… other priorities. Horses H.R. 8294 blocks the operation of horse slaughter facilities in the United States by … strengthen the HPA and protect horses from soring. For wild horses, the package offers numerous victories, including … in their natural habitats. The bill extends protections to wild horses and burros against slaughter and lethal control, …
Date created: July 21, 2022
Last updated: January 17, 2024
… be subject to Animal Welfare Act compliance inspections. Horse protections: The bill continues to prohibit the … in the United States by blocking the operation of horse slaughter facilities on US soil. It also sets aside $11 … of proven humane fertility control methods to keep wild horses and burros on the range, and protects herds from …
Date created: December 21, 2022
Last updated: December 21, 2022
… problem with captive orcas – they are very different from wild orcas and are displayed out of context, and therefore … of the statement that "less than 1% of adult males in the wild have collapsed dorsal fins." The public should be on the … points out that it might inspire people to work to protect wild animals. Her priorities are corporate- rather than …
Date created: June 17, 2014
Last updated: January 18, 2022
… we are poised to see critical improvements for wildlife, wild and domestic horses, companion animals, and others. The … signature. Among the key provisions benefiting animals: Horse slaughter facilities cannot legally operate in United States. Wild horses managed by either the Bureau of Land Management …
Date created: December 17, 2019
Last updated: January 18, 2024
… are supposed to be impetuous and volatile and inveterately wild. The only thing predictable about a unicorn is its … them as members of the subfamily Hippotraginae or “horse-like antelopes.” ( Leucoryx , by the way, means “white … It’s more poetic, and it best captures their unbridled wild magnificence. I was working at that time as the …
Date created: July 6, 2016
Last updated: January 15, 2020
… leading to its overexploitation and depletion in the wild. Animals who are falling victim to consumer desire and … threats that contribute to the decline of species in the wild, many of these animals subject to trade are now …
Date created: January 22, 2009
Last updated: April 2, 2021
… to stop the National Park Service from slaughtering wild bison inhabiting Yellowstone National Park and adjoining … Forest in Montana. Yellowstone is home to America's only wild bison who have continuously occupied their native … Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Development, Horse Butte Neighbors of Buffalo, Big Wild Adventures, …
Date created: January 22, 2009
Last updated: February 3, 2022
… A wild horse grazes near Glacier National Park in Montana. The … (BLM) and other federal land managers are required by the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 to protect … and technical decision-making approaches of the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program. On January 27, at a meeting held in …
Date created: February 24, 2012
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… Appropriations bills retain provisions that block horse slaughter facilities from operating within the United … photo by Elizabeth Boehm/Danita Delimont On the wild horse front, the House Interior Appropriations report … the Bureau of Land Management to use a portion of its Wild Horse and Burro Program budget on proven, humane …
Date created: September 4, 2024
Last updated: September 13, 2024
… to defend or advocate on behalf of actions such as ending horse slaughter or halting animal fighting. He has … Subcommittee, Moran advocated for protection of wild horses, supported increased funding for white-nose … much more. This year, Moran’s budget amendment blocking horse slaughter for the remainder of the fiscal year was …
Date created: February 25, 2014
Last updated: January 10, 2020
… that can be marked as both triumphs and setbacks for wild and domestic animals. The bill now makes its way to … to the welfare of animals in the coming year.” Triumphs Horse Slaughter Defund Congress has once again approved … post-traumatic stress disorder. Continued Progress for Wild Horses The bill includes two provisions related to wild …
Date created: December 12, 2014
Last updated: February 2, 2022
… (4) urging critical improvements in Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act enforcement; and (5) ensuring continued … the expansion of safe fertility control options to keep wild horses and burros on the range. The horse slaughter … signed by 26 senators and 98 representatives. The wild horse and burro letters—led by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) …
Date created: June 20, 2023
Last updated: June 26, 2023
… sell random source dogs and cats to laboratories and on horse slaughter inspection (effectively preventing the … Act. Other House bills address ongoing problems with wild horse management and provide much needed funding for … of horses for human consumption, address problems with the wild horse program, fund Endangered Species Act activities, …
Date created: January 3, 2022
Last updated: January 3, 2022
… and animal welfare organizations dedicated to ending horse slaughter and other forms of equine cruelty. The … that improve the welfare and treatment of domestic and wild horses, donkeys, and mules Connecting rescue …
Date created: August 29, 2024
Last updated: August 30, 2024
… The USDA received more than $2 million to enforce the Horse Protection Act (HPA) and curb soring of Tennessee … by blocking the use of federal funds to inspect domestic horse slaughter plants and horsemeat. The bill protects wild horses and burros under the authority of the Bureau of …
Date created: March 25, 2021
Last updated: April 13, 2021
… bill provides much needed protections for domestic and wild horses. The bill bars any federal funds from being used for the inspection of horse slaughter plants in the United States; this withholding … from opening and operating in the United States. Wild horses were also protected, as the bill prohibits …
Date created: March 23, 2018
Last updated: February 7, 2022
You may have never thought twice about a horseshoe crab—or even once for that matter—but lately, people are noticing that perhaps they should.
Date created: August 11, 2009
Last updated: January 17, 2020
… have a special place in American culture—from majestic wild mustangs to companion horses who are part of the family. … to an end. Particularly in thoroughbred racing and walking horse competitions, abusive practices have been allowed to flourish, resulting in horse injuries and deaths. AWI is working to strengthen …
Date created: August 30, 2023
Last updated: April 24, 2024
… for its enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act. Congress renewed its directive that the … to public inspection. Protections for domestic and wild horses were reaffirmed. The bill prevents the return of … resulting in the destruction of healthy, unadopted wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau of Land …
Date created: July 2, 2018
Last updated: July 6, 2018
… Stowe Provisions were included that will effectively bar horse slaughter facilities from operating this year in the … Land Management or the US Forest Service from selling off wild horses for slaughter abroad (an important measure given … recent efforts to remove restrictions on slaughter of wild horses—see AWI Quarterly , spring 2019 ). The …
Date created: March 25, 2020
Last updated: April 15, 2020
… equines—most notably a significant boost in funding for Horse Protection Act enforcement, a permanent ban on the … facilities in the United States, provisions to protect wild horses and burros from slaughter, and funds to implement … proven and safe immunocontraceptive vaccines to keep wild herds in their natural habitats rather than being …
Date created: September 1, 2022
Last updated: September 8, 2022
… States to foreign slaughterhouses. The second is the Horse Transportation Safety Act (HTSA). Championed by … strong provisions to promote the humane treatment of wild horses and burros and reform the Bureau of Land … by the prior administration—that would strengthen the Horse Protection Act and accomplish many of the PAST Act’s …
Date created: August 19, 2021
Last updated: April 17, 2024
… a number of animal welfare measures, such as preventing horse slaughter and expecting vigorous enforcement of animal … in the United States and prohibits the slaughter of wild horses. Prohibits Class B dealers from selling dogs and … contiguous 48 states. Blocks the commercial destruction of wild horses under the authorities of both the Bureau of Land …
Date created: June 28, 2019
Last updated: February 7, 2022
… Incentive Program (AIP), which pays individuals to adopt wild horses ($1,000 per animal). Some of these horses are … and need for significant reforms during the BLM’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting. On June 30, the BLM …
Date created: August 19, 2021
Last updated: April 17, 2024
… reckless plan to round up approximately 20,000 wild horses during fiscal year 2024. In a January letter to … called attention to the agency’s plan to treat fewer wild horses with humane fertility control vaccines (critical … and BLM’s actions.” ( Click here for more on the fate of wild horses in captivity under BLM management.) … BLM’s …
Date created: April 8, 2024
Last updated: April 22, 2024