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Case Report
A man charged with four counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty after four horses were injured while being driven to an auction yard in a two-horse trailer pleaded not guilty Friday, Aug 12 in Justice Court.

Robert Leo Sasse appeared on a summons and asked the judge to appoint a public defender to represent him. Judge Larry Herman set Sasse's bond at $4,000 and ordered him not to handle horses while the case is pending. Herman said Sasse could make the bond in time payments.

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Posted on Sun, Aug. 14, 2005



Development, wild horse tourism conflict on Outer Banks


ROBERT KELLY-GOSS

Associated Press


ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - Carova's road-less, undeveloped stretch of beach is an ideal habitat for the famed Corolla wild horses, and is drawing hundreds of tourists daily to view the free-roaming herds. It is also fast becoming a draw for developers eyeing vacant, sandy lots ready for construction.

While the horses' presence has inspired tour-guide businesses and souvenir sales throughout the Outer Banks, development may be pushing that aside. As vacation homes and resort hotels are being considered for development by Currituck County government, the Corolla wild horses are at risk of becoming extinct, some local business owners say.

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Horse meat market threatened

By TOM RAFFERTY/Bismarck Tribune

3:47 p.m. - Eating equines sounds unsavory or inhumane to many
Americans, but there is a market for horse meat here and abroad that is
being threatened by Congress.

Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation that could
destroy
the market for horse meat in the United States by prohibiting the
United
States Department of Agriculture from issuing inspections on horses
intended for slaughter

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Debate over horse meat goes to Congress
posted by: Dan Werner(dan.werner@9news.com) Web producer
Created: 8/14/2005 6:06 PM MDT - Updated: 8/15/2005 12:54 PM MDT


LA JUNTA - In many other countries, it's acceptable to eat horse meat.
Some lawmakers in Washington want to make sure that doesn't happen here
in the United States.

They have introduced a bill that would make it illegal to sell horse
meat for human consumption. The bill could affect the way horse owners
do business.

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Published: Aug 15, 2005
Modified: Aug 15, 2005 1:35 AM
Some fear horses will lose ground
Demand for places to live and play could overtake wild Outer Banks attraction


Wild horses walk across dunes in Corolla. The horses' presence has inspired tour-guide businesses and souvenir sales, but some business owners fear development will push the animals off their turf. Daily Advance Photo by Sam Wolfe
By ROBERT KELLY-GOSS, The (Elizabeth City) Daily Advance

ELIZABETH CITY -- Carova's road-less, undeveloped stretch of beach is an ideal habitat for the famed Corolla wild horses and is drawing hundreds of tourists daily to view the free-roaming herds. It is also fast becoming a draw for developers eyeing vacant, sandy lots ready for construction.
While the horses' presence has inspired tour-guide businesses and souvenir sales throughout the Outer Banks, development may be pushing that aside. As vacation homes and resort hotels are being considered for development by Currituck County government, the Corolla wild horses are at risk of becoming extinct, some local business owners say.
According to the N.C. Department of Commerce Web site, the county generated $100 million in tourism-related money in 2004. Diane Sawyer, the county's director of tourism, said that while the horses have a significant impact on tourism, there is no way to place a dollar figure on their economic contribution.
But if the horses are pushed out of the Outer Banks, Sawyer said, tourism would be affected greatly.
"They draw a lot of people to the Currituck Outer Banks," she said.
In Corolla, at least four businesses make their money hauling tourists in four-wheel drive vehicles along Carova's beaches to see the equines. Business owners like Scott Trabue of Wild Horse Safari say they accept that one day the horses will be gone, but perhaps not without a fight.
"I have never been political, but I am ready to jump into the fray because I want to save the horses," Trabue said.
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