WASHINGTON -- In a room full of adults, Brittany Wallace, 17, stood out for her emotional appeal Wednesday for legislation that would prohibit the sale or transport of horses across states or to other ...

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In the House, lawmakers took up another issue altogether. They voted yesterday to end a practice many Americans may have been unaware was evening happening: the slaughter of horses for human ...

Since 2005, our government has prevented the commercial slaughter of horses in the United States by refusing to fund personnel that would inspect the horse meat. As a consequence of this “de-funding,” ...

At the Liberty Sanctuary in Heber City, founder Debra West and volunteers work at a different pace — the horses' pace.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Congress’ latest budget bill tries to block the resumption of horse slaughter in the U.S. by cutting funding for inspections of the process. The prohibition on spending by the ...

A landmark animal-rights court case hangs on whether a Manitoba farm should be held liable for what occurred during a ...

Equine Advocates has become a sanctuary for horses in distress. Founded in 1996 by Susan Wagner, this nonprofit organization in Chatham, New York, is dedicated to rescuing equines from slaughter, ...