Rescued Horses Celebrated This Weekend at Lakeland Arena
The Humane Society of the United States and world-renowned natural horsemanship trainers, Pat and Linda Parelli, will join forces to spotlight the trainability and intelligence of rescued horses today at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Fla. The HSUS is worki... full article
Group Urges Congressional Leaders to Support More Humane and Fiscally Responsible Plan
The Humane Society of the United States expressed cautious optimism in reaction to a comprehensive plan from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey designed to transform th... full article
The Humane Society of the United States has named Pat Parelli as its Humane Horseman of the Year, an annual award presented to an equestrian who has committed himself or herself to improving the welfare of America's horses. Parelli was presented the award during a private horsemanship event at his ranch in... full article
Cobb Street School students in first and second grade got up close and personal with nearly 200 horses living at the Duchess Sanctuary near Oakland, Ore., during a recent field trip to the facility.
The visit by the 15 students, their teacher, Kim Fischer, and several parents was the first visit by school students... full article
The Humane Society of the United States, Parelli Natural Horsemanship Team Up to Spotlight Trainability of Rescued Horses
The Humane Society of the United States and world-renowned natural horsemanship trainers, Pat and Linda Parelli, will join forces to spotlight the trainability and intelligence of rescued horses... full article
Inspectors Find More than 80 HPA Violations on Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration Opening Day
The Humane Society of the United States commends the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission for acknowledging the need for better enforcement of the Horse Protection Act and mandating Tuesday that Tennessee Walking Horses be ch... full article
The Humane Society of the United States is adding a reward of $2,500 to an existing $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for poisoning 23 horses at a Rancho Santa Fe, C... full article
WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States released a national list of humane resources for horse owners making end-of-life arrangements for their equine companions.
"Providing a humane, dignified death for your horse is simply responsible horse ownership," said Keith Dane, The Humane Society of the... full article
The Humane Society of the United States is increasing its reward to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for slaughtering at least 17 horses in the Miami-Dade County area since January. The Humane Society of the United States had offered its... full article
WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the "Restore Our American Mustangs" (ROAM) Act, H.R. 1018, a federal bill to protect wild horses and burros from commercial sale and slaughter, while at the same time implementing proactive solutions to ... full article
Experts Undertake "Extreme Makeover" of Once-Wild Horses
Mustangs rescued by The Humane Society of the United States from near starvation and misery at a Nebraska ranch are being evaluated, treated and trained for adoption to private homes, thanks to experts from The Grace Foundation.
A Northern California horse r... full article
The Humane Society of the United States released a new video exposing the extreme suffering endured by some Tennessee Walking Horses. Known for their distinctive gait and willing natures, these and other gaited horses have long been victims of a cruel method of training known as soring.
Soring is the intentional i... full article
Next Celebration Scheduled for the Alliant Energy Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum
The Humane Society of the United States and world-renowned natural horsemanship trainers, Pat and Linda Parelli, will again join forces to spotlight the trainability and intelligence of rescued horses: this time June 5-7 at the Alli... full article
SALEM, Ore. — The Humane Society of the United States applauds the Oregon House of Representatives for passing a bill that adds horses and other equines to the animal abandonment statute. The HSUS now urges Gov. Ted Kulongoski to sign the bill into law. Originally sponsored by Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D... full article
Next Celebration Scheduled for the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center
The Humane Society of the United States and world-renowned natural horsemanship trainers, Pat and Linda Parelli, will again join forces to spotlight the trainability and intelligence of rescued horses: this time in Reno, Nevada May 15-17 a... full article
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The Humane Society of the United States is pleased to announce plans to develop the Doris Day Horse Rescue and Adoption Center at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch. Thanks to a generous donation of $250,000 by the Doris Day Animal Foundation, the new center will serve as a model facility for the re-homing of ho... full article
WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States applauds the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee for passing the Restore our American Mustangs (ROAM) Act by a vote of 21-14 and calls for the quick passage of the bill by the full House of Representatives. The bill, H.R. 1018, introduced by House Natural... full article
BRIDGEPORT, Neb. — More than 210 wild horses rescued last week from the 3-Strikes Ranch are gaining strength and putting on weight at their temporary home at the Bridgeport Fairgrounds. Necropsy results are back for several of the horses found dead on the Alliance, Neb. property.
The necropsy results de... full article
Keith Dane, director of equine protection for The Humane Society of the United States, issued the following statement in reaction to the death of Kingpin, a horse competing in the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington, Ky. Preliminary reports suggest that the horse's death was not the result of a rotat... full article
(April 23, 2009)—"While we still await conclusive results of toxicology tests, The Humane Society of the United States extends its condolences to those affected by the tragic deaths of the Polo ponies of the Lechuza Caracas team at the U.S. Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Fla. last Sunday. While new... full article
Representatives from dozens of national and state-based equine protection, advocacy and rescue organizations gathered April 9 and April 10 at Bally's Las Vegas for the third annual Homes for Horses Coalition Conference to discuss the re-homing of at-risk horses in America and other equine welfare concerns.
The con... full article
Celebration Scheduled for the PA Farm Show Complex & Expo Center April 17-19
The Humane Society of the United States and world-renowned natural horsemanship trainers, Pat and Linda Parelli, will again join forces to spotlight the trainability and intelligence of rescued horses: this time in Harrisburg, Pa. April 17... full article
The Humane Society of the United States is helping the Harney County, Ore. Sheriff's Department with the rescue of about 75 starving and neglected horses and cows from a property in the central part of the county.
Two residents of the property were each charged Wednesday with five cou... full article
Landrieu, Ensign Introduce Legislation to Stop Horse Slaughter
The Humane Society of the United States applauds U.S. Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and John Ensign, R-Nev., for reintroducing legislation Thursday that would stop Mexico and Canada from killing and butchering tens of thousands of healthy Americ... full article
WASHINGTON — 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 Conference.
The conference is in conjunction with The Humane Society of the Un... full article
SALEM, Ore. — The Humane Society of the United States applauded the Oregon state Senate for passing Senate Bill 398, adding horses and other equines to the animal abandonment statute. The bill, originally sponsored by Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, and carried to the Senate floor by Sen. Doug Whitsett, ... full article
The Humane Society of the United States is announcing the March 9 launch of an online auction of VIP packages donated by Mari Hulman George, the chairman of the board of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, to raise funds for The HSUS' equine protection programs. The three packages are for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 on M... full article
The Humane Society of the United States Urges Congress to Allow Wild Horses to "ROAM" Freely
WASHINGTON – Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, testified before the U.S. National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Tuesday in support of a bill to restore th... full article
A large, bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has introduced legislation to stop Mexico and Canada from killing and butchering tens of thousands of healthy American horses, 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 J... full article
The Humane Society of the United States and world-renowned natural horsemanship trainers, Pat and Linda Parelli, are joining forces to spotlight the trainability and intelligence of rescued horses. At each of seven U.S. venues for Parelli's 2009 "Celebration" events, The HSUS will work with a local horse rescue grou... full article
Group Urges Federal Agency to Work with Wild Horse Advocates to Develop Humane, Cost-Efficient Management Program and Applauds Private Bailout Plan
The Humane Society of the United States denounces any serious consideration of selling off or killing more than 30,000 wild horses currently housed in BLM holding cente... full article
WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States applauds a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upholding a U.S. Department of Agriculture ruling that Herbert and Jill Derickson of Tennessee violated the Horse Protection Act when they transported and entered a sored Tennessee... full article
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Humane Society of the United States announces plans to participate in the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian GamesTM. Plans include a booth throughout the 16-day event, a VIP reception with horse industry leaders and other special events.
"Through its equine protection programs, The HSUS ... full article
The Humane Society of the United States praises the House Judiciary Committee for favorably passing 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, and urges swift passage of the bill by the full House. Hou... full article
Group Offers $2,500 Reward for Information in the Case
There is a happy end in sight for the 11 abandoned horses found last week near Molalla, Ore. At a public auction today, six of the horses were purchased by good families. At the request of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, The Humane Society of the United S... full article
Urges Tennessee Walking Horse Industry to Adopt Recommendations
WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States applauded recommendations set out in the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ newly released white paper, “Putting the Horse First: Veterinary Recommendations for Endi... full article
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,... full article
WASHINGTON — Twenty-five national and state-based equine-protection, placement and rescue organizations gathered Tuesday for the second Homes for Horses Coalition Conference to discuss the re-homing of at-risk horses in America. The Humane Society of the United States and the Animal Welfare Institute join... full article
WASHINGTON -- The Humane Society of the United States, which has been campaigning to ban the slaughter of American horses for food exports, hailed a decision today by the United States Supreme Court denying the foreign-owned horse slaughter industry's final appeal to resume slaughtering horses. T... full article
Facility Will Be Sister Operation to World-Famous Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch
WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States announced that it will open a new 1,120-acre horse sanctuary and rescue facility in Douglas County, Ore. — the organization's fourth major animal care facility. The D... full article
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for several acts of apparent animal cruelty at an equine rescue center near Morriston.
The Case:
News reports give the following a... full article
COLUMBUS, Ohio — At the first annual Sound Horse Conference, leading animal welfare organizations joined with Tennessee Walking Horse industry groups to announce the formation of the Alliance to End Soring. The conference took place April 11 and 12 in Columbus, Ohio.
"This deliberate infliction of pain upon ... full article
The Humane Society of the United States Press has announced the release of The Humane Society of the United States Complete Guide to Horse Care, an educational resource for first-time and experienced horse owners. The book includes information on how to choose a horse; meeting a horse's physical, emotional and nutri... full article
The Humane Society of the United States has announced it will offer a reward of $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any violator of Tennessee's "horse soring" law, which prohibits the deliberate infliction of pain to horses' feet to produce an artificially high-stepping gait. Ads announci... full article
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the shooting death of a 29-year-old quarter horse, who was found... full article
The Humane Society of the United States today called the news of another New York City carriage horse death a prime example of why the city should adopt Councilman Tony Avella's legislation to entirely ban carriage horses from New York City.
Last week an eight-year-old Percheron carriage horse was found ... full article
WASHINGTON — The Homes for Horses Coalition today launched homesforhorses.org. The website is a resource tool for equine rescue personnel, members of the media and anyone interested in equine protection efforts.
"We're excited about the launch of our website and what it offers to the rapidly growing body of ... full article
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to the recent death of 18 young Belgian draft horses, Illinois State Reps. Bob Molaro and JoAnn Osmond have introduced legislation to ban the use of double-decker trucks to transport horses in the state.
"We commend Representative Molaro and Representative Osmond for the... full article
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) partnered with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund to offer a reward of up to $12,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a series of unsolved wild horse shootings stemming from 2001 on North Carolina’s Outer Banks... full article
Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, released the following statement in response to Saturday's accident on Route 41 in Illinois that resulted in the death or injury of 59 young Belgian draft horses.
"We mourn the loss of these magnificent creatures. I extend my most heartfe... full article
New video reveals inhumane treatment of American horses shipped to Mexico for human consumption
Although all U.S. based horse slaughterhouses have been shut down, thousands of American horses are still shipped across our borders into Mexico and Canada where they are inhumanely butchered and sold for human consumpti... full article
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the intentional mutilation of a 15-year-old quarter horse that ultimately caused the horse to be humanely euthanized.
The Case:
Blaze,... full article
Today, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) hailed a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upholding the State of Illinois' decision to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. Illinois is home to the last remaining horse slaughter plant in the country, and the ru... full article
In light of the recent death of a carriage horse in New York City, The Humane Society of the United States reiterates its call for more humane working conditions by removing horses from congested city streets and implementing the recommendations of City Comptroller William Thompson's recent audit.
On Friday, a hor... full article
Horsemen and women looking for a new mount or companion can now search the Internet for adoptable equines, through a national horse adoption database launched by The Humane Society of the United States and Pets911.com.
The website, available through humanesociety.org and Pets911.com, is a clearinghouse of available... full article
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for attacking a horse with an ax in Robertson County, Tenn.
The Case:
On August 15, a pet horse named Fancy was found by her owners with a tobacco ax embedd... full article
New rules in place at the 69th Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration - which began this week – offer some signs of progress for an industry that has been plagued for decades by the specter of soring. But recent allegations of illegal and inhumane training methods serve as a reminder that the indus... full article
Late last night, the U.S. House of Representatives once again agreed to stop slaughtering American horses for human consumption, by adding a provision to the Agriculture spending bill for 2008 that prohibits the use of funds to allow horse slaughter to continue.
The funding restriction... full article
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 sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI).
Con... full article
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for slashing the throat of a horse near St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Case:On July 14, Patty and Rich Stadt of Inver Grove Heights, Minn... full article
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) today hailed a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Kapala upholding a new Illinois law that prohibits the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
Governor Rod Blagojevich signed the law, which took effect immediately, on May 24. Shortly thereafter, C... full article
The Humane Society of the United States today hailed the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its successful prosecution of a case under the federal Horse Protection Act (HPA).
The case involved Tim Holley, a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer in Byhalia, Miss. who was found guilty of showing a horse while the horse was... full article
The Humane Society of the United States praised the New York State Senate for its recent passage of legislation to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption and urged the State Assembly to quickly follow suit.
The Senate bill, S01462, was passed by a decisive vote of 60-1. The bill,... full article
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting a horse three times as she was grazing in Shirley, Ind. The $2,500 reward offered by The HSUS is in addition to the current $500 reward w... full article
The Humane Society of the United States today asked a U.S. District Court judge to uphold a new Illinois law that prohibits the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
Governor Rod Blagojevich signed the law, which took effect immediately, on May 24. The legislation generated strong support from lawmakers all a... full article
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 only horse slaughter facility currently operating in the United States.
"The slaugh... full article
Nation's Highest Court Ends Legal Battle over Horse Slaughter in Texas
Today, The Humane Society of the United States, which has been campaigning to ban the slaughter of American horses for export for human consumption, hailed a decision yesterday by the United States Supreme Court denying the horse slaughter indus... full article
The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal protection organization, applauded today's landslide vote in the Illinois Senate to ban the slaughter of American horses in Illinois for human consumption overseas. The Senate approved H.B. 1711 late Wednesday by a vote of 39 to 16, a more than two... full article
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas State Senate last night approved an amendment to S. 911, with the aim of overturning the state's 1949 law that makes the practice of horse slaughter illegal , without any debate. This action comes just months after a federal appellate court ruled that a 1949 Texas statute bans the slaughter... full article
WASHINGTON – Today, an Illinois Senate Committee voted 7-0 to pass a bill banning the slaughter of American horses for human consumption overseas. The Humane Society of the United States applauds the Senate Committee and urges the full Senate to quickly pass this legislation.
The bill, H.B. 1711, passed the I... full article
"We are disappointed that healthy horses may again be inhumanely killed at this foreign-owned plant. Now more than ever, we need to work together to pass federal and state legislation to end this barbaric business of slaughtering horses for profit.
As explained in the dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge ... full article
WASHINGTON – A bill to restore federal protections for wild horses and burros from the sale and subsequent slaughter for human consumption overseas overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by more than a two to one margin in a vote of 277 to 137. In considering today's bill, the House also... full article
WASHINGTON – In an unyielding campaign to end the slaughter of American horses for human consumption overseas, lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee today approved the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (S. 311) by a roll call vote of 15 to 7. The Humane Society of the United States applauds the comm... full article
MURCHISON, Texas – After narrowly escaping death at the DeKalb, Ill. horse slaughter plant earlier this month, two horses arrived safely today at their new and permanent home: the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, a 1,300-acre animal sanctuary operated by The Fund for Animals. Monitored by rescue workers fro... full article
WASHINGTON - In the latest in a series of blows to the foreign-owned horse slaughter industry, a federal district court ordered a shut-down of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that allowed the slaughter of American horses for human consumption to be paid for by the slaughter houses. The scheme was put ... full article
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal protection organization, urged the Executive Committee of the Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation banning the slaughter of American horses in Illinois for human consumption overseas.
H.B. 1711 makes it unlawful ... full article
WASHINGTON – Recent claims that thousands of horses have been abandoned in Kentucky are unfounded. The Humane Society of the United States is calling it a campaign of fear mongering by a foreign-owned horse slaughter industry which is on its last legs in the United States. Proponents of slaughtering American h... full article
WASHINGTON – 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 possession of horse meat for human consumption. Animal w... full article
The Humane Society of the United States Commends Today's Vote
WASHINGTON – Legislation to outlaw the commercial sale and slaughter of America's wild horses was passed today out of the House Natural Resources Committee. H.R. 249 seeks to restore permanent federal protections for wild horses and burros from sal... full article
