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T. Boone Pickens Takes on Horse Slaughter Issue with Congress
DALLAS, July 24 /PRNewswire/Starting this week, Congress will consider legislation making the slaughter of horses illegal in the U.S. A life-long animal lover, T. Boone Pickens, founder of BP Capital and Mesa Petroleum, and his wife, Madeleine Picke ... Read the full article

Combined Forces Will End Horse Slaughter
The divided Road has now connected and formed a highway that paves the way for ending the cruel act of Horse Slaughter as well as the abusive components related to horse slaughter.. ... Read the full article

Senate passes National Day of the American Cowboy Resolution
The American Horse Council is pleased the U.S. Senate yesterday passed a resolution honoring the American cowboy. The resolution, introduced by U.S. Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming, designates Saturday, July 25, 2008 as “National Day of the Cowboy.” ... 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

Senate Farm Bill Needs Your Help
The American Horse Council (AHC) reported in December that the recently passed Senate Farm Bill includes several key provisions that would benefit the horse industry. The $286 billion dollar bill, which passed the Senate on December 14 by a vote ... Read the full article

Nation's Highest Court Ends Legal Battle Over Horse Slaughter in Texas
United States Supreme Court Rejects Final Appeal by Texas Horse Slaughter Industry (May 22, 2007)-Today, The Humane Society of the United States, which has been campaigning to ban the slaughter of American horses for export for human consumption, ... 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

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

American Horse Defense Fund: U.S. Horse Slaughter Will Halt
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The brutal horse slaughter industry in the U.S. was dealt an appropriate and overdue blow on Wednesday, October 26 when the US House and Senate Agricultural Appropriations Committee retained the amendment that will ... Read the full article

National Day of the American Cowboy Resolution Passes Senate
WASHINGTON - American Cowboy magazine is proud to announce that the Senate has once again approved the National Day of the American Cowboy, Senate Resolution 130, sponsored by Senator Craig Thomas R-Wyoming. The resolution names July 28th, 2007 a ... Read the full article

Appaloosa Horse Club Board Votes to Oppose Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
MOSCOW, IDAHO- The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) Board of Directors voted in a Dec. 5th, 2006 meeting to oppose passage of Senate Bill1915 (H.R. 503), the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. According to President Dennis Dean, “ApHC agrees with ot ... 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

National Day of the Cowboy Resolution Introduced in Both House and Senate
This impressive achievement is the result of the combined efforts of Wyoming's U.S. Senator, Mike Enzi, and Arizona's U.S. Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords. Senator Enzi and Congresswoman Giffords now urgently need your participation in order to ... 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

Support Senate Bill S. 2283, to Reserve the Right to Ride on Public Land
Okay trail advocates—here's your opportunity to show support for the new bill that is going through the Senate and will replace the Right to Ride bill. At this time, it has been referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. This bill ... 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

Last Remaining U.S. Horse Slaughter Plant is Shut Down
(May 24, 2007) – Slaughtering horses for human consumption is now prohibited under a new Illinois law signed today by Governor Rod Blagojevich. The Humane Society of the United States praised lawmakers for enacting the legislation, which closes the o ... Read the full article

'The Ultimate Washington Hypocrisy' and Flim-Flam
Days After President Bush Signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 (HR 4818) Opening the Door for the Slaughter of Thousands of Wild Horses and Burros, December 13, 2004 Is Set as the 'National Day of the Horse' GLENDALE, Calif., Dec. 9 /PR ... Read the full article

Survival of Wild Horses & Burros Threatened
Current Legislation allows Sale for Slaughter SHINGLETOWN, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine nearly 40,000 wild horses and burros roaming free on public lands throughout the U.S., as they have for hundreds of years. Now imagine thousands of t ... Read the full article