u.s. rEPS pEN Letter to USDA uRGING Horse Soring Inspection at Walking Horse Show

Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Ted Yoho (R-FL), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Chris Collins (R-NY) pen letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue asking him “to do everything possible to vigorously enforce the Horse Protection Act” as the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration begins in Shelbyville, Tennessee.  

“We encourage the USDA to ensure a strong and consistent enforcement presence at this year’s Celebration, and to utilize the full range of both objective and subjective inspection protocols developed by the department.”  See the full text of the letter here.  

The five letter signers were the lead sponsors of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R.693, that passed the House last month by a vote of 333 to 96. The bill would stop the intentional injury to horses. 

​The 81st annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration began today and runs through August 31. 

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HELP PASS THE PAST ACT

​Please contact your federal legislators and urge them to support The Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R.693 / S.1007, to end the torture of horse soring once and for all.

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