Program Term Archive
Equines
USDA Takes Long-Awaited Step to End Inhumane Horse Soring
Press ReleaseMay 8, 2024EquinesToday, the US Department of Agriculture published a final rule to end the brutal practice of horse soring at Tennessee walking horse shows. The improved regulations, scheduled to take effect on February...
BLM’s Bumbling Efforts on Birth Control
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI worked with Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Steve Cohen (D-TN)—two stalwart champions for equine welfare—to denounce the Bureau of Land Management’s reckless plan to round up approximately 20,000 wild...
After the Roundup: The Fate of Wild Horses in Government Holding Facilities
EquinesAgainst a backdrop of picturesque mountains, past coils of razor wire, once-wild horses stand in the frozen dirt of the Cañon City Off-Range Corral. The corral—an enormous grid of pipe-paneled...
Ag Appropriation Bills Address Animal Welfare
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe House appropriations committee and the full Senate have approved spending bills for the US Department of Agriculture, and both include important provisions for animal welfare. The House bill expresses...
Ending Engagement in Cruel Ejiao Trade
EquinesIn October, Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) reintroduced the Ejiao Act (HR 6021) to protect donkeys from a burgeoning global trade that has claimed millions of these animals’ lives and resulted in terrible...
Ejiao Act Reintroduced to Protect Donkeys from Dangerous Gelatin Trade
Press ReleaseOctober 26, 2023EquinesUS Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) reintroduced the Ejiao Act Tuesday in the House of Representatives to ban the sale and trade of ejiao (donkey-hide gelatin) products in the United States....
New Regs to Rein In Racehorse Abuse; USDA Proposes Potential HPA Upgrade
Companion Animals, EquinesWhether they are thoroughbreds running full tilt around an outdoor track or walking horses stepping gracefully across an arena, horses bred for competition undergo extensive training and conditioning. For owners...
AWI Sues BLM over Wild Horse Management
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI is suing the Bureau of Land Management after the agency finalized a management plan to eliminate millions of acres of federally designated habitat for wild horses in Wyoming. The...
Protecting Horses from Slaughter and Unsafe Transport
EquinesAWI worked closely with Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), on the reintroduction of the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE)...
Saner Solutions to Wildlife Management
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeTwo bills were introduced to curb cruel, costly, and dangerous wildlife management methods. In May, Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and David Schweikert (R-AZ) reintroduced the Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act...