The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has amended the Horse Protection Act with a recent rule. The addition allows USDA-APHIS to screen, train, and ...
The act, originally passed in the early 1970s, was intended to stop inhumane practices such as soring, which includes painful practices used to enhance the movement of Tennessee Walking Horses.
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2024—In an effort to end horse soring at Tennessee Walking Horse shows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has ...