By Ginger Kathrens as published on The Salt Lake Tribune A spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Oct. 31 offers the Bureau of Land Management a $35 million appropriation to reduce wild horse and burro populations in Western states by two-thirds. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty […]
Source: AWHC Monday, the House and Senate unveiled an agreement on the fiscal year 2020 spending legislation. The final bill rejects the efforts of bipartisan lawmakers to prevent federal funds from being allocated toward cruel sterilization surgeries and accelerated roundups. The vast majority of Americans, from both parties, […]
By Carol Walker as published on Wild Hoofbeats The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a Scoping Document with a 30 day public comment period on 5 of the largest wild horse herds in Wyoming: Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, Great Divide Basin, White Mountain and Little […]
by Chris Cwik as published on Yahoo Sports Two more horses have died at a Southern California racetrack. Mighty Elijah and Hot Spot, both 4-year-old geldings, died after the first race at Los Alamitos on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. The deaths are the latest in a long line […]
By David Aaro | Fox News Police are investigating a case of possible animal cruelty after several horses were reportedly stolen and later harvested for meat in Florida. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office posted a warning to local horse owners on Facebook Thursday after a Central Florida family found their 10-year-old horse named […]
An open letter from Charlotte Roe As we light candles against the darkness and imagine the season’s joys and needs, I have an urgent message to share. House and Senate appropriators are meeting at this time to mark up spending language that includes the BLM’s request for millions […]
By SCOTT SONNER Two House committee chairmen are trying to put the brakes on money for a new Trump administration proposal to accelerate the capture of 130,000 wild horses across the West over the next 10 years. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, whose high-desert state is home to about […]
By Rick Adams as published on MySunCoast.com “The gruesome theft and killing of a horse in Palmetto to be sold as horsemeat is another reminder of the need for my bill banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption…” PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) – The reward for information in […]
Source: The Paulick Report The Water Hay Oats Alliance issued the following press release Monday: Gary Stevens, a Hall of Fame Jockey and a long time member of the Water Hay Oats Alliance, is calling for reform. “It’s time for a revolution to save our sport. And it […]
By: Michael Paluska as published on ABCActionNews.com The search continues after an unknown suspect stole a horse and killed it for meat over the weekend, according to the sheriff’s office. PALMETTO, Fla – Deputies say sometime between 5 p.m. on Sunday and 8 a.m. on Monday, the suspect […]
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