Program Term Archive
Equines
House Votes to Ban Unsafe Horse Transport
Press ReleaseJuly 1, 2021EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the US House of Representatives for passing the Horse Transportation Safety Act (HTSA) today as part of a massive infrastructure bill. The HTSA would...
Senate Revives Legislation to End Cruel Practice of Horse Soring
Press ReleaseJune 25, 2021EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses Thursday’s reintroduction in the Senate of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (S. 2295) to combat the inhumane practice of “soring,” whereby individuals intentionally...
Ending Abuse of Show Horses
EquinesA coalition of 114 representatives and 48 senators recently urged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to finalize a Horse Protection Act (HPA) rule that would significantly curb the pernicious practice of...
BLM Drops Surgical Sterilization Plan for Utah Wild Horses
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Bureau of Land Management recently indicated that it will withdraw a proposal to conduct sterilization surgeries on wild horses in Utah’s Confusion Herd Management Area. (See AWI Quarterly, spring 2021.)...
Safe Horse Transport Legislation Headed to Full House for a Vote
Press ReleaseJune 10, 2021EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for passing the Horse Transportation Safety Act (HTSA) today as part of surface transportation legislation. The...
Animal Welfare Groups Commend Federal Lawmakers for Reintroducing Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseMay 19, 2021EquinesFederal lawmakers reintroduced legislation today to permanently ban horse slaughter in the United States and end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad. Sponsored by US Reps. Jan...
High Hopes Secretary Haaland Will Halt Surgical Sterilization Scheme
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeLast October, the Bureau of Land Management finalized plans to employ an inhumane surgical sterilization procedure—ovariectomy via colpotomy—to control the population of wild horses in Utah’s Confusion Herd Management Area...
National Academies Report is a Positive Step Toward End of Soring
EquinesThe Horse Protection Act (HPA) was enacted in 1970 to clamp down on the scourge of “soring”—the term for a host of abusive practices inflicted upon Tennessee walking horses and...
Wild Horse Advocacy Groups Urge Haaland to Promote Safe Management Methods
Press ReleaseFebruary 22, 2021EquinesOn the eve of US Rep. Deb Haaland’s historic confirmation hearing for Secretary of the Interior, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC), and several other...
House Revives Legislation Banning Unsafe Horse Transport
Press ReleaseFebruary 9, 2021EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN), Dina Titus (D-NV), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) for reintroducing the Horse Transportation Safety Act (HTSA) on Monday. The HTSA, which...