Program Term Archive
Equines
Hope Ryden
EquinesAugust 1, 1929 – June 18, 2017 North American wildlife lost one of their staunchest advocates with the death in June of esteemed author and naturalist Hope Ryden. AWI is...
House Committee Votes to Hobble Horse Protections
EquinesThe Senate Appropriations Committee voted to maintain the long-standing ban on horse slaughterhouse inspections by the US Department of Agriculture. Prohibiting these inspections effectively prevents such plants from operating in...
USDA Website Blackout Capitulation to Walking Horse Industry
Press ReleaseFebruary 9, 2017EquinesA pending lawsuit supported by a potent segment of the walking horse industry appears to be the major impetus for the US Department of Agriculture’s egregious decision to remove untold...
US House Leaders Introduce Federal Legislation to Prohibit Slaughter of American Horses
Press ReleaseJanuary 13, 2017EquinesFederal lawmakers have introduced legislation to prevent the establishment of horse slaughter operations within the US, end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad, and protect the public...
USDA Action Makes Horse Abusers Sore
Companion Animals, EquinesIn July, the US Department of Agriculture proposed a rule that, if finalized, would bring us closer to ending the egregiously inhumane practice of soring Tennessee Walking horses, racking horses,...
Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2016 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Winners
Press ReleaseAugust 23, 2016Equines, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the winners of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award. Established in 2006, the Christine Stevens Wildlife Award provides grants of up to $10,000 to help...
Dormant Horse Slaughter Plant Demolished
EquinesA powerful symbol of the horse slaughter industry—and of the hopes some have of resurrecting it—crumbled in April with the demolition of the former Dallas Crown plant in Kaufman, Texas....
Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Block Horse Slaughter for Another Year
Press ReleaseMay 19, 2016EquinesToday, the Senate Appropriations Committee voice voted in favor of an amendment to the FY17 Agriculture Appropriations bill to prohibit the USDA from spending any funds to inspect horse slaughter...
Horse Meat from Mexico Banned in the EU
EquinesThe European Commission, the executive body of the European Union (EU), has conditionally banned horse meat imported from Mexico due to food safety concerns. The ban took effect on January...
Rancher Who Illegally Sent 1,800 Horses to Slaughter Skates Free
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeColorado rancher and livestock hauler Tom Davis spent close to $18,000 to purchase approximately 1,800 horses from the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Program from 2008...