A proposed grant to study the development of testing to detect evidence of soring is drawing criticism from animal cruelty activists, The Tennessean reports.
As the public comment period for the proposed amendments to the Horse Protection Act (HPA) came to an end Oct. 26, nearly 200 influential people banded together to urge action from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
As the public comment period for the proposed amendments to the Horse Protection Act came to an end last week, nearly 200 influential people banded together to urge action from the United States Department of Agriculture.
The American Horse Council announced Wednesday that it has submitted comments on the proposed amendments to the Horse Protection Act by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The United States Department of Agriculture is proposing a rule to update the Horse Protection Act that signals “its readiness to end the cruel practice of soring,” according to The Humane Society of the United States.
When legislation to toughen federal protections against horse soring gained momentum last year, opponents said the proposed rule changes would decimate their walking horse show industry. But a Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based walking horse group says it has found a way to thrive regardless of what becomes of those stiffer rules.
The House of Representatives has created an investigative panel to probe whether Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., improperly pushed legislation that his wife lobbied on for the Humane Society.
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