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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The Congressman who spurred a hearing on equine safety and drug issues believes further action will be required.

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The American Horse Council’s 2008 National Issues Forum was held June 16-17 in Washington.  Industry leaders and horse owners alike came from all over the country to represent the industry’s many different segments.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has amended its import rules to allow noncompetitive entertainment horses to be temporarily brought into the U.S. from countries affected with the venereal disease, Contagious Equine Metritis. 

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Humane Society of the United States applauds the Rhode Island General Assembly for passing legislation to ban the use of double-decker trucks to transport horses in the state. Sen. Dominick Ruggerio, D-Providence, and Rep.

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Horsemen’s organizations were among several industry factions whose representatives were surprised and concerned that they did not have a voice in the congressional hearing on drugs and horse racing on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

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WASHINGTON - Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr today announced that funding is available to individuals, and organizations recently hit by natural disasters in several states in the Midwest.

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Late last week the Senate Appropriations Committee included the Emergency Agriculture Relief Act (EARA) in the Fiscal Year 2008 Supplemental Appropriations bill.

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Washington, DC - After months of negotiations between the House and Senate, Congress passed the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, commonly known as the Farm Bill.

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WASHINGTON --The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to remove screwworm-related restrictions from the importation requirements for live horses, ruminants, swine and dogs from Panama based on the eradication of screwworm in that country.

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The American Horse Council (AHC) will host the 2008 National Issues Forum June 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

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Congress is showing more understanding of the bad consequences of the horse slaughter ban, LMA members say after annual Washington Fly-In.

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WASHINGTON - In January 2007, the President put forward a farm bill proposal that represents fiscal responsibility, would improve the safety-net for farmers and move current programs toward market oriented policies.

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The Pinto Horse Association has joined others in the amicus curiae, or friend of the court brief, asking the United States’ highest court to overturn a federal appeals court decision upholding an Illinois law that closed a horse processing plant in Illinois.

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WASHINGTON - Marking the 38th anniversary of Earth Day, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced today that 48 communities in 30 states have been selected to receive more than $164 million in loans and grants for infrastructure improvements to help the environment.

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The American Horse Council has teamed up with the USDA to present The Unwanted Horse Issue: What Now?, a forum dedicated to learning more about the growing problem of unwanted and neglected horses in the U.S.

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Because of their dedication to the welfare of all breeds of horses, AQHA and a group of other horse organizations filed an amicus curiae, or friend of the court brief, with the U.S. Supreme Court.

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The Food and Drug Administration has proposed amending regulations relevant to the development of drugs for minor uses in major species to specify what constitutes a "small number of animals" needing a drug.

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Nebraska legislatures have passed LB 764, a bill that would, in part, ban the practice of horse tripping. 

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