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Federal Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Slaughter of American Horses in Safeguard American Food Exports Act
Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation to prevent the establishment of horse slaughter operations within the U.S., end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad, and protect the public from consuming toxic horse meat.
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Federal Court To Hear Motion to Dismiss Utah Rancher Anti-Mustang Lawsuit
The Utah case was filed by the Western Rangelands Conservation Association on behalf of ranchers who graze livestock on public lands in southwestern Utah and seeks removal of hundreds of wild horses.
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New Law Will Protect At-Risk Horses and Local Communities in Kentucky
A new law to reduce the hold period for stray horses from 90 days to 15 days will allow more positive outcomes for horses and the local communities since horse can becared for and rehomed much sooner.
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Federal Court Dismisses Nevada Cattlemen’s Anti-Mustang Lawsuit
"This frivolous bid by cattlemen to roundup and slaughter Americaâs iconic wild horses to clear the public lands for commercial livestock grazing has now been soundly rejected by the federal court,â said Suzanne Roy, director of AWHPC.
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Nevada Wild Horse Management Agreement Approved By Board of Agriculture
An agreement has been reached between the Nevada Dept of Agriculture and Return to Freedom to humanely manage horses in the Virginia Range with more than 280,000 acres and over 1,500 horses.
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13,000 Citizens Urge Council to Protect Wild Horses
Although ranchers and others claim that wild horses and burros are overpopulating, the reality is that mustangs and burros roam on just 14.7 million acres of BLM land in Nevada versus livestock, which graze on 44.9 million acres.
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Cattlemen Fight Wild Horse Birth Control Program to Continue Welfare Ranching on Federal Land
Leading the charge against the horsesâ release is Kevin Borba, who was fined nearly $30,000 for violating the terms of his permit by grazing cattle on public lands where and when they were not authorized.
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Horse Advocates Respond to Court Decision That Could Allow Soring of Horses
This decision is a travesty for the welfare of the horse and a major blow to the interests of all owners, breeders, trainers and exhibitors who have fought for years to ensure that show horse competition is both humane and fair.
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Groups Rally Behind National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
The Forest Service trail system is being squeezed between the demands of growing public use and shrinking budgets and this threatens to limit public access, harm natural resources, and increase future maintenance costs.
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House Ag. Committee Accused of Riding Roughshod Over Truth in Claiming Mustang “Overpopulation”
Livestock grazing on Wyoming public exacts huge costs to the environment, to wildlife â including wild horses, and to American taxpayers, who have subsidized this activity to the tune of more than $1 billion over the past decade.