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1 Sep 2021, 11:47 am by kblocher@hslf.org
During that disqualification period, Herbert Derickson is not supposed to be involved in any way in the showing of horses, directly or indirectly. [read post]
1 Oct 2021, 12:22 am by kblocher@hslf.org
This bipartisan bill targets the wanton cruelty of horse soring, which is perpetuated by the “Big Lick” faction of the Tennessee walking horse show industry. [read post]
14 Nov 2022, 3:08 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Humane groups celebrate pivotal move in Congress to end cruelty of horse soring kblocher@hslf.org Mon, 11/14/2022 - 23:08 Humane groups celebrate pivotal move in Congress to end cruelty of horse soring WASHINGTON (November 14, 2022)—Today, the House of Representatives approved the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 5441, by an overwhelming 304 to 111 bipartisan vote. [read post]
21 Jul 2023, 1:15 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Soring is a practice in which trainers deliberately inflict pain on the legs and hooves of horses to produce an exaggerated gait known as the “big lick” that is rewarded in show circuits for Tennessee Walking Horses and related breeds. [read post]
15 Dec 2022, 8:05 am by kblocher@hslf.org
National polling consistently shows that Americans overwhelmingly support ending horse slaughter, including a poll this year finding that 83% of Americans want to see it permanently banned. [read post]
24 May 2022, 3:31 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
” “American horses don’t belong on foreign dinner plates or painfully sored for a blue ribbon in a show ring. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 5:33 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Soring is the cruel practice of intentionally inflicting pain on the legs and hooves of Tennessee walking horses and related breeds to force the exaggerated show ring gait known as the “big lick. [read post]
26 Jul 2022, 3:10 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
” “The Horse Protection Act made the public exhibition, showing or sale of horses victimized by soring illegal upon its passage in 1970, but since then a segment of the industry has flouted the law and continued the practice, exploiting loopholes in the underlying regulations,” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
23 Aug 2019, 1:30 pm by Sara Amundson
“Leaders of the agency’s Animal Care division told inspectors to treat those regulated by the agency—breeders, zoos, circuses, horse shows and research labs—more as partners than as potential offenders. [read post]
8 Jun 2023, 11:58 am by kblocher@hslf.org
” “The Horse Protection Act of 1970 made the public exhibition, showing or sale of horses victimized by soring illegal, but since then a segment of the industry has flouted the law and continued the practice, exploiting loopholes in the underlying regulations,” said Gillian Lyons, director of regulatory affairs at the Humane Society Legislative Fund. [read post]
23 Jun 2022, 4:53 am by kblocher@hslf.org
The bill would amend the federal Horse Protection Act to eliminate industry-self policing, ban soring devices and strengthen penalties for soring, in which unscrupulous trainers use painful techniques to induce an artificially high-stepping gait in some show horses. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 2:35 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics Act (H.R. 693) to strengthen the federal law against the “soring” of Tennessee Walking horses in shows—using caustic chemicals and other painful substances to injure the horses’ hooves and legs to induce a high-stepping gait. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 8:49 am by Michael Markarian
Yet despite the dysfunction in Washington, we’ve made real progress on key animal protection issues. [read post]
19 Mar 2020, 6:05 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics Act (H.R. 693) to strengthen the federal law against the “soring” of Tennessee Walking horses in shows—using caustic chemicals and other painful substances to injure the horses’ hooves and legs to induce a high-stepping gait. [read post]
13 Aug 2012, 9:25 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
The company Web site showed photographs of real toys, including its premier product, Model HF450, the “Magic Horse. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 2:30 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics Act (H.R. 693) to strengthen the federal law against the “soring” of Tennessee Walking horses in shows—using caustic chemicals and other painful substances to injure the horses’ hooves and legs to induce a high-stepping gait. [read post]
19 Aug 2020, 1:23 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics Act (H.R. 693) to strengthen the federal law against the “soring” of Tennessee Walking horses in shows—using caustic chemicals and other painful substances to injure the horses’ hooves and legs to induce a high-stepping gait. [read post]
19 Aug 2020, 1:09 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics Act (H.R. 693) to strengthen the federal law against the “soring” of Tennessee Walking horses in shows—using caustic chemicals and other painful substances to injure the horses’ hooves and legs to induce a high-stepping gait. [read post]