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January 17, 2012 - Flint Hills Symposium
CALL to ACTION! Congressional Conferenceinput opportunity -
Local Horse Diamond LeDoux on TV, NEEDS YOUR VOTES!
GAO Report Determines Decline in Horse Welfare
EHV-1 Outbreak UPDATE!!!
EHV-1 Outbreak Information!!!
Kansas Trail Counhcil Releases 1st Quarter 2011 Newsletter. Click here to read!
Horse Handlers Needed to Assist with Large Seizure on the Missouri / Arkansas Border
AHC Tax Bulletin for October, 2010
AHC Newsletter for October, 2010
Castration Clinics to be offered at KSU and Rainbow Meadows
August 31, 2010 Seized Horses Available for Placement by Coffey Co. Sheriff's Office
August 23, 2010 Update from the AHC Regarding BLM Proposed Plan
2010 Kansas State University Team Qualifies for World Championship
Agricultural Livestock Information Network, A.L.I.N.
Wyoming Governor Enacts Legislation To Initiate Horse Slaughter
AHC Releases Report on Equestrian Access
Equine Land Conservation Resource: We Need Your Help in Helping Secure Appropriations for Land Conservation!
Unwanted Horse Coalition Best Practices Released.
Tack Drive for Hutchinson Mustang Program
Sedgwick County Sheriff's office creates Agriculture Livestock
Information Network program
Kansas Horse Council has a credit option for
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AETA and ELCR Formalize their Partnership
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Ratifies Policy Resolution in Support of the Horse Industry on a Unanimous Consent Vote!
AHC Seeks to Document Equestrian Access Issues on Public Land
Cowboy Code in honor of the National Day Of The Cowboy
BLM Incentive program for adopting Mustangs!
Welfare of the Horse Forum now available on Horse TV's H-SPAN
SENATE PASSES NATIONAL DAY OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY RESOLUTION
K-State Equine Veterinarian Sheds Light on Contagious Disease
Recreational Trails Program in Jeopardy
Montana Horse Slaughter Bill becomes Law
More Horses Spur Neglect
Horse Owner Rights Petition. This petition is not sponsored by the Kansas Horse Council, but if you wish to sign it, we have provided the petition here.
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program Sign-up Announced
Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate
LEGENDARY HORSEMAN RAY HUNT DIES
2007 Agricultural Census Results Released
Funding for Trails in Stimulus Bill-An Opportunity for Riders
Wild Horse and Burros Bill Introduced
Benefits for Horse Industry in Economic Stimulus Bill
Contagious Equine Metritis Outbreak - Overview and Update
KSNW News WICHITA, Kansas - The Kansas House will vote Thursday or Friday on a controversial resolution about horse slaughtering. ...
CALL FOR PRESERVATION OF HORSE TRAILS BY "BEST OF AMERICA BY HORSEBACK"
K-State Equine Scientist Does Not Recommend Feeding DDGS to Horses
Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009
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To: AHC Organizations
Date: June 9, 2009
SENATE PASSES NATIONAL DAY OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY RESOLUTION
The U.S. Senate yesterday passed a resolution honoring the American cowboy. The
resolution, introduced by U.S. Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming, designates
Saturday, July 25, 2008 as “National Day of the Cowboy.”
The bill pays tribute to the enduring legacy of the cowboy in America and the
contributions cowboys continue to make to our nation today.
A copy of the resolution can be found by
clicking here.
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KSNW News WICHITA, Kansas - The Kansas House will vote Thursday or Friday on a controversial resolution about horse slaughtering.
Controversy looms over horse slaughtering resolution
By KSNW News KSNW-TV
updated 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
WICHITA, Kansas - The Kansas House will vote Thursday or Friday on a controversial resolution about horse slaughtering. The resolution would send a message to federal lawmakers that they don't want the practice limited.
It was about a year ago that Gracie Royle adopted a Tennessee Walker named Jada after Jada was rescued from being sent to slaughter.
"There's that myth that only the old and unformed and frail go to slaughter -- she certainly was none of those," Royle said.
Royle is adamantly against slaughtering horses, saying she believes it is cruel and inhumane. There is no longer any horse slaughtering plants in the United States. Still, horses are sent to slaughtering plants across the border to Mexico or Canada. A bill currently being debated in Congress would outlaw that practice.
"I don't think anyone with anything other than an incredible denseness of callousness could say that it is appropriate to put our horses through terror and through horror and through significant injuries before we end their life," said Karen Everhart, who opposes Kansas Resolution 5004.
But on the other side of the issue is a majority of Kansas agricultural organizations and horse organizations, including the Kansas Livestock Association, the Kansas Horse Council and a number of horse owners.
"The problem that happens is we are just saturated with old animals that have nowhere to go and people stop feeding them and they're of no use and they end up suffering and dying," said Jill Wickham with Singletree Stables.
Wickham owns Singletree Stables and agrees with Kansas Resolution 5004 that says the elimination of domestic slaughter plants has increased the number of abandoned and starving animals. The resolution opposes the Washington legislation, saying issues with humane handling and slaughter should be addressed through regulation the process -- not banning it.
"I'd rather see one horse live and have a good life than 10 that suffer for 10 years of starvation out there by themselves," Wickham said.
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K-State Equine Scientist Does Not Recommend Feeding DDGS to Horses
Released: Jan. 21, 2009
K-State Equine Scientist Does Not Recommend Feeding DDGS to Horses
MANHATTAN, KS. -- Distillerīs grains have become a staple in some bovine diets, but a Kansas State University researcher is not recommending that they be used in horse rations.
"People have asked `can I feed dried or wet distillerīs grains with soluble (DDGS) to my horses?ī" said Teresa Slough, equine nutrition specialist with K-State Research and Extension.
Given the information researchers have so far, Slough said she would not recommend feeding DDGS to horses.
There has been little research done in feeding DDGS, a byproduct of the ethanol production process, to horses, she said. So far, the studies that have been done examined feeding DDGS for only a short period of time.
"There is no information available so far on the long-term effects of feeding DDGS to working horses, mares or foals," she said.
The upside of feeding DDGS to horses is that they will eat it and, in fact, they like it, said Slough, who is an assistant professor in K-Stateīs Department of Animal Sciences and Industry. In addition, it is sometimes a less expensive source of protein.
But Slough warns that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages."Horses are very susceptible to fumonisin poisoning from moldy corn. Fermentation during ethanol production doesnīt destroy the mold, rather it is concentrated.
"Feeding DDGS contaminated with fumonisin just once could cause death," she said.
Another disadvantage, the researcher said, is that DDGS has a high phosphorous content.
"Unless the other feedstuffs in the horseīs diet are very high in calcium, the potential exists to create a diet inversed in its Ca:P ratio and negatively affect bone development," Slough added. "This is of particular concern with broodmares and foals."
DDGS has a high sulfur content, which also makes it problematic for horses.
"Sulfur toxicity in horses, although rare, can result in colic, jaundiced mucous membranes, labored breathing, cyanosis and convulsions, followed by death," she said.
"The bottom line is, feeding DDGS to horses is not recommended unless itīs been tested for fumonisin and contains less than 5 parts per million, and then it should only comprise a small percentage of the total diet.
K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.
Story by: Mary Lou Peter
mlpeter@ksu.edu or 913-856-2335 Ext. 13
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu For more information: Teresa Slough - 785-532-1268 or
tslough@ksu.edu
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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009
MEMORANDUM
To: AHC Member Organizations
From: American Horse Council
Re: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009
Date: January 21, 2008
On January 14, 2008 Representative John Conyers (D-MI) re-introduced the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 (H.R.504). The bill, which has sixty cosponsors, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Conyers is chairman of that committee.
This bill would criminalize the possession, transport, sale, delivery, or receiving in interstate or foreign commerce of a horse or horse meat with the intent that it be used for human consumption. It would thus apply to the transport and sale of horses for slaughter in the U.S. or to a foreign country.
Penalties would include fines and/or one year imprisonment for a first offense or one involving five or fewer horses. Offenses involving more than five horses or repeat offenders would face increased fines and/or up to three years imprisonment.
The bill introduced in the last Congress required that the “Attorney General shall provide for the humane placement or other humane disposition of any horse seized in connection with an offense under this section.” However, the bill introduced this year no longer contains this requirement and makes no provisions for seized horses.
The bill amends Title 18 of the U.S. Criminal Code, which deals with animal cruelty prohibitions.
If you have any questions about this bill, please call the AHC.
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