Additional Information

Supporters:

• Organizations and Individuals Supporting the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act

Video/Audio:

• Video footage of horse slaughter and humane euthanasia (GRAPHIC)
• Video by Animals' Angels Exposes Cruelty During Transport of Horses to Slaughter in US and Canada
• Photos from the "Rally for Horses"

• Willie Nelson, Bo Derek, Morgan Fairchild and Jennifer Lee Pryor recently sat down to discuss horse slaughter and the campaign to pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act

Research Materials:

• Testimony submitted by Christopher J. Heyde, deputy legislative director, to the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection (note: no organization concerned with the welfare of horses was permitted to testify during a hearing before the House Agriculture Committee on July 27, 2006.  Only pro-horse slaughter organizations were invited.)

• Horse Transport and Slaughterhouse Violations/Documents

• Basic Guidelines for Operating an Equine Rescue or Retirement Facility by the Doris Day Animal League and Animal Welfare Institute

• The Animal Welfare Institute's Horse Slaughter brochure.  To request copies please contact us online or to download a PDF version click here.

• Horse Slaughter: An Unnecessary Evil - white paper commissioned by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation

• RCED-90-110 Rangeland Management: Improvements Needed in Federal Wild Horse Program - 1990 Report by the Government Accountability Office exposing dramatic problems with the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse Program.

Public Opinion:

• Survey Shows Texans Strongly Oppose Horse Slaughter

• Kentucky survey shows voters strongly oppose the slaughter of horses for human consumption

• Virginia Voters Support The Stopping Of Slaughtering Horses For Human Consumption

Press:

• Illinois Law Banning Horse Slaughter Upheld in Federal Court
• Illinois Horse Slaughter Put to a Halt Again
• U.S. District Court Judge Allows Horse Slaughter Plant to Temporarily Slaughter Horses While Lawsuit is Underway
• Texas Legislature Again Rejects Efforts to Legalize Horse Slaughter
• Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation banning the slaughter of horses in Illinois for human consumption
• Tracy Silverman's podcast interview with Larry Whitler of Robin and the Giant on WOCA-AM in Ocala, FL
• Court Declares Horse Slaughter to be Illegal
• Horse Slaughter Bill Advances in the US Senate
• Texas Ruling Against Horse Slaughter Confirmed by Federal Court of Appeals
• Stop Horse Slaughter, Cong. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) responds to inaccurate AP article - The Chicago Tribune
• Groups Condemn Legislation to Legalize Horse Slaughter in Texas
• Willie Nelson and friends send open letter in support of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act to all US Senators

• SAPL spokesman Willie Nelson's commentary on CNN.com exposes the truth behind the tremendous suffering inflicted upon over 100,000 horses a year.

• House of Representatives Passes Bill to End Horse Slaughter Over Horse Slaughter Industry Opposition

• Man Hauling Horses to Slaughter Charged with Animal Cruelty

• Mountain Views: Horse-Eating Foreigners Finding Friends in United States Congress by John Hanchette, Niagara Falls Reporter

• Slaughtering horses is cruel - SAPL Op/Ed, The Washington Times

• Groups Seek Emergency Injunction to Block New USDA Horse Slaughter Scheme

• Humane Groups File Complaint Against USDA Action

• On November 11, 2005 President Bush signed the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (H.R. 2744) into law (PL 109-97).  The amendment to stop horse slaughter for one year is included in this measure.  The ban will begin on March 9, 2006 and last for the remainder of the 2006 fiscal year.

• Cruel Retirement for Racehorses Commentary By Frank Deford, Sweetness and Light, NPR

• Horses Win Reprieve from Slaughter

• Landslide U.S. House of Representatives Vote to End Horse Slaughter

• John Murrell: Trigger doesn't belong on dinner plate - The Dallas Morning News OP/ED, May 21, 2004

• Congress Moves to Protect America’s Horses

• Home on the Range - Christopher J. Heyde, Washington Times OP/ED, December 3, 2004

• National Horse Protection Coalition Formed to Stop the Slaughter of American Horses for Human Consumption

• Scott Simon Essay: Horse Slaughter on National Public Radio (NPR) Weekend Edition - Saturday, May 1, 2004 · NPR's Scott Simon reflects on a campaign to stop the scale of horse slaughter in the United States.

• Horse slaughtering: Legislation Safeguards an American Icon - Christopher J. Heyde, Washington Times OP/ED, October 16, 2003

• Hope for the Horses: Fighting the Slaughter of America's Horses by Christopher J. Heyde, ASPCA Animal Watch , Fall 2003 (PDF)

• Where Would All the Horses Go? - John Hettinger, The Blood Horse Magazine, June 28, 2003, pp. 3492-3492

• Horse-meat sales stir Texas controversy - Kris Axtman, The Christian Science Monitor

• America’s Horses Are Ending Up in Europe’s Restaurants  
  - AWI Quarterly

• Necessary Evil or Blind Eye? Putting an End to the Cruel Practice of Horse Slaughter - AWI Quarterly (PDF)   (Español)

• Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies - AWI Quarterly

• Help Stop the Slaughter of America's Horses - Roll Call ad, September 8, 2003

Download SAPL's ad from the NY Times.

Congress:

Transcript of Hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, 109th Congress, Second Session, July 25, 2006. (for PDF file, click here)

House Dear Colleague Letters/Press Releases

For H.R. 503 (109th Congress)

• Equine Veterinarians Support a Ban on Horse Slaughter

• Huge Increase in Horse Slaughter Demands Action

• Sweeney Reintroduces Horse Slaughter Legislation

For H.R. 857 (108th Congress)

• Thoroughbred Industry Supports Efforts to End Horse Slaughter

• The TRUTH about H.R. 857, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act

• Stop! The Slaughter of Horses for Human Consumption

• It Shouldn't Take a Champion to Save a Life

 

- Legislative Information provided by the Library of Congress. Search Congressional records and legislation for current and previous years.  Find your member of Congress and their contact information.

General:

• US Horse Slaughter Statistics (1989-2005)

• Equine Law and Horsemanship Safety - This site contains comprehensive resource materials on equine law and horsemanship safety. It is hosted by the Tarlton Law Library of the University of Texas School of Law.  Both the legal and horsemanship materials are suitable for use by law students, lawyers, and the general public.

• America's Last Wild Horses by Hope Ryden  - Animal Welfare Institute