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Equines
Animal Liberation Now
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeAnimal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed is the latest update to Peter Singer’s seminal 1975 book, Animal Liberation. While the facts and figures have been updated, the ultimate message has not...
Animal Welfare Groups Commend US Senators for Reintroducing Legislation to End Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseJune 16, 2023EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and other animal protection organizations applaud today’s reintroduction in the US Senate of the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (S. 2037/H.R. 3475). This bill...
Bill Introduced to Ban Brutal Helicopter Roundups of Wild Horses
Press ReleaseMay 24, 2023EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) commend US Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), David Schweikert (R-AZ), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) for reintroducing today the Wild...
Animal Welfare Groups Commend Members of Congress for Reintroducing Legislation to End Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseMay 18, 2023EquinesA bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has reintroduced the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act—federal legislation that would permanently protect American horses from commercial slaughter. This legislation would expand the...
Environmental/Wild Horse Advocates File Lawsuit Over Government Plan to Eradicate One-Third of Wyoming’s Wild Horse Population
Press ReleaseMay 10, 2023EquinesToday, a coalition of wild horse advocates, environmentalists, and academics filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Wyoming against the US Department of the Interior over a federal...
House Revives PAST Act to End Equine Abuse at Horse Shows
Press ReleaseMay 8, 2023EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses Friday's reintroduction in the US House of Representatives of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (H.R. 3090) to combat the inhumane practice of “soring,”...
Closing the Book on 117th Congress
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeTwo of the 117th Congress’s final pieces of legislation that made it into law included many provisions affecting animals—both positively and negatively. The National Defense Authorization Act included provisions banning the...
Park Service Plans Wild Horse Purge
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeThe National Park Service is seeking to remove the entire herd of wild horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). According to a preliminary plan released in December, the NPS...
PAST Act Passes House
Companion Animals, EquinesOn November 14, by a resounding 304-111 vote, the US House of Representatives passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act. The legislation would end the barbaric practices associated with...
In a Land of Awe
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeDr. Chad Hanson’s In a Land of Awe: Finding Reverence in the Search for Wild Horses offers a sweeping vista of the wild horses that the author has come to know and...