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Category Archives: ERN Blog
We are rescuers not miracle workers
Sometimes you need to visit the dark side to see the light. I went to the darkside. I have visited the killpen where horses are unloaded, microchipped, and sorted onto slaughter trucks destine for Mexico. There were so many horses … Continue reading
Posted in ERN Blog, Janine
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The Grinch stole Christmas, and Facebook stole Birthdays….
Well, Facebook didn’t actually steal Birthdays, more like Hijacked. Similar to if you were on a business trip to Detroit in January, and bad guys hijacked your flight to the Bahamas. Not sure you would complain too much when … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Marketing Blog, ERN Blog, Janine
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Running the numbers on horse slaughter.
Just another day in Texas. This week there are 30 yearling horses, and 58 donkeys that need homes. The truck will leave and the pens will fill again with more. It has been reported that over 1,000 horses per week … Continue reading
Posted in ERN Blog, Janine
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6 things to consider before you reply to “Free on Craigslist” or rescue a horse from a feedlot.
‘Free on Craigslist’ horse (FOCL): In every state there are horse brokers who troll Craigslist looking for horses. It’s like finding a wallet full of cash on the street. They collect the FOCL horses and dump them right into the … Continue reading
Posted in ERN Blog, Janine
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Buddy the Donkey
I live 6 miles from the Service Dog Project. Sometimes six miles is too close, other times it is too far. It’s too close when Carlene calls me because one of the puppies has run off onto the frozen pond … Continue reading
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Walmart’s Slaughter Truck
I know it is a “Livestock Trailer” and not a “Slaughter Truck” – Regardless, the sight of one of these trucks makes me cringe. When I see one of these trucks on the road, I assume the worst and it makes … Continue reading
Posted in ERN Blog, Janine
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Bella & George: A Great Dane Love Story from the Service Dog Project.
In November 2015, it was announced that George had been awarded “Service Dog of the Year”. I suspect that George was the first Great Dane to ever win this prestigious award because Great Danes have never really been use as … Continue reading
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Horses; where common sense is required & Darwinism still applies.
I pulled into my driveway, forgot to put the standard-shift car in gear and it rolled away. As I chased after the car, I was angry that my car doesn’t have a sensor to remind me of all that I … Continue reading
The fine print of horse slaughter.
In 2006, the Humane Society shutdown the slaughterhouses in the USA by defunding the inspection of slaughter horses. They did not make it illegal to slaughter a horse in the USA. After the closing of the US slaughter facilities, … Continue reading
Posted in ERN Blog, Janine
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Quick overview – Legal versus Illegal horse slaughter in Florida
Recently a valued show horse (Phedras de Blonde) was stolen and slaughtered in Palmetto, Florida. Most of the illegal slaughter houses are in Florida. Most of the horses slaughtered illegally are purchased legally at auction or collected from “Free on … Continue reading