When the U.S. Forest Service began to make changes to the trail classification system that had been in place for nearly 100 years, Back Country Horsemen of America took notice.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Veterinary Medical Association today announced a statewide campaign by veterinarians and consumers opposing Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed tax on veterinary services.

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WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States applauds a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upholding a U.S. Department of Agriculture ruling that Herbert and Jill Derickson of Tennessee violated the Horse Protection Act when they transported and entered a sored Tennessee Walking Horse, Just American Magic, in a 2002 horse show. 

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WASHINGTON, DC — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) hand delivered a letter this week to the office of President-elect Barack Obama, congratulating him on his historic election to the nation's highest office and highlighting key public and animal-related issues on which the AVMA is prepared to work with the incoming president.

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The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages about 33,100 wild horses and burros on 199 Herd Management Areas (HMA) in 10 western states.

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Dr. Kurt Schrader of Canby, Ore., will be the only veterinarian in the U.S. House of Representatives when he takes office next year.

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LAUREL, MD. - The Maryland Jockey Club is pleased to report that on November 4, 2008 Maryland voters overwhelming approved the proposed state constitutional amendment authorizing the General Assembly to issue up to five video lottery licenses for the installation and operation of up to 15,000 video lottery terminals at five locations for the purpose of raising revenue for education.

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Since 2004, Back Country Horsemen of America (BCHA) has struggled to make the US Forest Service aware of the impacts that their proposed trail classification system would have on all horse use of trails.

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WASHINGTON — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) announced today that its Congressional Science Fellows have accepted positions in offices on Capitol Hill and are serving in capacities that coincide with their interests and enable them to provide expertise to Congress, all while serving the veterinary profession.

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The American Horse Council continues to expand its grassroots program, the Congressional Cavalry, but it needs you.

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A look at the summary, purpose and status of H.R. 6598.

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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today an 11-member Advisory Panel that will serve on the Horseplayers' Coalition, a consortium of horseplayers whose common objective is to seek legislative and regulatory solutions to tax and business issues that impact racing fans and pari-mutuel racetracks.

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The House Judiciary Committee met Wednesday morning to mark-up H.R. 6598, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act. Originally the bill was to be addressed last Wednesday but was pushed back a week.

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Pigs, pit bulls, donkeys and elephants – the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today reminded presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama that America's veterinarians play vital roles in preserving and protecting both human and animal health – lipstick or not.

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House Judiciary Committee Debates Horse Slaughter Bill: On Wednesday, September 10, 2008, the House Judiciary Committee debated H.R. 6598, the "Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008."

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In an effort to better represent and serve the horse industry in Washington, DC, the American Horse Council (AHC) has organized a new grassroots effort, entitled "The Congressional Cavalry Program." 

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On Thursday, July 24, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) introduced H.R. 6598, the “Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008.”

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A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has introduced legislation to ban the slaughter of American horses for human consumption overseas, as well as the export of American horses to other countries for slaughter.

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A federal ban on the transportation of horses in double-decker trailers has been introduced.

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WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced today that he is releasing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for livestock grazing in counties recently designated as Presidential Disaster Areas because of flooding.

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