U.S. Senator eyes removing Agency’s Mustang oversight

By STEVEN LONG HorseBack Magazine Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 --------------- HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The hasty labor day “gather” of the iconic equine star of the PBS “Nature” series, Cloud, has sparked interest and consternation from coast to coast as wild horse lovers rally to put a halt to Bureau of Land Management “gathers” on the…

Landrieu invites you to become a Citizen Co-Sponsor of the bill to ban horse slaughter

You can become a citizen co-sponsor of the federal bill to ban horse slaughter at Senator Mary Landrieu's website. In her introduction, Senator Landrieu says: "Right now, our laws contain a glaring loophole that is keeping our horses vulnerable to the brutal practice of horse slaughter: it is still legal to ship American horses across…

AQHA Falsely claims Landrieu bill would ban all horse transportation

The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) issued a press release containing misleading statements, including one that upset Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA). The AQHA stated in essence that passage of the amended Horse Protection Act banning slaughter and export for slaughter, the Senate version of the bill (S. 311) introduced by Landrieu, would ban all horse…