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Issues > Unwanted horses > Colorado

News articles and other resources regarding unwanted horses and horse slaughter
– Colorado –

These articles and reports have been compiled for reference purposes. Additional resources will be added as they come to our attention. All links were active at the time of original publication; some of these links are no longer active, but remain on this list as resources. For information regarding the content of linked sites, or to request content from sites without active links, please contact the source of the media report.

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Hay Bank helps need horse owners
Espinoza A
The Seattle Times (Wash.)/Denver Post (Colo.)
February 28, 2010

The horse slaughterhouse debate in Colorado
Torres K
9News (Colo.)
February 8, 2010

Ranch owner convicted of 145 counts of animal cruelty
Wolf J
9News.com (Colo.)
January 22, 2010

Horse problem: abandonment up in rough times
Hamilton A
GJSentinel.com (Colo.)
January 16, 2010

Economy forcing many to give up horses
Clough M
9News.com (Colo.)
January 10, 2010

Abandoned horses rescued on Glade Park
Wiggins M
GJSentinel.com (Colo.)
December 24, 2009

Vet: horse expected to survive gunshot wound
Gardner J
Post Independent (Colo.)
November 13, 2009

Horses rescued in Fremont County
Kaiser, S
krdo.com (Colorado)
July 9, 2009

Wild Horses Victims of Recession, Too
(Colorado AP News)
Aspen Daily News (Colo.)
June 7, 2009

Recession exacerbates wild horse problem
Grant, W
Aspen Daily News (Colo.)
June 7, 2009

When you regulate an industry out of business
Colorado Farm Bureau (Colo.)
February 25, 2009

Wild Horse Exit Slated for 2 Herds
Lofholm N
Denver Post (Colorado)
October 17, 2008

Unadopted Mustangs and Burros Add to BLM's Growing Inventory
Huynh L
Montrose Daily Press
July 2, 2008

Dumped Appaloosa Saved Near Grand Junction
Vader MB
Grand Junction Free Press (Colo.)
May 2, 2008

People Abandoning Domestic Horses in Wild Herd, BLM Says
Hamilton A
The Daily Sentinel (Colo.)
May 1, 2008

Whither the Unwanted Horses
Livick S
Cortez Journal (Colo.)
April 1, 2008

No Room at the Pen
Booth M
Denver Post
February 17, 2008

Horses seized from another Colorado rescue
Raia P
The Horse.com
January 23, 2008

Emaciated horses spur quarrel among area rescue groups
Reed S
Coloradoan.com
December 28, 2007

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