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Republican and Democrat Come Together to Present Bill To Ban Horse Soring
âAlthough horse soring, the intentional inflicting of pain to horses feet to achieve a high stepping gait, has been illegal for well over 30 years, it is still practiced in clear violation of the Horse Protection Act (HPA) of 1970.â
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Advocates Blast Federal Bill to Allow States and Tribes to Manage Wild Horses
âNews that Utah Senator Orrin Hatch and Representative Chris Stewart have introduced a bill to allow states and tribes to take over the management of the nationâs federally-protected wild horses and burros from the BLM brings a strong reaction from wi
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American Horse Council Opposes Bills to Repeal Interstate Horseracing Act
âWhile the sponsors suggest that these bills will encourage the industry to develop uniform rules and penalties regarding drugs and medications in racing, the only effect would be to repeal the IHA and racingâs exemption from the prohibitions of the U
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Wild Horse Coalition Lauds BLM Pryor Mustang Management Program
âThe BLM is to be commended for ending cruel helicopter roundups in the Pryor Mountains and for utilizing a humane birth control vaccine as an alternative to the removal of wild horses from the range and administering it in a manner that keeps the horse
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Federal Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Slaughter of American Horses in Safeguard American Food Exports Act
Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation to prevent the establishment of horse slaughter operations within the U.S., end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad, and protect the public from consuming toxic horse meat.
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Federal Court To Hear Motion to Dismiss Utah Rancher Anti-Mustang Lawsuit
The Utah case was filed by the Western Rangelands Conservation Association on behalf of ranchers who graze livestock on public lands in southwestern Utah and seeks removal of hundreds of wild horses.
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New Law Will Protect At-Risk Horses and Local Communities in Kentucky
A new law to reduce the hold period for stray horses from 90 days to 15 days will allow more positive outcomes for horses and the local communities since horse can becared for and rehomed much sooner.
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Federal Court Dismisses Nevada Cattlemen’s Anti-Mustang Lawsuit
"This frivolous bid by cattlemen to roundup and slaughter Americaâs iconic wild horses to clear the public lands for commercial livestock grazing has now been soundly rejected by the federal court,â said Suzanne Roy, director of AWHPC.
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Nevada Wild Horse Management Agreement Approved By Board of Agriculture
An agreement has been reached between the Nevada Dept of Agriculture and Return to Freedom to humanely manage horses in the Virginia Range with more than 280,000 acres and over 1,500 horses.
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13,000 Citizens Urge Council to Protect Wild Horses
Although ranchers and others claim that wild horses and burros are overpopulating, the reality is that mustangs and burros roam on just 14.7 million acres of BLM land in Nevada versus livestock, which graze on 44.9 million acres.