By VIVIAN GRANT Senate Passes Farm Bill Helpful to Horses WASHINGTON, DC -- (December 17, 2007) The American Horse Council (AHC) reports that the recently passed Senate Farm Bill includes several key provisions that would benefit the horse industry. The $286 billion dollar bill, which passed the Senate on December 14 by a vote of… Continue reading The Horse on the Hill: December 18, 2007
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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… Continue reading The Horse on the Hill: December 4, 2007
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… Continue reading Veterinarians for Equine Welfare go to the hill for horses
The Horse on the Hill: Nov. 13th, 2007
By VIVIAN GRANT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN THE 110th CONGRESS OF THE U.S.* Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter/Export for Slaughter H.R. 503/S. 311 Do you know where the presidential candidates currently serving in Congress stand on horse slaughter? DEMOCRATS CandidateRankStateCo-Sponsor Joe BidenSenatorDelawareYes Hillary ClintonSenatorNew YorkYes Chris DoddSenatorConnecticutYes Dennis KucinichRepresentativeOhioYes Barak ObamaSenatorIllinoisNo REPUBLICANS CandidateRankStateCo-Sponsor Ron PaulRepresentativeTexasNo McCainSenatorArizonaYes… Continue reading The Horse on the Hill: Nov. 13th, 2007
The Horse on the Hill, Nov. 6, 2007
By VIVIAN GRANT FEDERAL BILLS BANNING HORSE SLAUGHTER AND EXPORT FOR SLAUGHTER H. R. 503 As of this writing, the House bill has 188 co-sponsors. We are delighted to see that Rep. Gene Green (D-TX-29) has signed on to this bill. Rep. Green has been a longstanding supporter of any legislation banning horse slaughter, and… Continue reading The Horse on the Hill, Nov. 6, 2007
The Horse on the Hill, Oct. 23, 2007
By VIVIAN GRANT THE AMERICAN HORSE SLAUGHTER PREVENTION ACT H R 503/S 311 As of this writing, the House version of the bill (HR 503) has 187 co-sponsors. The following U.S. Representatives have co-sponsored since Congress reconvened in September: Rep Keller, Ric [FL-8] - 9/20/2007 Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 9/20/2007 Rep Gilchrest, Wayne… Continue reading The Horse on the Hill, Oct. 23, 2007
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