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Horse Politics
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Stolen Horse International Helps Proposed SC Bill to Track Horse Sales
This legislation helps make sure the horse can be legitimately sold and establishes penalties based on the value of the horse.
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Tribal Horses Rounded Up by US Forest Service
Tribal members will decide whether to sell or keep their horses and constrain them from further unauthorized grazing on federal land.
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Calif. Attorney General Warns Feds: Selling Wild Horses for Slaughter is a Felony
The sale, import or export of horses for slaughter for human consumption has been a felony in the state of California for two decades.
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Mustang Heritage Foundation Receives Recognition from Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management recognized the MHF for their placement of more than 11,200 wild horses and burros into good homes.
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Taylor Swift Joins Animal Wellness Action in Calling out Marsha Blackburn's Cruel Reputation Towards Animals
According to Animal Wellness Action, Marsha Blackburn is a leading opponent of legislation ending the painful practice of soring Tennessee Walking Horses.
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Federal Judge Stops BLM from Conducting Inhumane Horse Sterilization Experiments
"We thank the court for preventing the BLM from proceeding with a reckless and inhumane surgical sterilization experiment that endangers the lives of wild horses."
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Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit to Block Slaughter of California Wild Horses
A federal lawsuit to block the U.S. Forest Service from selling federally-protected wild horses in California for slaughter was filed on Friday, October 19, 2018.
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Forest Service Bends to Public Pressure; Extends Time Before Selling Wild Horses for Slaughter
Although the Forest Service has not stopped the roundup or committed to protecting horses from slaughter, they have extended holding time before selling them.
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Day 1 of Modoc Wild Horse Roundup With No Change in Plan to Sell Hundreds for Slaughter
The plan to sell hundreds of wild horses by the truckload for $1 a piece including for slaughter is a gross violation of the public trust.
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Feds Gear Up to Sell California Wild Horses for Slaughter
The Forest Service is exploiting a legal loophole to sell an estimated 300 wild horses without restriction allowing kill buyers to purchase a truckload of 36 horses.