HSUS applaud bid to tighten Horse Protection Act

This is what a “sored” leg looks similar later trainers bring applied painful, toxic chemicals. © USDA

The Humane Society of the USA has welcomed efforts past times ii lawmakers to toughen the Horse Protection Act, which outlaws the vicious exercise of soring.

Representative. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky, together with Steve Cohen, D-Tenn, alongside master copy co-sponsors January Schakowsky, D-Ill., together with Jim Moran, D-Va., bring introduced H.R. 6388, the Horse Protection Act Amendments of 2012.

This nib is intended to significantly strengthen the act, originally passed inwards 1970. It would end  industry self-policing, ban the purpose of sure enough devices associated alongside soring, strengthen penalties, together with concord accountable all those involved inwards the illegal practice.

The lodge said that although the Horse Protection Act was signed into police pull to a greater extent than than twoscore years ago, the systematic abuse of Tennessee walking horses had continued unabated.

“Until Congress strengthens the Horse Protection Act, nosotros await that unethical trainers together with owners volition proceed their illegal ways together with sore horses, inwards monastic enjoin to win bluish ribbons together with profits,” lodge president together with principal executive Wayne Pacelle said.

“This legislation volition brand the Horse Protection Act run better, together with it volition fortify the existing police pull together with outlaw preparation methods together with devices or implements used to hurt horses inwards these shows.”

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