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Issues > Unwanted horses > Kentucky

News articles and other resources regarding unwanted horses and horse slaughter
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New relief for horse boarding facilities stuck with unpaid fees
Business Lexington (Kent.)
April 15, 2009

Local effort underway to protect abused horses
Kettler S
Kypost.com (Kent.)
March 14, 2009

Bills Filed to Deal with Unwanted Horses
Hall G
Courier-Journal (Kent.)
February 19, 2009

Eastern Ky. couple charged with abusing horses; hearing set for Monday
Jordan J
Kentucky.com (Kent.)
January 1, 2009

Horse Feed Assistance for Laid Off Kentucky Horse Owners
TheHorse.com (Kent.)
December 29, 2008

Survey underway on unwanted horses
Blood-Horse Staff
The Blood Horse (Kent.)
November 24, 2008

Bad Economy Hurting Horses Too
Alford R
Lexington Herald-Leader (Ky.)
November 14, 2008

Jockey Club to match unwanted-horse care fund
Patton J
Lexington Herald-Leader (Ken.)
November 12, 2008

Mountain View Equine Rescue Celebrates Success
Harris L
Adair Progress (Kentucky)
October 31, 2008

Dumped Horses Are Sign of Hard Economic Times
Schneider G
Louisville Courier-Journal (Kentucky)
October 28, 2008

Aftercare
Liebman D
BloodHorse.com (Kentucky)
October 21, 2008

Edmonson Co. Horse Abuse Now Under Investigation
Kemp D
WBKO (Ken.)
September 24, 2008

Jessamine Humane Society Gives Up Shelter
Kocher G
Lexington Herald-Leader (Kent.)
September 4, 2008

Kentucky Hay Supplies Very Short
Roberson R
Southeast Farm Press (Ken.)
May 19, 2008

Slaughter vs. Rescue
Hall G
The Courier-Journal (Ky.)
April 28, 2008

Help for Overwhelmed Horse Owners
Charles R
WKYT-TV (Kentucky)
April 17, 2008

Hungry, Hungry Horses
Warren J
Lexington Herald-Leader (Ky.)
March 2, 2008

Measure would ban horse slaughter
Carroll JR
Louisville-Courier Journal (Kentucky)
January 21, 2008

Agencies seeing a rise in neglected or unwanted horses
Bredar C
WAVE-TV (Kentucky)
January 18, 2008

Horse owners can do little as crisis grows
Crawford B
The Courier-Journal (courier-journal.com)
January 18, 2008

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