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animal rescue

  • HPPR News
    Rising costs create further challenges for West Texas horse rescue
    Olivia O'Rand
    In 2007, horse slaughter was banned within the United States. However, this ban does not keep sellers from sending tens of thousands of horses to be processed within Canada and Mexico. Beth Nickels, a local trauma surgeon, runs a horse rescue, working to give these horses a chance at a new life.