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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.
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BLM Doubles Down on Wild Horse Helicopter Roundups
The Bureau of Land Management is poised to continue its costly, cruel and inhumane helicopter roundups of wild horses and burros in 2014, according to contracts timidly released at 4:33 PM ET last Friday, January 31.
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BLM Ignores Public Comments on Protection of Wild Horses
âThe public overwhelmingly supports wild horse protection, but, the BLM is taking its marching orders from the Rock Springs Grazing Association, whose members view mustangs as competition for cheap, tax-subsidized livestock grazing on public lands.â.
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AAEP Applauds Passage of Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act
Veterinarians who travel to their patients are now closer to having the complete ability to transport and administer controlled substances to provide pain management, anesthesia or euthanasia.
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Horse Advocates Support Ag Bill Coming Up January 2014
A bill coming before the US Congress in January 2014 by the House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations committee includes language barring the U.S. Department of Agriculture from funding inspections at horse slaughter plants.
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APHIS Releases Latest Actions Related to Horse Protection Act
As part of its effort to make its actions transparent and accessible to the public, APHIS is highlighting enforcement actions taken in response to violations of the Horse Protection Act.
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Priscilla Presley Urges Congress to Pass Horse Soring Bill
Priscilla Presley has put her support behind federal legislation to protect horses from lives of constant pain by joining The Humane Society of the United States in urging Congress to pass the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2013.