All Horses | March 21, 2009
I do not support HR 504.
Memo from the American Horse Council
On January 14, 2009, Representative John Conyers (D-MI) re-introduced the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 (H.R.504). The bill, which has sixty cosponsors, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Conyers is chairman of that committee.
This bill would criminalize the possession, [...]
All Horses | September 24, 2008
Disturbing news. I recommend you listen to the accompanying audio linked to the second article below.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance has learned that the horribly misguided and misleadingly named Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. 6598), a bill which would criminalize the sale and transportation of horses for the purposes of slaughter, was approved and recommended [...]
All Horses | September 24, 2008
re: Debate over horse meat gains new life - U.S. news- msnbc.com.
Sadly, people ARE dumping horses off in the night. Auction barns are full of skinny horses, some selling for as little as $5 or even being shot behind the auction barn because the consignment fee was more than the highest bid, if any. (The [...]
All Horses | September 18, 2008
This is news because there is a solution to the problem, but no one wants to talk about it.
Economy puts horses in peril [link]
Elissa Harrington | Sep 18, 2008
JUNCTION CITY, OR—The horse industry has hit a low. Experts say horses are just too expensive to keep and supply exceeds demand.
“There’s 9.2 million horses in the [...]
All Horses | September 17, 2008
Just a news tidbit.
House Judiciary Committee debates horse slaughter bill [link]
Drovers.com | Sep. 17, 2008
Many segments of the livestock industry oppose the ban on horse slaughter, citing implications for meat processing in other species, as well as the unintended consequences of the bill on horse welfare. NCBA sent a letter to House Judiciary leadership detailing [...]
All Horses | September 17, 2008
More…
Horse Industry Opposes Bill That Would Criminalize Sale Or Transport Of Horses For Processing [link]
Judiciary committee set to vote on horse legislation.
Jason Vance | Sep. 17, 2008
A vote that was originally scheduled for last week will be held by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Up for debate and vote is H.R. 6598, which would [...]
All Horses | September 17, 2008
Updating on H.R. 6598
Some Committee Members Puzzled By Horse Trafficking Bill [link]
CattleNetwork.com | Sep. 17, 2008
Readers have been asking us about the results of the Judiciary Committee’s vote on H.R. 6598, the Equine Cruelty bill. We had alerted readers that the Committee had scheduled a vote for last Wednesday, Sept. 10.
The bill would criminalize the [...]
All Horses | September 10, 2008
Call and write to oppose H.R. 6598
Horse owners urged to oppose flawed equine welfare bill [link]
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 3:22 PM MDT
The Montana Farm Bureau is urging Montanans to contact the House Judiciary Committee in opposition of H.R. 6598, deceptively named the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act.
“Now is the time to get off your hands [...]
All Horses | August 19, 2008
Don’t make more criminals by legislating cultural choices.
Bill aims to halt killing of horses for food [link]
But opponents say effort to impose penalties would lead to more abuse.
RYAN ROBINSON | Aug 19, 2008
What happens to horses when their owners no longer want them? Some are sold for slaughter so their meat can end up on [...]
All Horses | August 14, 2008
Regarding humane treatment, more.
Homeless on the range [link]
Mary Zeiss Stange | Aug 14, 2008
Horses are being abandoned by the thousands across the USA. Some are strays, others a result of overbreeding or a sour economy. How should we humanely lessen their numbers?
It’s a climactic scene in the 1962 Kirk Douglas film, Lonely Are the Brave. [...]
