touts it as a thrust toward transparency that will benefit  consumers. But outraged critics, including Canada and Mexico — the leading beef  exporters to the U.S. — and retailers themselves, howl that the proposed rules  are thinly veiled protectionism.