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The Homes for Horses Coalition Launches Resource-Rich Website
The Homes for Horses Coalition today launched www.homesforhorses.org. The Web site is a resource tool for equine rescue personnel, members of the media, and anyone interested in equine protection efforts. ... Read the full article

Homes for Horses Coalition to Meet in Las Vegas April 9-10
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2009) — Representatives from dozens of national and state-based equine protection, advocacy and rescue organizations will gather on April 9 through 10 at Bally’s Las Vegas for the third annual Homes for Horses Coalition Conferen ... Read the full article

Unwanted Horse Coalition Folded into AHC
June 27, 2006, Washington, D.C. – The Unwanted Horse Coalition, which started as the Unwanted Horse Summit during the American Horse Council’s annual convention in April, 2005, is being folded into the American Horse Council, it was announced today b ... Read the full article

More Than 200 Organizations Concerned With Horse Welfare
Disappointed That the U.S. House Focused on Emotion Not Fact WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a disappointing loss in a vote today in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Horse Welfare Coalition vowed to continue its efforts to prese ... Read the full article

Court Declares Horse Slaughter in U.S. Illegal
United States District Court Judge, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, held that the slaughter of horses in America violates federal law. In her opinion, which was published in a 51-page finding issued in response to a lawsuit filed in February 2006 by the Soci ... Read the full article

Congress Addressing Horse Slaughter Cruelty in New Federal Legislation
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has introduced legislation to ban the slaughter of American horses for human consumption overseas, as well as the export of American horses to other countries for slaughter. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) introduced the bill, H.R. 6598, known as the Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008. ... Read the full article

American Veterinary Medical Association Hurting, Not Helping, Horses
Amid claims that animal welfare advocates are to blame for the steep increase in horses going to Mexico for slaughter, the Washington, D.C.-based Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today fired back. The group, which has been at the forefront of the effort to end the slaughter of American horses for human consumption abroad, pointed the finger of blame directly at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) for its culpability in the suffering of American horses. ... Read the full article

Congress Addressing Horse Slaughter Cruelty in Federal Legislation
A large, bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has introduced legislation to stop the export of tens of thousands of healthy American horses for butchering in Canada and Mexico, as well as to codify a de facto ban on the slaughter of American horses here in the United States for sale to countries in Europe and Asia. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) introduced the bill known as the Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, and its passage is a top priority for The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare and equine rescue organizations, veterinarians and horse industry groups. ... Read the full article

Musicians Release Song to Protest Horse Slaughter
WAMI award winning vocalist Ronnie Nyles and WAMI Nominee songwriter/producer, Debra Lopez release “Racing For Time”, in quest of raising public awareness for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. ... Read the full article

UHC Speakers Available
The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) National Speaker Program is up and running. If you are an equine group with an upcoming event and would like to have someone speak about the UHC, what it does and the problem of unwanted horses, the UHC has a program to provide you with this support. The UHC has volunteers across the country who may be able to attend your event and present information from the Coalition. ... Read the full article

Stolen Horse International Commentary on Florida Horse Theft and Dismemberment
If you stop the horse theft, you help stop the killings. There has been a very disturbing case involving "Ger onimo," an 8-year-old Quarter Horse stolen from Ivonne Rodriguez of Redland, Florida. Although an official report had not been filed, S ... Read the full article

Twenty Horse Welfare Groups Meet to Address the Re-homing of America’s Horses
WASHINGTON (July 31, 2007) – National and state-based equine-protection, placement and rescue organizations gathered for the first time Friday to discuss the re-homing of at-risk horses in America. The Homes for Horses Conference was jointly sponsore ... Read the full article

Groups Condemn Legislation to Legalize Horse Slaughter in Texas
Within a day of the U.S. Court of Appeals' rejection of a petition from two foreign-owned horse slaughterhouses in Texas seeking to remain open, a Texas lawmaker has already introduced a bill to repeal the 1949 state law banning the sale and possessi ... Read the full article

Oak Tree Racing Association Joins Unwanted Horse Coalition
WASHINGTON, DC – January 10, 2008. The Unwanted Horse Coalition today announced their newest member organization, Oak Tree Racing Association of Arcadia, California. “Oak Tree Racing is another wonderful addition to our already distinguished list ... Read the full article

Horse Slaughter Operations Resume in Illinois
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has granted a motion by Cavel International, allowing it to resume horse slaughter operations at its Illinois plant. Cavel was previously shut down in June, when the U.S. District Court for the Northe ... Read the full article

AHC Supports Tightening of Slaughter Horse Regulations
WASHINGTON, DC - The American Horse Council has told the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it supports the Department’s proposal to amend the regulations governing the commercial transportation of equines for slaughter. The proposed changes would ... Read the full article

The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives
T. Boone Pickens Applauds U.S. Reps for Protecting Horses, Urges Senate to do the Same DALLAS, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by T. Boone Pickens: The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503), a bipartisan b ... Read the full article

New YouTube Video by Angel Acres to Help Educate the Public about Horse Slaughter
Glenville, PA -- Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue has made it to the “Top 20” in a $1 million shelter makeover contest sponsored by Zootoo.com, a web site for animal and pet lovers. “The Zootoo.com contest has made more people aware that American ho ... Read the full article

Owners Should be Aware of Solutions if Number of Unwanted Horses Keeps Climbing
Over the last month or so, articles in prominent newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times, have reported on an apparent increase in the numbers of unwanted horses. ... Read the full article

UHC Speaker Program Growing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 24, 2009 – The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) National Speaker Program has been up and running since January 2009 with immediate success. This program provides equine events around the country with UHC volunteers to speak a ... Read the full article