Horse slaughtering, values clash in Illinois
Not waiting for a federal court decision, the Illinois House passed a bill banning horse slaughter for human consumption, and a Senate committee unanimously approved the measure Tuesday, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Read more >>
Horse broker sentenced in thefts
A Michigan horse broker was sentenced to jail and ordered to repay former clients $27,000 in restitution for money he never gave them for horses he sold or was supposed to buy for them, the Flint Journal reports. Read more >>
Stones concert moved away from horse stables
A planned Rolling Stones concert in Belgrade will not take place at the city’s racetrack to avoid upsetting hundreds of horses stabled nearby, MSNBC reports. Read more >>