Equine Legislative Issues of Interest
to Wisconsin Horse Owners

Wisconsin State Horse Council statement regarding H.R. 6598:

"Unwanted horses in the United States are facing a crisis. Horses that are considered at-risk in the equine population are being severely impacted by a struggling economy, high grain and hay prices, and the closure of the U.S.'s three remaining processing plants. The result has been increased equine cruelty in the form of abuse, neglect and abandonment.

Because of the large population of unwanted horses in this country, the WSHC believes that the processing of unwanted horses is currently a necessary end-of-life option. We oppose H.R. 6598 not because the WSHC believes that sending a horse to a processing plant is the best option for reducing the unwanted horse population, but because the bill does not help address the long-term care and funding that will be necessary to help the tens of thousands of horses that will be affected by a ban. Given the current factors causing an increase in the unwanted horse population, we feel this legislation is premature."

A copy of HR6598 is available in the articles shown on the right