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USDA Proposes New Regulations to Combat Horse Soring
"USDA's goals in upholding and enforcing the Horse Protection Act are to achieve the dual purposes of the Act: eliminate the cruel and inhumane practice of soring; and eliminate unfair competition by persons showing, exhibiting and selling sore horses.â
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Wild Horse Groups File for Injunction/TRO to Stop BLM Wyoming Checkerboard Roundup
"Motion seeks to enjoin BLM Agency from from conducting the roundup and removal of 500 wild horses from the Wyoming Checkerboard on October 18, 2016.â
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National Forest Trail Bill Approved by House Agriculture Committee
"The American Horse Council, the Back Country Horsemen of America and Wilderness Society have been involved in creation of the Trail Bill directing the Forest Service to take action to address the trail maintenance backlog that is adversely impacting all
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Senate Committee Acts to Sustain Horse Slaughter Ban in the U.S.
"We donât round up dogs and cats for slaughter, and it should be unthinkable to do that to horses, a species that helped us settle the nation.â
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National Horse Coalition Blasts BLM for Exaggerated Mustang "Overpopulation" Claim
âProblem is federal mismanagement, not âexcessâ wild horses, the group says blasting the BLM for fraudulent claims of wild horse overpopulation, which are based on unscientific and arbitrary BLM-imposed âappropriateâ management levels.â
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The Homes for Horses Coalition Applauds Amendment to Protect Horses and Calls for an End to the Terrifying Cruelty of Horse Slaughter
"Horse slaughter is a predatory, heinously cruel industry which encourages and rewards the irresponsible behavior of a very small segment of the horse industry.â
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House Committee Approves Amendment to Protect Horses from Slaughter in US
"The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to adopt an amendment to prevent the slaughter of horses for human consumption on U.S. soil.â
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USDA Proposes New Rule to Crack Down on Soring of Horses
"Itâs been a federal crime since 1970 to show horses who have been sored â subjected to the intentional infliction of pain on their legs and hooves to force them to step higher to gain a competitive edge in the show ring, but cruel, unscrupulous trai
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BLM’s 2017 Budget Opens Door for Wild Horse Slaughter and Sterilization
âThe provision would make wild horses available for transfer to state and local authorities, many which have publicly called for wholesale slaughter and once transferred, the horses would lose their protected wild status, meaning that authorities could
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Ways Discussed to Reduce Arizona Burro Population
âAfter recent traffic crashes with burros, the Mohave County supervisors are discussing ways to reduce the burro population which has increased from 817 in 1996 to between 1746 and 1827 in the Black Mountain area.â