Day: February 20, 2009

Wild horses and burros could get more room to roam under a bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 12 by Committee Chairman Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) and Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Continue reading…

  Lawmakers in two Western states have sponsored resolutions urging Congress to let state legislators make up their own minds about horse slaughter issues within their lines. Wyoming’s House Joint Resolution (HJR 8 ) and Utah’s House Joint Resolution (HJR 7 ) both argue the federal Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (HR 503 ) interferes with states’ rights to pursue private sector development of horse slaughter processing plants. Continue reading…