US Rep. Steve King loses Primary

King is not only a vile bigot but also a pro horse slaughter defender who worked vigorously on the Hill to defeat any and all attempts to ban it on U.S. soil. He was also a major player in blocking legislation outlawing the live export of horses for slaughter to Canada and Mexico. More on…

Get America’s youth involved in ending horse slaughter

GENTLY INFORMING Getting America's youth involved in ending horse slaughter is imperative, and an activity they are likely to remember throughout their lives. A major concern for parents, teachers and caregivers, is how do you explain something as brutal as horse slaughter to youngsters in terms that are not too disturbing. We have found a…

Occupy Obama’s mailbox against horse slaughter

BACKSTORY On November 18, 2011, President Obama signed budget bill H.R. 2112 into law. H.R. 2112 covers funding for the federal government's fiscal year 2012, which runs October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. Agriculture Department spending, including the USDA, is part of that bill. Before H.R. 2112 was presented to the President, a small…

Billboard creates debate over ethics of horse slaughter

Cross-posted from OzarksFirst.com Reported by JEREMY STEVENS (Highlandville, MO) -- The processing of horse meat is once again under review by the federal government. And an Ozarks woman is making a statement you probably can't ignore to support the animals she's dedicated her life to. Jan Myers and her horse "Wish" are practically inseparable, spending…

Support S.1176 with Congressional Constituent Service POPVOX

There is a powerful new platform service connecting constituents with Congress that recently came to our attention called POPVOX. When investigating it, we noticed that the top trending bill of the week is S.1176, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011. There was only one organization registered for or against S.1176 -- Wyoming State…

New bill would ban horse transport to foreign “processing” plants

Cross-posted from The Horse Written PAT RAIA Legislation introduced into the United States Senate on Thursday (June 9) would ban the transport of horses from the U.S. to processing slaughter plants in Mexico and Canada. Horse processing slaughter has not taken place in the U.S. since 2007 when the last processing slaughter facility operating was…

When Horse Slaughter Comes to Town: Legal Implications

PART 3 OF 5 by JANE ALLIN | March 2010 On April 25, 2007, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee of the United States Senate held a mark-up for S. 311, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (AHSPA), voting 15 to 7 in favor of sending the bill to be considered before the full US…

Bob Goodlatte: For the love of a mare

WASHINGTON DC -- Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) shocked federal legislators today announcing he is ending his longtime support of horse slaughter to instead champion pending legislation banning the practice. At a press conference held in his offices, Goodlatte stunned the equally shocked agricultural world further when announcing the reason for his sudden change of heart.…

The Horse on the Hill: December 4, 2007

By VIVIAN GRANT WASHINGTON DC -- We are unpacked, hooked up and ready for action in Washington. Thank you for bearing with the abbreviated 'Tuesday's Horse' during this hectic time. We have conducted strategy sessions with our lobbyists and networked with our contacts, and are on the verge of an important breakthrough. Get your dialing…

Veterinarians for Equine Welfare go to the hill for horses

Members of Veterinarians for Equine Welfare (VEW) traveled to Washington, DC recently to meet with Members of Congress in support a ban on horse slaughter were taken aback by the apparent spread of misinformation on the issue. "It is astonishing that opponents of a ban on horse slaughter have spread absolute mistruths about horse slaughter…