U.S. legislation seeks to create an animal cruelty crimes unit in DOJ

On August 14, 2020, the Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020 was introduced in the U.S. House and Senate. The U.S. House version the Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020, HR 8052, was introduced by Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) with three originating cosponsors: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1), Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) and Rep Earl L.…

House Appropriations Cmte votes against continued defunding of horse meat inspections

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although our staff and volunteers have been on vacation, our lobbyists in Washington, D.C. have not been. Far from it. Our expert team have been hard at it. They are determined get the victory and battling hard on behalf of America's horses in the nation's capitol. And they have all the necessary…

GOP defeats amendment on horse slaughter inspection defunding

We accidentally deleted yesterday's post on this issue. Instead of trying to recreate it, we give you this which may be even better. So sorry we lost your comments too. Cross-posted from The Hill By REBECCA SHABAD Republicans narrowly blocked an amendment to a spending bill Wednesday that would have defunded inspections of horse slaughter…

Could USDA horse slaughterhouse approval be good news for wild horses?

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture closed slaughterhouses that processed horse meat in 2007, the adoptions and sales of wild horses took a sharp drop and never recovered. Beginning in 2005, the BLM allowed the sales of wild horses at least 10 years old that had been passed over for adoption at least three times.…

New Mexico meat plant readies to slaughter horses in 3 weeks

The Washington Times reports: A lawyer for a New Mexico meat plant says it is only three weeks from becoming the first in the United States since 2007 to slaughter horses. “We’re getting ready to go,” A. Blair Dunn, attorney for Valley Meat Co. in Roswell, New Mexico, told Bloomberg News Friday. The plant may…

Walking Horse Celebration war of words, soring and slaughter

What do horse soring and horse slaughter have in common? It may not be the first thing that springs to mind, or even the second. I am referring to the Horse Protection Act. I just read the article about the continuing war of words among the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the United…

Humane Society release video of convicted Walking Horse horse abuser Davis

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) conducted an on-camera interview with Barney Davis, a former Tennessee horse trainer who pleaded guilty to various violations of the Horse Protection Act last November. This is an exclusive HSUS interview uploaded on YouTube August 28, 2012. Related HSUS press materials state: Davis served most of his…

Future of horse slaughter industry in US in limbo

CLAY COPPEDGE writing for the Country World reports: Several states have applied to the USDA to inspect such a [horse slaughter] facility, but legal hurdles and a groundswell of popular opinion against the slaughter of horses have slowed, stalled or, in some cases, stopped the application process. The USDA has turned down three proposals because…

Return of horse slaughter to US soil planned for the Ozarks

Cross-posted from KY3.com Written by LINDA RUSSELL KY3 News MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. -- (Feb. 24, 2012) A company called Unified Equine wants the Ozarks to be home to its first processing plant for horse meat for human consumption. The proposed plant would be just east of Mountain Grove near the Wright-Texas County line in the…

Tell Congress to continue de-funding horse slaughter inspections

Horse slaughter is not euthanasia. It is not and can never be made humane. Ending horse slaughter is critical to the safety and welfare of horses everywhere. United States We ask you to join us in contacting Congress to continue de-funding federal USDA inspections of horse slaughter plants. Language for this is in the House…