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The move was spurred after a local resident posted on social media that the station was without power, and Teamsters 399 — which represents drivers, animal handlers and trainers, wranglers, location professionals, casting directors, dispatchers and others — got wind of the post.
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Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2025
Hemming has clear tools as a 6-foot-1, 200-ish-pound winger with real individual skill as both a handler and a shooter and good skating.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Horses are social animals who relate to each other and their human handlers.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Any mistreatment or abuse by their handlers will not be tolerated in any capacity.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2025
Hemming has clear tools as a 6-foot-1, 200-ish-pound winger with real individual skill as both a handler and a shooter and good skating.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Horses are social animals who relate to each other and their human handlers.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Any mistreatment or abuse by their handlers will not be tolerated in any capacity.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Handler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handler. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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