Lawmakers and animal-rights activists who have pushed the federal government to crack down on an illegal practice that’s sometimes used to give Tennessee Walking Horses their exaggerated, high-stepping gait are feeling encouraged that President Barack Obama’s administration appears ready to act.
A federal judge in Gainesville has granted a preliminary injunction to the owners of a champion Tennessee Walking Horse that prevents the horse — known widely as “the Secretariat of Tennessee Walking Horses” — from being disqualified from horse shows without a hearing.
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.
A trio of senators have introduced legislation that they say will “end the contemptible, illegal practice of horse soring once and for all” while preserving the Tennessee Walking Horse tradition.
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.
It's time for the terrible practice of soring Tennessee Walking Horses for the show ring to come to an end. And doing so not only rests on the shoulders of folks in the equine industry, but also involves members of Congress.
The lead sponsor of a bill to strengthen federal law against soring Tennessee Walking Horses said Monday that an ethics complaint against him contains bogus charges but may succeed in derailing the legislation.
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