Category: Government

Walking horse groups miss deadline to adopt inspection rules

The federal government could soon decertify three organizations that regulate the walking horse industry for not adopting new inspection rules.

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USDA decertifies Tennessee walking horse group

A Tennessee walking horse group that is suing the U.S. Agriculture Department over new rules to stop soring says it has received notice of decertification from the USDA.

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N.J. closer to banning horse slaughter

A bill prohibiting the slaughter of horses for human consumption passed the New Jersey Senate on Monday, with a vote of 35-4.

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Tennessee Walking Horse group sues USDA over minimum fines

Earlier this month, the USDA announced it would put in place a rule requiring organizations that inspect horses to assess minimum penalties to violators of the Horse Protection Act, the 1970 law that makes it illegal to show or transport a sored horse.

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Genetically modified grass kills cattle herd in Texas

A mysterious mass death of a herd of cattle has prompted a federal investigation in Central Texas.

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More than a Farm Bill, US Ag official says

When people talk about the federal Farm Bill, they’re not covering nearly enough territory. That’s the opinion of an authority on the matter — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

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USDA moving toward mandatory penalties for horse soring

On the heels of a televised Humane Society of the United States video showing abuse of Tennessee Walking Horses, the federal government is moving toward stiffer, mandatory penalties for horse soring and other related violations.

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FDA Ordered to Reconsider Petitions on Antibiotics

As part of its defense, the FDA has pointed to its new voluntary guidance promoting the judicious use of antibiotics in food animal production

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FDA report outlines food safety deficiencies at Diamond Pet Foods plant

Diamond Pet Foods, the company behind a massive recall of dry dog food due to Salmonella contamination that has sickened at least 16 people, was not taking “all reasonable precautions”

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Farm Bill Lacks Authority for First Line Disease Testing System

Although mad cow disease is in the headlines this week after the discovery of an affected cow in California, the farm bill passed on Thursday by the Senate Agriculture Committee failed to include an inexpensive and uncontroversial provision authorizing the lab system that tested the animal.

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Bob Gould

Seraphim12 Foundation Participates in Horses On the Hill Today

Washington, D.C. – April 25, 2012 – The Seraphim12 Foundation is participating in the “Horses on the Hill” event today in Washington, D.C.

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AVMA calls for stronger rules to end abusive soring practice

“It’s time for this egregious form of animal cruelty to end,”

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Missouri Senate approves rabies vaccination mandate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have approved legislation requiring pet owners to have their dogs and cats vaccinated against rabies. Read more…

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Court orders FDA to examine antibiotics use on animals

…The prevalence of those antibiotics in livestock has been linked in several studies to the creation of drug-resistant “superbugs” that can spread to humans who work with or eat the animals…

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Texas Vet Board Target of Petition Drive

The Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners has again angered equine caregivers who practice at the edge of the profession.

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