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Resources for making a humane end of life decision for your horse
This list is provided as a resource for horse owners and is for informational purposes only. Please contact specific vendors for more information on their services. Every effort has been made to
Relinquishing your horse
To thrive, horses require healthy amounts of food and water, adequate shelter and competent care. Horse owners must commit a great deal of time, energy, skill and money to ensuring their horses have
What is horse soring?
Soring involves the intentional infliction of pain to a horse's legs or hooves in order to force the horse to perform an artificial, exaggerated gait. Caustic chemicals—blistering agents like mustard
How to Care for a Horse
Caring for a horse is a long-term commitment that requires knowledge, resources, and daily attention. Whether you’re a new horse owner, a longtime caregiver, or responsible for horses in your
Horse soring
Horse auctions
Horse slaughter
Wild horse and burro management
Equine immunocontraception FAQ
For more than half a century, Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called the Humane World for Animals and Humane Society Legislative Fund, have campaigned for the safety
How to adopt or buy a horse
While having a horse in the family can be rewarding, being a successful horse owner requires a great deal of time, money and a lasting commitment to the care and well-being of the animal. The keys to
Equine disaster preparedness
Contents Plan for your equines Evacuating without your equines Equines and floodwater Equines and barn fires
In a huge win for horses, USDA announces final rule seeking to end horse soring
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a final rule to stop a strange, persistent and deeply disturbing cruelty that has survived more than a half century’s legislative attempts to suppress it. In a huge win, the new rule bans the use on Tennessee walking and racking horses of devices and
Could this be the end of cruel soring at Tennessee Walking Horse ‘Celebrations’?
Over the weekend, the 86th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration concluded in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and we are determined that this be the last Celebration with abused walking horses on display. A rule finalized earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and slated to
Wild horse and burro management on federal lands
Exposed: The cruel reality of horse soring in Tennessee's Walking Horse tradition
Humane World investigation reveals the cruel reality of horse soring as trainers in “Big Lick” contests continue illegal practice.
The time for Congress to act on horse soring, horse slaughter bills is now
Update 6/23/22: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection voted today to advance two important horse protection bills, the SAFE and PAST Act. The Subcommittee voted in favor 22-0 for both bills and we look forward to further advancement to the Full Committee. This week
US Congress has new chance to stop horse soring
WASHINGTON—The Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 3090, which aims to put an end to the cruel practice of horse soring, has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives with a strong bipartisan set of 185 original co-sponsors led by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Steve Cohen, D
Protections for Tennessee Walking Horses frozen for another year by U.S. Department of Agriculture
WASHINGTON—Once again, the U.S. Department of Agriculture decided to suspend implementation of a long-awaited rule to strengthen protections for Tennessee Walking Horses. The rule, which was finalized in 2024 after years of public input and expert review, addresses horse soring—a painful and
There is simply no way to make horse slaughter humane
Update 6/16/23: The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act has been introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 2037) by Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The U.S. still exports tens of thousands of horses to slaughter. It’s well past time we permanently ban domestic horse slaughter















