by Tech | May 24, 2024 | Action Alerts, Action Slaughter, In The News, News, Slaughter
Return to Freedom is frustrated and disappointed that bans on horse slaughter and the export of horses for slaughter were not included in the version of the Farm Bill passed by the House Agriculture Committee. The $1.5 trillion package passed on Thursday, 33-21,...
by Tech | May 17, 2024 | Action Alerts, Action Slaughter, In The News, News, Slaughter
Urgent action needed: The next step in passing the House’s version of the agriculture funding bill is a markup session on May 23 at which members will offer and vote on amendments. Return to Freedom strongly supports a stand-alone bill permanently banning horse...
by Tech | Apr 23, 2024 | Action Alerts, Action Slaughter, In The News, News, Slaughter
The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, which would permanently ban horse slaughter in the United States as well as the export of American horses for slaughter, has amassed 222 bipartisan House cosponsors, a majority. That’s the good news:...
by Tech | Feb 19, 2024 | In The News, News, Slaughter
As published by the BBC Animal welfare charities have welcomed an Africa-wide ban on the controversial donkey skin trade. It will make it illegal to slaughter donkeys for their skin across the continent. Demand for the animals’ skins is fueled by the popularity...
by Tech | Jan 1, 2024 | In The News, News, Slaughter
Return to Freedom recently joined animal welfare and equine industry groups to pen a letter to key congressional leaders in support of the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R. 3475/S. 2037). The bill would permanently ban horse slaughter in the...
