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Horse Politics
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U.S. Senate Takes Stand Against Wild Horse Slaughter
The chairman's 'explanatory statement' for the bill directs the BLM to address wild horse management with humane and politically viable options.
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Protest Today Urging Nevada Governor to Reinstate Mustang Cooperative
Nevada Governor Sandoval is being urged to rescind the termination of the Virgina Range Horse Cooperative Agreement with AWHC which includes the humane birth control program.
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TRI Officials Call for Governor To Take Action to Save Mustang Program
TRI officials will speak about the importance of this humane birth control program and the strong support for the mustang program by businesses opening operations in Nevada.
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Advocacy Group Slams Fed'l Advisory Board for Recommending Mass Slaughter of America's Mustangs
The push for mustang slaughter is being orchestrated by a tiny but powerful special interest group that views wild horses as competition for cheap, taxpayer subsidized grazing.
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Celebrities urge Congress to keep horse slaughterhouses closed in the U.S.
The Humane Society Legislative Fund along with William Shatner, Kaley Cuoco, Willie Nelson and others, are urging law makers to pass an amendment that prohibits the use of federal funds to inspect horse slaughter facilities.
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Court Finds U.S. Forest Service Illegally Cut Habitat for California Wild Horses
A precedent-setting victory makes clear that federal land management agencies cannot exclude federally protected wild horses or other key uses of public lands without grappling with the implications of such actions.
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Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Slaughter of Horses and End Export of Horses
Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation to prevent the establishment of inhumane horse slaughter operations within the U.S., end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad.
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Death Warrant Issued to 92,000 American Wild Horses
The House Appropriations Committee has passed a bill that will send wild horses to slaughter against the will of the American people
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Americans Overwhelmingly Support Protecting Iconic Mustangs
On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee narrowly passed a measure that would allow horse slaughterhouses to reopen following a 10-year ban.
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Change in Federal Budget May Lead to Mass Killing of Wild Horses
The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Markup of Appropriations bill may include language allowing for slaughter and mass killing of federally-protected wild horses