Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

Legislative Subcommittee OKs Kentucky Drug Rules

Kentucky’s new medication rules were approved Dec. 13 by the state General Assembly Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee.


The rules, centered on race-day medication, were approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority Nov. 14

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Horse Slaughter: A Nuisance to One Texas Community

On Nov. 29, the Kaufman, Texas Board of Adjustments moved a step closer to closing Dallas Crown Inc., one of two horse meat processing plants in Texas, on the basis that many residents consider it a nuisance to the community. The board voted 4 t

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Shoeing Wild Horses

I’ve just adopted a wild horse and have heard that they often don’t need shoes. Do we need to shoe her?

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New Contracts Hurt BLM Sales

More than 400 wild horses are looking for new homes after buyers baulked at the new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) contracts that imposed criminal penalties for selling animals to slaughter, according to an article in the Las Vegas

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President Signs Horse Slaughter Amendment

On Thursday, Nov. 10, President Bush signed the 2006 Agricultural Appropriations bill containing an amendment prohibiting the use of federal funds to inspect horse meat. The amendment includes a 120-day phase-in period that allows slaughter

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USRider, EKU to Continue Large Animal Rescue Training

USRider Equestrian Motor Plan has teamed up with Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) to conduct large animal rescue training for the second consecutive year. The training was initially offered at EKU through two training sessions in March 2005.

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Unwanted Horse Summit

Representatives from 20 equine-related organizations that make up the unwanted horse coalition met Sept. 21 at the American Veterinary Medical Association headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill., to focus on the group’s mission and to create a long-ter

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Senate Passes Slaughter Funding Amendment

On Sept. 20, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan amendment (68-29) to the Agriculture Appropriations bill will eliminate federal funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors in slaughter houses for one fiscal year. Under the

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Slaughter Bill Heads to Senate for Approval

On Friday, Oct. 28, the U.S. House of Representatives approved by a vote of 318-63 an amendment prohibiting the use of federal funds for USDA horse meat inspections. That amendment was added to the $100-billion federal appropriations bill. If

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Heroes Nonetheless

Hard to imagine, isn’t it? Two severe hurricanes hitting within a month of each other. Striking within miles of each other. People we know, people we’ve never met–their lives are changed forever. Their stories have touched us and made us cry.

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