NEW HORSE ADVOCATE GROUP FORMS TO FIGHT SLAUGHTER
HOUSTON, Oct 3, 2003 (F4H) – The Fund for Horses, a new national non-profit horse protection organization, is formed in Texas to advocate for the health, safety and welfare of all equines.
Although it tackles a variety of equine welfare issues, the Fund for Horses is particularly dedicated to ending horse slaughter for human consumption.
"When I discovered horses were being slaughtered in this country for their meat, and exported live for slaughter abroad, I was shocked," states its founder and president, Vivian Farrell. "Investigation led me to discover horrific abuses connected to the horse slaughter industry that I found highly disturbing. It was a major motivating factor in my starting the Fund for Horses, " she adds.
The Fund for Horses has a
broad base of constituents not just in Texas but across the United States vigorously lobbying to ban horse slaughter for human consumption.
Farrell sums up the group this way: "We are a community of concerned citizens from all walks of life who understand, respect and appreciate the unique character and contribution of the horse, and are committed to doing whatever we can to protect them."
The Fund for Horses is the most dynamic equine advocacy organization of its kind. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the Fund for Horses works for the enactment and enforcement of horse protection laws, and intervenes on behalf of horses in health, safety and welfare issues. Learn more at www.horsefund.org.
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If you would like more information on this topic, or to schedule an interview with Vivian, please telephone 713.893.7813, or email her here.
