The United States Department of Agriculture approved an application for horse slaughter inspections at a plant in Roswell, New Mexico and grant inspections at horse slaughter plants in Missouri and Iowa for Monday, July 1st (2013). The Safeguard American Food Exports Act (SAFE) will prohibit the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the U.S. […]
In a previous Alert, we advised you that after passing in the House of Representatives, the bill to ban the sale of crush videos was going to the Senate. Another victory – the Senate unanimously passed H.R. 5566. It goes back to the House to act on the Senate version of the bill. Contact your […]
Beginning in 2016, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will reclassify animal abuse as a Group A felony. This classification means it is considered a major crime. Offenses will be reported on the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Up until this reclassification, animal abuse was judged under Group B offenses which are […]
