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Sen. Mitch McConnell will introduce bill to reform horse racing
Days before the Kentucky Derby kicks off in his home state next week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced he will introduce a bill to reform horse racing.
For horses in the Kentucky Derby, change can’t come soon enough
Update 5/8/23: A total of seven horses died at Churchill Downs in the days leading up to and on the day of the Kentucky Derby, and five horses were scratched. In light of these facts, it is shocking that the race was even run.
Pushing the federal law to end cruel slaughter of horses to the finish line
It is a long way from the stable, paddock and winner’s circle at Churchill Downs to the dark, dank and bloody slaughterhouses in which tens of thousands of American horses meet their sad and pitiable end each year.
Breaking news: U.S. reinstates safeguards to prevent wild horse and burro slaughter
By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson
As scandals in horse racing escalate, trainers join calls for reform
The recent indictment of more than two dozen people, including racehorse trainers and veterinarians, in a widespread doping scandal has turned a red-hot spotlight on the horseracing industry.
Breaking news: Congress moves to make horse soring a thing of the PAST
By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson
Let’s stop USDA from moving backward on cruelty to horses
Amidst continuing dissatisfaction over its approach to ending the problem of horse soring, a cruel pr
‘Aggressive’ horse from Assateague Island arrives at our sanctuary
Our sanctuary in Texas, Black Beauty Ranch, plays an extremely important and inspiring role for animals who have nowhere left to go.
Horse deaths at Santa Anita underscore need for racing reform nationwide
By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson
USDA’s freeze on protections for horses is part of a more chilling, pervasive problem
We must all uphold our responsibilities toward animals.
Breaking news: Horse racing reform gallops to victory in U.S. House
The U.S. House has just voted to protect racehorses from dangerous but widespread practices within the racing industry, including the rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs and poor attention to racetrack safety.
At Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration, repeat soring offenders win championship, ribbons
It is a scenario that would be impossible to fathom anywhere other than within the bizarre world of walking horse competitions.
Breaking: New regulations could finally protect horses from ‘soring’ cruelty
There’s new hope for ending the painful practice of horse soring: a long-awaited new administrative rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one that’s badly needed and long overdue.
BLM report to Congress on wild horses and burros falls short on fertility control
America’s wild horses and burros are in crisis and unless the Bureau of Land Management revamps its program to manage these animals in a non-lethal and sustainable manner, as Congress has directed it to do, the gridlock surrounding the program will continue to prevent progres
U.S. Forest Service removing 1,000 wild horses in California; some could be sold for slaughter
A federal agency yesterday started removing nearly 1,000 wild horses from the Devil’s Garden territory in California’s Modoc National Forest. Animals more than 10 years old who are not adopted could be sold to “kill buyers” for a dollar and then end up in a slaughterhouse in Canada or Mexico.
Second Texas animal rescue response in two weeks saves 150 horses
With many of our Animal Rescue Team members still in Killeen, Texas caring for the nearly 200 cats we rescued there less than two weeks ago in an alleged neglect case, other HSUS responders went to another property in Texas on Thursday rescuing approximately 150 equines—including horses, mini-hor
Kentucky Derby winner’s disqualification highlights ongoing need for horse racing reform
The regulatory system in horse racing has been broken for years, and public confidence in the sport continues to wane. This week’s news that Medina Spirit is being stripped of his 2021 Kentucky Derby win is yet another blow.
HSUS, other advocacy groups sue to stop sale of California wild horses to slaughter
The Humane Society of the United States, joined by several other organizations, is suing to stop the U.S. Forest Service from carrying out a plan that could result in the sale of wild horses, now being rounded up in California, to slaughter.