Category: Government

BLM says some wild-horse roundup techniques are inappropriate

The U.S. Bureau of Land Managementโ€™s internal review of a wild horse roundup in Nevada found some mustangs were whipped in the face, kicked in the head, dragged by a rope around the neck, and repeatedly shocked with electrical prods, but the agency concluded none of the mistreatment rose to the level of being inhumane.

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Texas Vet looks at proposed traceability rule

This August, USDAโ€™s Animal and Plant health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed a new set of rules for animal traceability under which livestock moving interstate would have to be officially identified unless specifically exempted.

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Bill would Amend HPA to Include Slaughter Ban

If passed, H.R. 2966 would amend the HPA to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption and other purposes.

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