Program Term Archive
Equines
US House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Federal Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseJanuary 29, 2020EquinesThe US House Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing today on “Improving Safety and Transparency in America’s Food and Drugs.” Included on the agenda...
BLM Board Backs Senseless Wild Horse Surgery Scheme
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeAt the end of October, the Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board met in Washington, DC, to consider a wide range of issues pertaining to...
USDA Seeks to Shield Scofflaws from Public Scrutiny
Companion Animals, EquinesThe US Department of Agriculture recently proposed new “routine uses” of records under the federal Privacy Act that determine disclosure of information outside the department. The USDA seems determined to...
Veterinarians Call on BLM to Abandon Barbaric Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses
Press ReleaseOctober 28, 2019EquinesNearly 80 veterinarians from across the United States delivered a letter to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today condemning the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed surgical sterilization experiments on wild horses from the...
New Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Risky Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses
Press ReleaseOctober 15, 2019EquinesSeventy-seven percent of Americans are opposed to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) proposed surgical sterilization experiments on wild horses, according to a newly released survey. The survey of more...
PAST Act Passes House
EquinesAt long last, legislation to end equine abuse at horse shows received a vote in Congress. The Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (HR 693) passed the House of Representatives...
Horse Protection Act Enforcement Plummets
Companion Animals, EquinesNearly 50 years ago, Congress passed the Horse Protection Act (HPA) to protect horses from the abusive practice of soring, which involves intentionally inflicting pain on the animal’s legs to...
Historic Win for Horses as House Passes PAST Act
Press ReleaseJuly 25, 2019EquinesIn an important victory for Tennessee Walking Horses, the US House of Representatives today passed the US Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (H.R. 693)...
Animal Protection Groups Applaud Senate Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseJune 27, 2019EquinesSens. Bob Menendez, (D-NJ), Lindsey Graham, (R-SC), Sheldon Whitehouse, (D-RI), and Susan Collins, (R-ME), introduced legislation today to permanently end the slaughter of American horses for human consumption in the...
Members of Congress Condemn Barbaric Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses
Press ReleaseJune 24, 2019EquinesCongressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chair of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, led a bipartisan letter signed by 30 members of Congress to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt criticizing the Bureau of Land Management's...