Program Term Archive
Equines
Horse Slaughter
EquinesDiscussion of why legislation is needed to ban the slaughter and export for slaughter of American horses for human consumption.
Basic Guidelines for Operating an Equine Rescue or Retirement Facility
EquinesPractical information on how to care for equines at a rescue or retirement facility; by AWI and the American Wild Horse Conservation.
Wild Horse Measures
EquinesThere are two laws in place to protect wild horses in the US: the Wild Horse Annie Act (1959) and the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (1971). Since these...
Support a Horse Slaughter Ban in the Farm Bill
EquinesEach year, tens of thousands of horses are exported to Canada and Mexico from the United States to be butchered in slaughterhouses. The entire process of horse slaughter, from transport...
Urge Congress to End the Abusive Practice of Soring Horses
Equines“Soring”—which involves intentionally inflicting pain on a horse’s hooves and front limbs to produce an exaggerated high-stepping gait known as the “Big Lick”—remains a persistent and rampant practice in Tennessee...
Help Stop a Cruel Horse Transport Practice
EquinesThe bipartisan Horse Transportation Safety Act (H.R. 3623) has been reintroduced in the US House of Representatives. Led by Reps. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Dina Titus (D-NV),...
Save Donkeys from the Brutal Skin Trade
EquinesDonkeys are valued and trusted companions around the world, yet these animals are being slaughtered in huge numbers to produce ejiao (pronounced “eh-gee-yow”)—gelatin made from boiling donkey hides. This product...
Court Corrals BLM’s Wild Horse Removal Plan
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeWe are delighted to report that on July 15, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in our favor in our lawsuit to protect thousands of wild...
Securing Funding for Animal Welfare Priorities
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsIn encouraging news, both Senate and House fiscal year 2026 Agriculture Appropriations bills winding their way through Congress contain provisions that continue to bar horse slaughter operations in the United...
Ejiao Act Reintroduced as Consumer Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Protecting Donkeys from Dangerous Gelatin Trade
Press ReleaseSeptember 23, 2025EquinesToday, US Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) reintroduced the bipartisan Ejiao Act to ban the sale and trade of donkey-hide gelatin products in the United States; a recent survey shows that...