Legislation to reinstate the horse slaughter industry in Illinois failed to pass that state’s House of Representatives on Wednesday because the measure did not earn the 60 votes necessary for passage.
Sponsored by Rep. Jim Sacia, HB 0583 woul
Our horses’ lifestyles, career demands, and the way we manage them can cause more stress than we might expect. Sue McDonnell, PhD, Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, was preparing a horse for long-distance transport. Getting the horse fro
On Feb. 27 Ivonne Rodriguez’s Paint horse, Geronimo, went missing from his Miami, Fla., pasture. Rodriguez immediately filed a police report and canvassed the neighborhood for information about her horse. Six days later, Miami-Dade County police discovered Geronimo’s remains in a field across the street from Rodriguez’s farm.
“He was tied to a palm tree and butchered for his
Two U.S. Senators have introduced legislation to prohibit the transport of horses for slaughter in Mexico and Canada. Senators Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and John Ensign (R-Nev.) introduced S 727, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act into the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 26.
S 727 would prohibit the
Legislation to establish privately owned horse processing plants in the United States advanced this week in two Western states.
On March 24, the North Dakota State Senate approved HB 1496, authorizing a $50,000 study to evaluate potential legal challenges to slaughter plant development in that
Exhibitors at this year’s Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration and other gaited horse shows can expect USDA inspectors to vigorously enforce Horse Protection Act rules against soring, according to USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Horse Protection Coordinator Rachel Cezar, DVM. Soring is the deliberate injury to horses’ legs and feet to achieve an exaggerated gait.
A Texas man is facing animal cruelty and felonious assault charges in connection with the seizure of 237 allegedly malnourished animals, including 167 horses, from his 86-acre ranch.
Hill County Sheriff’s Deputies
Idaho has joined the list of states pondering legislation aimed at maintaining control of equine transport and re-establishing the horse processing industry in the United States.
Introduced into Idaho’s House State Affairs
Professional rodeo rider Bobby Griswold is facing felony charges in Oklahoma for practicing equine dentistry without a veterinary medical license. Griswold is not a veterinarian, but he graduated from an equine dental school. He was
The USDA is seeking $162,800 in fines from an Ohio livestock auctioneer and shipper for violating the Commercial Transport of Equines for Slaughter Act, which regulates treatment of slaughter-bound horses. At issue is the shipment of 1,345
Officials with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have declined Madeleine Pickens’ proposal to create a refuge for as many as 30,000 wild horses on grounds that the plan is not viable under current federal law.
In October 2008 wild horse protection advocates, scientists, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Deputy Director
Trainers and owners who cause injury to horses’ feet or legs to achieve an exaggerated gait will face stiff penalties in Kentucky if a bill introduced into the state senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee becomes law. Sponsored
Expanding options for cash-strapped horse owners is key to reducing the number of unwanted horses in the United States, according to a group of equine welfare advocates who brainstormed the issue during a Feb. 18 meeting at the University of
Kentucky’s House Agriculture and Small Business Committee last week approved two bills intended to help boarding barn operators and horse rescues cope with the negative economy.
Sponsored by Rep. Dwight Butler, HR 418 expands local
Twelve state legislatures are now considering measures to express their support of or actively encourage the reestablishment of U.S. horse processing plants.
Resolutions indicating opposition to HR 503, the federal
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