Category: Horse News

Up to date equine related news stories from a wide variety of global sources

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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