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 ...

HELENA - Montana's governor has vetoed part of a contentious horse slaughter bill, sending it back to lawmakers after striking the key legal protections it allowed for slaughterhouses. Citing the ...

Wild horses roam near a former surface mine in Breathitt County, Ky., on Friday, July 11, 2025. Ryan C. Hermens [email protected] Kentucky likes to call itself the Horse Capital of the World.

From 2006 to 2010, horse exports for slaughter increased by 660 percent to Mexico and by 148 percent to Canada. Those horses traveled long distances in cramped conditions. Reports of neglect and ...