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Equines
Farm Bill Passes House in a Missed Opportunity to Help Animals
Press ReleaseApril 30, 2026Animals in Laboratories, Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsToday, the House of Representatives voted 224-200 to pass the Farm Bill—the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567). In addition to continuing to utilize taxpayer dollars...
Tell Congress: Stop the Slaughter of American Horses
EquinesThe Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and in the Senate by Sens. Lindsey Graham...
Protect America’s Wild Horses from Mass Slaughter and Lethal “Management”
EquinesFor the second year in a row, the administration's proposed fiscal year budget omits critical protections to prevent federally protected wild horses and burros from being sold off to commercial...
House Ag Committee Advances Farm Bill: Companion Animals Fare Better than Horses and Farmed Animals
Press ReleaseMarch 6, 2026Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsThis week, following deliberations over the course of two days, the House Committee on Agriculture voted to advance its version of the Farm Bill—H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National...
Unwanted
EquinesUnwanted: The Causes and Effects of America’s Horse Population Crisis, began as a project to give Christina Keim’s University of New Hampshire students a comprehensive source on the issues facing...
Ejecting Ejiao from the American Market
EquinesThe Ejiao Act (HR 5544), led by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), was reintroduced in September to protect donkeys from the inhumane trade in their hides. Donkey hides are boiled to...
Too Tall for Transport: Ending the Use of Double-Deck Trailers for Horses
EquinesImagine not being able to lift your head for hours on end in a moving vehicle. For horses forced to travel in double-deck trailers, this is the reality. While experts...
Big Apple Issues: The New York Carriage Horse Industry
EquinesThe horse-drawn carriages in Central Park have long been a flashpoint in New York City, with some regarding them as a romantic tourist attraction and others viewing them as relics...
What You Can Do for Equines
EquinesSupport Legislation to Protect Horses, Donkeys, and Mules Contact your representative and senators and encourage them to support legislation to help horses, including the SAFE Act to end horse slaughter,...
Willie and the Nelson Family
EquinesWillie and his family recorded a version of “Wild Horses” to draw attention to the plight of the wild horses, with one hundred percent of the net proceeds going to...