HORSE ON THE HILL™
Activism begins with you. Democracy begins with you. Get out there. Get active!
― Thom Hartmann
116th Congress (2019—2020)
LOBBYING FOR HORSES
We represent the interests of horses lobbying at the State and Federal levels in the United States, as well as legislative and regulatory bodies in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the EU at its headquarters in Belgium.
HORSE SLAUGHTER
A Brief History
The first attempt to ban horse slaughter on U.S. soil was successful. In November 1998 California voters passed Proposition 6 banning horse slaughter by nearly 5 millions votes! It is illegal there to this day. But there were still horse slaughter plants operating in other States across the US.
That inspired legislators in Washington DC to try to ban the slaughter of horses and their export for slaughter in July 2001, during the first session of the 107th Congress. It was not successful, and we are still fighting that battle to this day.
While we were successful shutting down horse slaughter plants operating on U.S. soil, we have yet to close the export of horses for slaughter loophole. H.R.961/S.2006 will close that loophole. Take Action.
Visit the links below for a history of our legislative battles at the state and federal levels against horse slaughter.
HORSE SLAUGHTER LEGISLATIVE TIMELINE
HORSE ON THE HILL GANG™
- The Horse on the Hill™ was created by the Int'l Fund for Horses in 2005 to lobby for equine protective legislation.
- By 2007 The Horse on the Hill™ had firmly established itself , galvanized by its uniquely dynamic grassroots lobbying group, The Horse on the Hill Gang™.
- Our Horse on the Hill Gang™ is still the single most influential voice for horses in today's legislatures.
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