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… with Congress having directed the USDA to restore AWA and Horse Protection Act (HPA) records that were purged from the … the care of their animals in the event of an emergency. Horse racing: The omnibus includes the Horseracing Integrity … a rule that would ban the use of devices to sore horses. Wild horses and burros: The bill protects horses and burros …
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… to speak out on behalf of horses, dogs and other animals. Horse welfare, in particular, has long been an issue of great … with kindness and respect. Willie speaks out on behalf of wild horses, as well, advocating for an end to inhumane and unnecessary roundups of free-roaming, wild horses by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The …
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… documentary on the rescue of thousands upon thousands of wild animals in Suriname after their rainforest home was … produced on Bureau of Land Management plans to round up wild horses in the Pryor Mountains of Montana and Wyoming … Stewart Udall to establish the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range—a refuge of more than 33,000 acres. Hope went on …
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… increase for the Department of the Interior under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act be used solely for … as immunocontraception—and not for unnecessary roundup of wild equines. We are also working to maintain “no-kill” … by the department of the Animal Welfare Act, the Horse Protection Act, and the Humane Methods of Slaughter …
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… as enforcement of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Horse Protection Act (HPA). The $460 billion spending package … of proven humane fertility control methods to keep wild horses and burros in their natural habitats with their herds, and protects wild equines from lethal control methods and from being …
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… the ESA of funding is dangerous and irresponsible. Horses Horse slaughter: Congress extended the ban on the slaughter … by blocking the use of taxpayer funds to inspect domestic horse slaughter plants and horsemeat products. Horse soring: … and end the failed system of industry self-policing. Wild horses and burros: The bill protects horses and burros …
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… 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, …
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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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… (HHC) Conference. HHC, co-led by AWI and American Wild Horse Conservation, is dedicated to ending horse slaughter … horses here and abroad, stop brutal helicopter roundups of wild horses, strengthen enforcement action against horse
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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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… 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, …
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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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… 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
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… (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) …
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… 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, …
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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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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.

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… 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 …
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