Slaughter export numbers of U.S. horses decrease

According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Market News Livestock Export Summary, 28,653 horses were shipped for slaughter from the United States to Mexico in 2020, a 46% decrease from 2019 when 53,947 were shipped. 53,947 marks a 26% decrease from 2018 when 70,708 horses designated for slaughter were transported from the United States…

Take a stand with us on horse legislation pending right now in Washington

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Here is where The Horse Fund stands on horse legislation pending right now in the nation's capital. We invite you to please join us. THE 115th CONGRESS (2017-2018) • H.R. 113 — ENDORSE THE SAFE ACT — Outlawing the slaughter of U.S. horses at home and abroad. Committees: Referred to the Committee on Energy…

What does the election of Trump mean to America’s Horses

Updated 11:26 am by VIVIAN What does the it mean for America's horses that Donald Trump was elected President? What will change? What will not change? In order to get anything done in Washington DC, Americans first of all need to take their country back from corporate control or at least establish some sort of…

James Gagliano promotes horse racing bill that can put fox back in charge of the henhouse

Who is James Gagliano? Gagliano is the president and chief operating officer of The Jockey Club, which is a member of the Coalition for Horse Racing Integrity. Gagliano wrote an article for "The Hill", Washington D.C.'s influential blog entitled, "Restoring integrity to horse racing". Pretty much the only bit of information in Gagliano's composition that…

Horse sorers gain 10 despicable friends in Congress

Cross-posted from The Tennessean by ROY EXUM The scurrilous crowd that is desperately trying to halt a national effort to eradicate horse abuse, or soring, of Tennessee Walking Horses has just gotten 10 despicable friends. Shockingly, the 10 are actual members of Congress and seven are from Tennessee, the epicenter of a depraved and sadistic…

Roy Exum: Blackburn draws fury for supporting horse soring

Cross-posted from The Tennessean WRITTEN BY ROY EXUM Marsha Blackburn, a Republican member of Congress from Tennessee, became the subject of scathing fury over the weekend after a Huffington Post political columnist vilified the 61-year-old woman in a story entitled, “Why This Congresswoman Opposes Effort To End Horrifying Horse Abuse.” The short answer is that…

State politicians propose anti-horse slaughter bill in Albany

Cross-posted from The Saratogian by ANDREW CHAMPAGNE ALBANY — Fewer stories in horse racing have had higher highs and lower lows than that of Ferdinand. The 1986 Kentucky Derby winner banked more than $3.7 million in a stellar career and went to the breeding shed in 1988. However, the champion thoroughbred was slaughtered in Japan…

US Rep Meehan to make anti-horse slaughter pitch in Philly

Cross-posted from the Philadelphia Inquirer at Philly.com WRITTEN BY AMY WORDEN With signs suggesting that the federal government will give the green light to the opening of the nation's first horse slaughter plant since 2007, U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (R., PA) is heading to Philadelphia to urge fellow lawmakers to pass his bill banning the…

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Greetings from the Int'l Fund for Horses JOIN US May is Membership Month. Become a Member of the Int'l Fund for Horses for one year for a donation of $24.00. What does this mean for you? It means that you are active in supporting our lobbying and advocacy work on a myriad of issues including…

Bill targets wild horses being moved to Montana

Cross-posted from the Billings Gazette By FRANCIS DAVIS Montana Standard BUTTE — In response to the Bureau of Land Management’s recent relocation of 700 wild horses to a ranch outside of Ennis, a bill regulating the movement of wild horses is making its way through the Montana Senate and might reach the House by next…