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Senate Committee Blocks Domestic Horse Slaughter
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has voted in favor of a provision that would prevent any efforts to resume slaughtering horses for human consumption on U.S. soil.
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Utah Governor Bombarded with Support for Wild Horses as BLM Schedules Massive Roundup
Faxes from Europe and from states as diverse as Alaska and Florida poured in, reminding Governor Herbert that Utahâs mustangs are part of the stateâs allure, and warning that Utah tourism will suffer if the state does not reverse its anti-mustang stan
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National Coalition Calls on Utah Governor to Stop Attack on Wild Horses
Wild horse advocacy groups urged Governor Herbert to stop exaggerating the number of wild horses in Utah, stop scapegoating wild horses for range damage caused by private livestock, and drop suggestions that the state take over management of wild horses i
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Targeting of Wild Horses for Range Damage Caused By Private Livestock Brings Protest
BLM Called Upon to Protect Range and Federally-Protected Wild Horses: Remove All Livestock During Extreme Drought.
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New BLM Director Called Upon to Uphold Federal Law to Protect Wild Horses
âBLM must stop caving to the private financial interests of livestock owners whenever they complain about the protected wild horses using limited resources that are available on such lands.â.
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Federal Court Grants Wild Horse Advocates' Request to Intervene in Nevada Ranchers' Lawsuit Against Wild Horses
Our clients wanted to intervene in the case to defend wild horses from the pro-ranching special interests and prevent the government from acceding to their claims that the horses must be removed from the public lands to protect the private livestock that
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Congressional Horse Caucus Holds First Meeting of 2014
The Congressional Horse Caucus is a bipartisan group of Members of the House of Representatives formed to educate Congress and their staffs about the importance of the horse industry in the economic, agricultural, sporting, gaming and recreational life of
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AAEP Opposes New Legislation on Horse Soring Tactics
The AAEP staunchly opposes H.R. 4098, the Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2013, because its implementation will not protect Tennessee Walking Horses, Spotted Saddle horses and Racking horses from the abusive practice of soring.
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Inter-office BLM Memo Calls for "Drastic Changes" in Wild Horse Management
In an internal memo BLM Wild Horse and Burro Division Chief Joan Guilfoyle recommended suspending all roundups until thousands of mustangs currently in federal corrals are sold or adopted.
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Feds Continue to Favor Cattle Grazing Over Welfare of Wild Horses
âWhile the BLM and its ranching allies consistently complain about the $75-million federal wild horse program, they have no problem with the incredibly costly public lands grazing program, which operates deeply in the red every year,â.