Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

To ROBYN SCHERER You're DEAD Wrong. PERIOD.

OPINION PIECE -

Rebuttal to ROBYN SCHERES'S ARTICLE - CLICK HERE to read it....

Your article was forwarded to me by some of our readers so I figured I would address your article in a public forum. You have been GRAVELY misinformed about horse slaughter.

There is NO such thing as humane horse slaughter. Horse slaughter is a horrific, brutal practice and you have your facts incorrect.

Canadian horse slaughter is NOT better than Mexico, as you note in your article. Visit the Canadian Horse Defense Coalition's website, read this article and watch the videos for yourself - when a horse is in the middle of being slaughtered and is able to kick its murderer I DARE you to tell me it's humane.

Your note about the Unwanted Horse Coalition - try getting your information from MORE than one source before writing - you should have checked with pro slaughter, anti-slaughter and made a few calls to folks that are actually involved in the horse world. Did you personally interview ANYONE for your article?

Unwanted horse is a pro slaughter term - there are NO unwanted horses in this country. ALL horses were bred with human intervention with the exception of wild horses and possibly an unlatched gate. That makes them Homeless Horses NOT unwanted; they simply have outgrown the reason or did not meet the criteria for which they were bred.

You say in your article, "Repealing the ban on horse processing in the United States will help curb this problem." What ban?! There is NO federal ban on horse slaughter in the United States. It is illegal in ONLY CA, IL, and TX and that's IT. Just ask ole Senator Larson of NE...

Horse slaughter plants are not operating due to LOCAL laws and problems with the specific plants. There is NO federal ban against horse slaughter. And it's NOT horse processing - it's SLAUGHTER - call it what it is.

You think that opening a plant back up will help with homeless horses, huh? Have you seen the horses that are abandoned in Mexico? Guess what, as you note in your article, they have horse slaughter plants in Mexico - what's your argument for that?

As for horse meat being a delicacy? Have you read THIS ARTICLE that accurately details just one of the drugs that horses are administered routinely? "Bute" (since you are supposed to be a horse person you must know what that is) is given to horses for pain and I personally do not know of a single horse that's never been given bute.

Bute causes aplastic anemia in humans; the FDA recognizes NO withdrawal period for bute in animals to be used for human consumption. Yet, you think its just hunky dory for people to eat it - you call it a delicacy for the Japanese. I wonder if they know they are eating tainted meat?

I cannot even believe the Rocky Mountain Collegiate allowed your article to go live. If I were the person that allowed your article to be printed / posted I would be issuing an apology immediately and remove your pro slaughter, inaccuracy filled, faux educational article from my site. Try having the facts straight before you post...you just make it harder for us trying to help horses in need.

Jo Deibel

Friday, April 22, 2011

Angel Acres Is Going To Missouri - Our Message Is Anway ;o)

Angel Acres

Hay, We Need It!

Finish This Board?

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We are just $145 away from getting the first Missouri Billboard up in the Branson area.

Why a billboard? Isn't the internet good enough? Folks can hide facebook posts, delete emails, not visit websites, unfollow on twitter, etc. - there are a TON of ways to not see the sad things that happen in life. It's hard to ignore a 14ft high by 48ft wide image of two nuzzling horses with their plea to stop being slaughtgered towering over a major interstate!

We are trying to get the message out to the public in as positive a fashion as possible (no graphic photos) - our horses are being slaughtered! The educational companion website hits are increasing daily - meaning people are seeing the billboard and then visiting the site.

We believe this is the BEST way to get the word out to the non-horse owning public - a billboard without the website Stop Slaughtering Us (non-graphic) would not be as effective. We are not funded by anyone other than you, our readers and supporters.

We have received no grants (yet), no corporate funding, no government support, nothing. This is TOTALLY a grass roots, by our boot straps effort! We have had 2 wonderful animal groups with horse interests sponsor two boards (Raleigh and Richmond going up soon) - which is WAY COOL!

People cannot fix a problem they are not aware of & many people in the United States do not know thousands of horses are shipped to Mexico and Canada to be slaughtered – DAILY.

The Angel Acres Anti Horse Slaughter Awareness Campaign is a grassroots effort designed to change that, one driver and one billboard at a time.

We receive no federal, state or corporate funding for this awareness and educational effort.

PLEASE help us raise the funds needed to get this board up.

You can click HERE to donate securely online to the campaign - Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization & all donations are tax deductible. Please be sure to note MO Billboard in designation box or you may help us by sending a donation to:

Angel Acres
PO Box 62
Glenville, PA 17329

Please be sure to designate Missouri Billboard on your donation.

Have a great weekend and THANK YOU for helping us spread the word,

Jo Deibel :o)

Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Inc.

PO Box 62, Glenville, PA 17329

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Angel Acres Goes For Branson, Missouri Billboard!

Angel Acres

Hay, We Need It!

Spread the word?

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Exciting NEWS for HORSE LOVERS

Big thanks to Jan Myers of Missouri - she is sponsoring the first Missouri billboard - you have to wait to see who is sponsoring the second one until this one is done ;o)

We will be putting up a “Stop Slaughtering Us” billboard in the Branson area! It will be located along the 65 highway between Springfield & Branson, Missouri. Branson is a hot spot for Country Music entertainment & is a very popular tourist destination. It will be visible to many people, some attending the monthly auctions in Highlandville and Springfield.

This location will make a major impact on educating the public regarding the reality that American horses are still going to slaughter.

People cannot fix a problem they are not aware of & many people in the United States do not know thousands of horses are shipped to Mexico and Canada to be slaughtered – DAILY.

The Angel Acres Anti Horse Slaughter Awareness Campaign is a grassroots effort designed to change that, one driver and one billboard at a time.

We receive no federal, state or corporate funding for this awareness and educational effort.

PLEASE help us raise the funds needed to get this board up.

You can click HERE to donate securely online to the campaign - Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization & all donations are tax deductible. Please be sure to note MO Billboard in designation box or you may help us by sending a donation to:

Angel Acres
PO Box 62
Glenville, PA 17329

Please be sure to designate Missouri Billboard on your donation.

Have a great week ahead and THANK YOU for helping us spread the word,

Jo Deibel :o)

Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Inc.

PO Box 62, Glenville, PA 17329