Horsebox towing makeshift trailer with five horses on board stopped by police

WTFF? The Horse & Hound reports: A horsebox towing a makeshift trailer with a combined total of five horses on board was pulled over by police, having been spotted on one of the UK’s busiest motorways. Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit spotted the contraption on the M1 last Thursday (2 September), sharing pictures of the get-up…

Time and temperature limits in new UK horse transport laws

When you read some of the statements in this article, you wonder if those using horses are ever truly concerned about the horses if it does not at the same time accommodate them.—TH via Horse and Hound (UK) The equestrian industry has welcomed changes on journey times and conditions for horses in new animal welfare…

U.S. House votes to ban unsafe horse transport

AWI PRESS RELEASE July 1, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Horse Transportation Safety Act (HTSA) today as part of a massive infrastructure bill. The HTSA would ban the use of unsafe double-deck trailers to haul horses in interstate commerce. The $715 billion INVEST in…

House Committee passes Horse Transportation Safety Act

The HTSA would ban double-deck trailers for hauling horses in interstate commerce AWI PRESS RELEASE The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for passing the Horse Transportation Safety Act (HTSA) June 10 as part of surface transportation legislation. The HTSA would ban the use of unsafe double-deck trailers to…

Driver cited in Tenn horse trailer crash that killed three

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV Channel 4) - The driver whose trailer rolled over on I-40 Monday with a load of horses on board has now been charged in that wreck. The Tennessee Department of Safety says Mance Frank Reed has been cited for unsafe operation of a vehicle and driving fatigued. He is also charged with…

Driver hauling horses may have fallen asleep at the wheel (WSMV Ch 4 video)

--- Uploaded by Julie Caramante, she states: WSMV Channel 4 News report: Driver Mance Reed fell asleep while hauling slaughter horses. Three of the thirty-eight animals died in the accident. Dorian Ayache from Lebanon, TN is the owner of the horses and is known person who sends horses to Mexico, via Presidio, TX to slaughter…

11 horses die in Oklahoma tractor trailer accident

A tractor trailer driver hauling 30 horses overturned on Turner Turnpike Tuesday morning, and 11 of the horses died, troopers said. But with the help of several volunteers who stopped to help, about 17 horses survived and were herded into a makeshift pen at N Sooner Road and NE 122. The driver of the tractor…

Fly the friendly skies with equines

This is a tongue-in-cheek article, but heartwarming that people are evacuating their horses along with themselves, and the reason we post it here. Cross-posted from New York magazine entitled "Horses can fly!" Written by JESSICA PRESSLER and JILLIAN GOODMAN ------------------------------ No, no, not on their own. They fly in planes. Maybe we're just naïve city…

Man who transported 14 injured and dying horses faces jail time

Cross-posted from Vancouver Sun Oblivious to the suffering and death of his equine cargo, the Defendant in this case claims he should be let off the hook because he swerved to avoid a collision with another vehicle (while on the way to a Canadian slaughterhouse), and saved human life. This is no way mitigates the…

Why double decker trailers are unsafe for transporting horses

The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC) has put together an excellent report discussing the reasons why double decker trailers are unsafe for transporting horses. Double decker livestock trailers are the traditional means for transporting livestock such as pigs and cattle to and from auctions, and to slaughter. These vehicles are not meant for transporting horses,…