All Systems That Are Symptom Based Fail ~ Treat The Cause NOT The Symptom

It seems our SYSTEMS today, all of them are symptom based, which we all know treating the symptom of anything will never end the cause of the symptom. No this is not a riddle it is fact and a sad fact at that. Here are some examples that we at Zuma’s face every day. Symptom: [...]

Zuma’s Volunteer Of The Month

Meet Dan Schlachtenhaufen, Zuma’s volunteer of the month for February. Dan only started volunteering at Zuma’s in late January and since that time he has consistently volunteered between 20 to 25 hours a week.  No job is too difficult for Dan, he cleans paddocks/pastures and the stalls.  He even feeds breakfast and lunch to our [...]

Horse Slaughter is Not Humane, and is Not the Answer

The “Economic Impact of the Horse Industry in the United States,” a study commissioned by the American Horse Council, estimates the horse industry contributes $39 billion in direct economic revenue. A 1% luxury tax imposed on this industry would provide the federal government $39,000,000 in funds necessary to provide humane euthanization of horses when necessary. [...]

Get the Facts on Horse Slaughter from the Humane Society

The  following is an excerpt from the Humane Society’s Article “Get the Facts on Horse Slaughter.” Read the full article here. How many horses are slaughtered each year? Prior to the closure of all three foreign-owned plans in the United States, more than 100,000 horses were being slaughtered in the United States and processed for [...]

A Grisly End for America’s Horses

(Excerpt reprinted from the Humane Society’s Website. Read the full article here.) Frenzied hooves beat against the wet cement as horses of all colors and ages file through the line. Poked with an electric prod, they are forced down the crammed alley of the Mexican horse slaughter plant. As the chute opens, the workers whistle [...]

Legislation for Horse Slaughter Will Not End Export or Abandonment Issues

by Valerie James-Patton  (read the article in its original context here). In December 2008, a resolution called the Horse Industry Policy, was submitted by Wyoming State Rep. Sue Wallis, and former South Dakota State Rep. Dave Sigdestad, to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Agriculture and Energy Committee. The NCSL is a non-governmental lobbyist [...]

Is the Horse Slaughter Movement Funded by Horse Breeders?

by A BuzzFlash Reader The slaughter of horses for human consumption is no longer legal in the U.S. Sadly more than 100,000 horses each year are shipped to Canada and Mexico to satisfy the palates of “gourmands” overseas. Upwards of 90 percent of the horses sold for slaughter are healthy, sound animals, according to USDA [...]

There is no “unwanted horse” population in the US, don’t believe this propaganda!

                      In recent years some industry groups and other supporters of horse slaughter which consistently fight passage of federal legislation to ban horse slaughter have claimed that there exists a huge “unwanted horse” population in the United States.These organizations, which include the American Association of [...]

Montana has betrayed its equine ally

How Many Horses Must Die Before Congress Acts?

Since 2001, when the Animal Welfare Institute began the national campaign to end horse slaughter for human consumption, hundreds of thousands of horses have been brutally killed and their meat sold overseas to be served to the patrons of upscale restaurants in Europe and Asia. Americans have spoken out against the cruelty and horse slaughter [...]