Month: June 2013

Nevada Governor Sandoval signs landmark bill to work with wild horse advocates

Governor Sandoval signs AB 264, partnering with animal advocates to save Nevada mustangs       Credits:          American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign Facebook page examiner.com Carson City, Nev. – Yesterday, Governor Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 264 into law, officially authorizing the Nevada Dept. of Agriculture (NDA) to form cooperative […]

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Moran Amendment update

Equine Welfare Alliance has issued an update on the Moran Amendment: Now that the Moran-Young amendment has cleared the committee, it is no longer an amendment but part of the bill. Be sure to thank Bill Young (R-FL) along with Jim for introducing the amendment. Of note, is the […]

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Feel Good Sunday: Blind horse finds home

Auburn Journal Blind horse travels 1,500 miles to Greenwood sanctuary Animal rescuers bring abused animals to local ranch for second chance By: Andrew Westrope, Staff Writer                        Kim Palaferri/Auburn Journal GREENWOOD – More than a year after being found at death’s door in Loreto, Mexico, a blind […]

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House Appropriations Committee Votes to Eliminate Funds for Inspection of U.S. Horse Slaughter Facilities

Source: ASPCA.org Approved amendment would protect horses from cruel practice in the U.S. NEW YORK—The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) commends the members of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for approving an amendment to its fiscal year 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill that […]

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Judge says BLM Underreports Cattle Grazing Impacts

Source: By Brian Maffly | The Salt Lake Tribune BLM ignored inconvenient data and contrarian views… A scathing decision by an administrative law judge has concluded the Bureau of Land Management underreports impacts of grazing leases on Rich County’s 25,000-acre Duck Creek allotment. If the ruling’s reasoning is […]

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