Archive: Equines
Horse Advocates Seek Injunction to Block Trump Administration from Surgically Removing Ovaries of Wild Mares
A coalition of animal protection and wild horse advocacy groups filed a motion Friday for a preliminary injunction in US District...
Federal Judge Stops BLM from Conducting Inhumane Horse Sterilization Experiments
US District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman today issued a preliminary injunction to stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)...
BLM Drops Planned Sterilization Experiments on Oregon’s Wild Mares
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it will drop proposed sterilization experiments on wild horses in Oregon,...
Animal Welfare Groups Applaud Federal Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter
Federal lawmakers introduced legislation today to permanently ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the US and end the...
BLM Drops Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments, Plans to Return Some Horses & Burros to the Range
Wild horse advocacy groups are hailing an announcement Friday by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to officially abandon any...
BLM Bucks Controversial Policy for Wild Horse Sale
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is gratified to learn that the Bureau of Land Management has rescinded a controversial sales...
AWI Commends Bipartisan Effort to Stop Horse Slaughter
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the 111 members of the US House of Representatives who recently signed a bipartisan letter...
Legislators Decry Forest Service Plan to Condemn Wild Horses to Slaughter
Today, 64 members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to US Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and US Forest Service Chief...
BLM to Proceed with Barbaric Sterilization of Wild Mares, Despite Outcry
Despite multiple lawsuits, federal injunctions and overwhelming public opposition, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced last night that it is again moving...
Members of Congress Condemn Barbaric Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chair of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, led a bipartisan letter signed by 30 members of Congress...
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Ejiao Act Reintroduced as Consumer Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Protecting Donkeys from Dangerous Gelatin Trade
In Program: EquinesToday, US Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) reintroduced the bipartisan Ejiao Act to ban the sale and trade of donkey-hide gelatin products in the United States;...
On First Day Back in Session, Congress Urged to Protect Horses
In Program: EquinesAs Congress returned today from its August recess, thousands of Americans across the country joined a National Day of Action to call on lawmakers to...
Federal Appeals Court Reins in BLM Wild Horse Wyoming Eradication Plan
In Program: EquinesAfter 14 years of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), Western Watersheds Project, and their allies have secured a legal victory that delivers a major...
House Appropriators Again Reject Wild Horse Slaughter in Funding Bill
In Program: EquinesToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) commend the US House Committee on Appropriations for advancing bipartisan language in its...