For immediate release
LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA -- A total of 19,989 American horses were shipped to slaughter plants in Mexico or Canada in 2022, according to government statistics.
While this represents a 14.7% ... Read More
Despite strong support from the public and lawmakers, opponents stymied a House bill at the end of the 117th Congress, which ended last month.
The lack of movement in the House ... Read More
BREAKING
Representatives Winter, Banks, Davis, Neiman and Sommers and Senators Driskill and Lauresen of the State of Wyoming recently introduced a resolution into the Wyoming State Legislature to “allow federal land ... Read More
Return to Freedom is working hard to move a ban on horse slaughter through Congress, but this popular legislation to protect America’s horses remains bogged down in the House Energy ... Read More
Even as Return to Freedom (RTF) and an unprecedented coalition of animal welfare and horse industry groups work hard to advance a federal ban on horse slaughter, some organizations have ... Read More
LOMPOC, CALIF. -- Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Friday thanked House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) for his support of bills to ban horse slaughter ... Read More
What follows is written testimony by RTF President Neda DeMayo to the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. The subcommittee is set to hold a hearing on ... Read More
In the midst of Triple Crown season, the “Final Stretch Alliance to End Horse Slaughter” issues a joint letter to congressional leaders, calling for passage of the SAFE Act ... Read More
By Chris Heyde, RTF lobbyist
I never imagined I would still be fighting to end horse slaughter, but as the classic Beatles song goes, ... Read More
For Immediate Release
Animal Welfare Groups Commend U.S. Senators for Reintroducing Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter
The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act would permanently ban horse slaughter in the ... Read More