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Wild Horse Sell Out Plan Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations awarded $21 Million to the Bureau of Land Management for the roundup, removal and long-term holding of 15,000-20,000 wild horses and burros in a single year from western public lands. Misleadingly billed as a “path forward,” this proposal is actually a path to destruction for America's… Continue reading BLM to accelerate roundups and surgically sterilize America’s wild horses
The Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF) has obtained an alarming report through the Freedom of Information Act clearly showing that "Neda DeMayo of Return to Freedom, Nancy Perry of ASPCA, Gillian Lyons of HSUS and Drew Lesofski of the American Mustang Foundation participated in a closed door, round table meeting with pro-slaughter groups." Jason Lutterman,… Continue reading FOIA document obtained by WHFF shows wild horses betrayed by RTF, ASPCA & HSUS
PRESS RELEASE by WILD HORSE FIRE BRIGADE YREKA, Calif. - Oct. 14, 2019 - PRLog — In a certified letter delivered to Return To Freedom, Inc. ('RTF') and it's board of directors on September 16, 2019, key wild horse and burro advocates demanded that Return To Freedom, a 501-C-3 non-profit, immediately withdraw its support of… Continue reading American wild horses on path to extinction?
HSUS PRESS RELEASE Congress moved one step closer to protecting horses from the cruel practice of “soring” when the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (S. 1406/H.R. 1518) today by voice vote. The PAST Act will end the decades-long abusive training method of soring, which involves… Continue reading Senate Committee approves bill to protect horses from soring
The Humane Society of the United States’ national ad campaign begins in Kentucky, urges support of H.R. 1518/S. 1406, the PAST Act HSUS PRESS RELEASE A new television advertising campaign urges viewers to call their federal lawmakers and ask them to pass the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 1518/S. 1406. The ads began… Continue reading New TV ads call for passage of federal bill to end horse soring
HSUS PRESS RELEASE Regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prevent the cruel practice of horse “soring” are being challenged in federal appeals court, prompting the Humane Society of the United States to file a friend-of-the-court brief. The HSUS is asking the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to uphold… Continue reading Federal Appeals court asked to uphold regulations protecting Tennessee Walking horses
HSUS PRESS RELEASE November 1, 2013 A federal judge in the court case regarding horse slaughter in the U.S. has reversed course from her initial ruling and cleared the way for U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections of horse slaughter plants in several states. The Humane Society of the United States will not only appeal the… Continue reading Efforts to block horse slaughter in the US will continue
WRITTEN BY IVA BUTLER Iva Butler, reporting for The Daily Times reports: A judge ordered 19 Tennessee Walking Horses seized April 25 at Larry Wheelon Stables to be returned to their owners at Wheelon’s business, 2743 Tuckaleechee Pike, Maryville. But since Wheelon no longer operates out of that barn, the question is where they can… Continue reading Return of horses seized in Larry Wheelon stable raid delayed by dispute
Cross-posted by Southwest Farm Press WRITTEN BY LOGAN HAWKES Animal rights groups that successfully campaigned for a temporary ban on horse slaughter activities at meat processing facilities in New Mexico and Iowa must post a $435,000-plus bond by Aug. 15 if they hope to keep their legal challenge alive in federal court. That was the… Continue reading Federal magistrate orders horse slaughter opponents to post $435,000 bond by Aug. 15
By ASSOCIATED PRESS via ABC.com A federal judge in Albuquerque has postponed until Thursday a bond hearing for the animal rights groups who won a temporary ban on domestic horse slaughter. The Humane Society of the United States, Front Range Equine Rescue and others on Friday won a temporary restraining order that blocked plans by… Continue reading Federal Judge postpones bond hearing in horse slaughter case
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