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…

USDA audit says horse transport violation penalties meaningless

DocuTicker reports the following excerpt from the APHIS report on the Horse Protection Program and the Slaughter Horse Transport Program Our review of the slaughter horse transport program found that APHIS needs to improve its controls for ensuring that horses being shipped to foreign plants for slaughter are treated humanely. At present, APHIS does not…