Help stop cruel transport of horses in double decker trucks

AWI (Animal Welfare Institute) Sept. 27, 2018 — The bipartisan Horse Transportation Safety Act (H.R. 4040)—led by Reps. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Walter Jones (R-NC)—would prohibit the interstate transportation of horses in a motor vehicle containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. This measure would ensure that horses are not crammed in…

Feds agree to help diversify Outer Banks’ wild horses

Cross-posted from the McClatchy Washington Bureau via ADN.com » By SEAN COCKERHAM WASHINGTON -- As the summer tourist season approaches on North Carolina's Outer Banks, there's a growing hope among horse advocates that the iconic wild horses of Corolla can be saved from a fate of inbreeding and deformities. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which considers…

US House approves bill to expand Corolla horse herd

The U.S. House has approved a bill that would expand Corolla's wild horse herd to help maintain the herd's genetic viability. Unanimously approved by the House of Representatives on Monday, the bill would increase the maximum number of horses in the herd to 130 from 60. Equine genetic scientists have found that at least 110…