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Issues > Unwanted horses > Virginia

News articles and other resources regarding unwanted horses and horse slaughter
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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 All links were active at the time of original publication; some of these links are no longer active, but remain on this list as resources.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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Horse found tied to tree in Suffolk euthanized this morning
The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)
By Kristin Davis
September 29, 2009

Horses Removed, owner facing animal cruelty charges
Tate K
ABC-13 (Va.)
May 4, 2009

SPCA asks for help with seized horses
Slack K
WVIR-NBC29 (Va.)
March 20, 2009

Horses seized from Waynesboro farm
WVIR-TV NBC 29 (Va.)
March 17, 2009

SPCA asks for help with seized horses
Slack K
WVIR-NBC29 (Va.)
March 20, 2009

Neglected Horses Find Home
Singh A
ABC-13 (Va.)
February 19, 2009

Horses Saved from a Fatal Future in Pittsylvania County
Ward L
WSLS-10 (Va.)
February 18, 2009

Horses Get Neglected During Tough Times (With Video)
Williams AT
Daily Press (Va.)
February 16, 2009

Horse foundation can't outrun recession
Maurer D
Charlottesville Daily Progress (Va.)
January 28, 2009

30-plus horses removed from Zuni home
WAVY-TV (Va.)
January 23, 2009

A Place for Healing
Oleniacz L
Winchester Star (Virginia)
October 28, 2008

Horses Left Out as Fuel Prices Soar
Hall D
Martinsville Bulletin (Va.)
July 14, 2008

Virginia's Horse Industry Trots Through Good Times and Bad
Hayes HB
Virginia Business
May 1, 2008

Horse Owners Feel Pain of Rising Supply Prices
Henley L
WSLS Channel 10
April 9, 2008

County Gets 48 'Cruelly Treated' Horses
Mummolo J
January 30, 2008
Washington Post (Free Registration Required)

Equine Emergency
Gardner K
Frederick News Post (Va.)
January 26, 2008

48 Horses Seized Over Poor Farm Conditions
Mummolo J
Washington Post
January 24, 2008

With continuing drought, Washington County officials say recent horse neglect cases a sign of things to come
McCown D
Bristol Herald Courier (Va.)
September 30, 2007

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