Marty Irby

TOP FEATURED ARTICLES AND WORKS

• Yellowhammer News: Alabama Native Named as One of Washington’s Top Lobbyists

• The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2023: Marty Irby, Capitol South, LLC

• Forbes: 8 Ways CEOs Can Be Corporate Activists

• Yahoo News: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, II Recognizes Horseman and Animal Advocate Marty Irby

• The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2021: Marty Irby, Animal Wellness Action

• The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2020: Marty Irby, Animal Wellness Action

• The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2019: Marty Irby, Animal Wellness Action

• The White House: Remarks by President Trump in a Signing Ceremony for H.R. 724, The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act

• The Elk Valley Times: Marty Irby recognized by Queen for commitment to Tennessee Walker

• Associated Press: Horse racing leaders move to set national safety standards

• ABC News Live: It's not too late: Government looks for solution to growing wild horse population in American West

• People Magazine: New Law 'Finally' Makes Animal Cruelty a Federal Crime: 'America’s Beloved Pets Are Safer'

• USA Today: Prevent All Soring Tactics Act will bring prominence back to Tennessee Walking Horses

• USA Today: Farmers have been forced to pay $900 million for marketing. Now they are teaming up with animal activists to find out how it was spent.’

• People: Chicago City Council Votes to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages

• People: Alabama Race Course Trying to Find Homes For More Than 400 Dogs After Ending Greyhound Racing

• People Magazine: Breeders' Cup Ends With 37th Horse Death Since December at Santa Anita Race Track

• NBC Sports: 4 racehorse deaths at New Orleans track spark concern

• People: Sudden Death of Carriage Horse in New York City Prompts Outrage: “This Is Not Tourism”

• USA Today: Eating dogs and cats banned in U.S. in House-passed bill

• The New York Post: Seven arrested in Alabama for operating major cockfighting ring

• People Magazine: 2021 Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Dies After Collapsing During Workout

• USA Today: Medina Spirit's death reignites conversations about Bob Baffert, horse racing safety

• Alabama Political Reporter: Mobile Native Marty Irby Named One of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists

Published OPINION WORKS BY MARTY IRBY

• Real Clear Policy: The EATS Act Is True 'Chaos in the Marketplace'

• CNN News: Opinion: I’m a former champion equestrian. It pains me to see so many horses dying on the racetrack

• NBC News: Elizabeth wanted to be a horse when she grew up. Instead she helped them as queen.

• NBC News: Is American horse racing on its last legs

• NBC News: Marty Irby 'Tiger King' pushed authorities to take action against animal abuse. Now it's Congress' turn.

• NBC News: Medina Spirit will race the Preakness despite his Kentucky Derby drug test. Here's why it matters.

• USA Today: Prevent All Soring Tactics Act will bring prominence back to Tennessee Walking Horses

• Marietta Daily Journal: Biden’s Swampy USDA Secretary and Scandalous Checkoff Programs Under Fire Again

• The Lexington Herald Leader: As horses die during Derby week, some still fight federal reforms to improve sport

• Kentucky Today: COMMENTARY: Kentucky Derby won't be drug free in 2023

• Patch.com: Dr. Charles Stanley: Remembrances of a friend and man of God

• The Holy City Sinner: Commentary: Rep. Nancy Mace Champions Legislation to Protect Family Farmers and Rein in Swampy Government Slush Funds

• The Washington Times: USDA commodity checkoff programs put swamp politics ahead of farmers

• The Daily Caller: IRBY: Republicans are giving farmers a way to push back against Biden’s swamp picks

• Lexington Herald-Leader: Let’s get Congress to end horse slaughter forever

• Katy Christian Magazine: Our Civilization was Built on the Backs of Equines for Millennia and We Should Protect them by Ending Horse Slaughter

• Horse Nation: PAST Act Passes U.S. House Again but Falls Short of 2019 Vote as It Continues To Lose Steam

• San Antonio Report: San Antonio must end antiquated tradition of horse-drawn carriages

• Omaha World-Herald: Society should not tolerate staged cruelty of animal fighting

• HorseRaceInsider.com: Bill to End Soring Tennessee Walking Horses Clears One Hurdle

• Baltimore Post-Examiner: Is There Hope for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act?

• Bryan County News: Guest column: Carter working to protect animals

• Laginappe: Mobilian shared love of horses with Queen Elizabeth

• Tennessee Lookout: Queen Elizabeth II: A Century in Love with Horses

• Horse Nation: Queen Elizabeth II: A Century with Horses

• Tennessee Lookout: Will U.S. Supreme Court decide the fate of the Tennessee Walking Horse?

• Horse Nation: We Must Prevent History From Repeating Itself With Implementation of New Federal Horse Protection Law

• The Tennessean: Congress should pass bipartisan compromise to protect horses and stop soring

• The Tennessee Tribune: It’s Time to Bring Congress and Tennesseans Together to Finally End Walking Horse Abuse

• Tennessee Lookout: Commentary: Congress needs to deliver comprehensive soring reform

• Lexington Herald-Leader: To stop horse slaughter and soring abuses, support these two measures in Congress

• Baltimore Post-Examiner: Preakness, Doping, and the Furture of Horseracing

• Lexington Herald-Leader: Once the golden boy of horse racing, Bob Baffert now the face of its disgrace.

• Kentucky Today: Commentary: Has Bob Baffert Jumped the Shark?

• Katy Christian Magazine: Cockfighting is Prevalent and Needs to End

• Pagosa Daily Post: OPINION: Groups Challenge BLM’s ‘Radical Assault’ on Wild Horses

• Horse Nation: Congress Provides Record Breaking $3 Million for Enforcement of the Horse Protection Act, Maintains De Facto Ban on Horse Slaughter

• The Sumter Item: Opinion: Rep. Mace's mink farming ban helps animals, reduces risk

• Tennessee Lookout: Commentary: Blackburn and Hagerty need to support mink-farming ban

• The Holy City Sinner: Commentary: Animal Wellness Action’s Executive Director Praises Rep. Mace’s Work on Mink Farming Ban

• Patch.com: Speaker Pelosi, Audrey Hepburn, and the End of U.S. Mink Farming

• Horse Nation: U.S. Horse Racing Should Remember Washington Post Editorial: ‘Horse Racing Has Outlived Its Time’

• Horse Nation: American Horse Racing Scandals Continue to Pile Up Alongside Track Deaths

• The Holy City Sinner: Animal Wellness Action’s Executive Director Praises Rep. Mace’s Work on Animal Protection Issues

• Horse Nation: Congressional Proposals to Fund Federal Government in 2022 Include Significant Wins for Horses

• Pagosa Daily Post: Biden Administration Ignores Animal Welfare Issues

• Horse Nation: Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Allows Convicted Horse Abuser Jackie McConnell to Return While Reform Efforts Continue to Fail

• Tennessee Lookout: Commentary: Sabotage of anti-cruelty legislation by animal rights leaders

• Horse Nation: The Spirit of the Onaqui: A Plea for President Biden to Save America’s Most Iconic Herd

• Lexington Herald-Leader: Final ban on horse slaughter finally passed House. Now it needs to get through Senate.

• The Tennessean: Compromise is vital for passing legislation to end painful horse soring

• Horse Nation: Hope for Iconic American Equines on the Horizon

• Los Angeles Post-Examiner: 2021 Preakness: Medina Spirit, Bob Baffert and doping

• Lexington Herald-Leader: Horse racing’s drug scandals cheat public and kill horses. Is industry ready to stop?

• Horse Nation: American Wild Horse Coalition Calls on Biden’s Interior Dept. to Freeze Cattle Grazing Permits, Protect Wild Horses

• Tennessee Lookout: Commentary: U.S. Senators need to sign on to Big Cat safety act

• Elko Daily Free Press: Commentary: Stop animal cruelty crimes

• USA Today Network: Spartanburg Herald-Journal: COLUMN: This isn't Ancient Rome. South Carolina shouldn't tolerate cockfighting.

• The Sumter Item: Opinion: South Carolina shouldn't tolerate cockfighting

• Daily Hampshire Gazette: Guest columnist Marty Irby: Crack down on the horrific blood-sport of cockfighting

• The Lexington Herald-Leader: Kentuckians are deeply involved with global trade of cockfighting. It must stop.

• Tennessee Lookout: Commentary: Cockfighting is uncivilized and barbaric. Tennessee shouldn’t tolerate it.

• Alabama Political Reporter: Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act would help stamp out illegal cockfighting

• Horse Network: Horse Transportation Safety Act Reintroduced in House of Representatives by 105 Members of Congress

• One Green Planet: Do you know where your holiday ham comes from?

• One Green Planet: Marty Irby: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Starts With Your Diet

• The Tennessean: Revise the PAST Act to protect Tennessee Walking Horses, end soring

• Horse Nation: A Compromise To the PAST Act Looking To Make It Through the Senate

• Boulder Weekly: Bureau of Land Management abdicates obligation to manage our wild equines humanely

• Lexington Herald-Leader: U.S. Senate needs to get horse racing safety bill over the finish line

• Equine Monthly: Horse Racing Integrity Act, The Bill gives racing hope and a future

• Tennessee Lookout: When will the Tennessee Walking Horse be Unchained?

• The Memphis Commercial Appeal: U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen proves his devotion to humane treatment of horses

• The Tampa Free Press: Big Wins for Animals in U.S. House Spending Measures

• Horse Nation: U.S. House Passes Spending Bill With Big Wins for Horses

• Alabama Political Reporter: Sessions’ anti-animal protection record

• Horse Nation: President Trump and the U.S. Congress Should Step Up and Protect Iconic American Wild Horses

• Horse Nation: Our Iconic Equines Have Transported Americans for Centuries and Deserve to be Transported in a Humane Manner Themselves

• AL.com: Enforcing animal protection laws as important as enacting them

• The Tennessean: Lamar Alexander urged to support bill to stop soring of horses

• Horse Nation: American Horseracing is Addicted to Drugs, and It’s Time for an Intervention

• Horse Nation: Monty Roberts Reaffirms Commitment to End Soring as Tennessee Walking Horse Events Begin Amidst COVID-19

• One Green Planet: Big Lick, a Horrible Event Where Horses are Forcefully Injured for Prizes Begins Next Week

• The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: MARTY IRBY: Increasing odds for racehorses

• Lancaster Farming: Checkoffs Must Serve Small Farmers Interests

• Horse Nation: An Update on the PAST Act

• East Ridge News: Irby of Animal Wellness Action Issues a Call to Action for Legislation to End Practice of ‘Soring’

• Bangor Daily News: Collins Secures Another Victory for Animal Welfare

• Value Walk: Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Left Bloodied

• Northern Kentucky Tribune: House finally passes anti-soring law to protect Tennessee Walking Horse; bill goes to Senate

• The Knoxville News-Sentinel: Tennessee’s Walking Horse 'tradition' should get back on track

• The Chicago Daily Herald: Congress should act to save horses from slaughterhouse

• Horse Nation: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

• The Pagosa Daily Post: BLM Wild Horse Plan, a Recipe for Slaughter

• The Tennessean: Urge Congress to pass Prevent All Soring Tactics Act

• The Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Penn National, Pa.’s congressional delegation need to get behind this horseracing industry reform

• The Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky was right to outlaw bestiality. Other states must follow suit

• The New Haven Register: What We Eat Makes a Difference to the Planet

• The Hill: Congress should take action so President Trump can protect horses and the save the U.S. horse racing economy

• Horse Nation: The Gloves Are Off Now

• The Daily Caller: With Bob Goodlatte Gone the Feds are Set to Crack Down on Animal Cruelty

• Thoroughbred Daily News: Horse Racing Enthusiasts Should Support the SAFE Act to End Horse Slaughter

• The Daily Caller: Elvis’ Legacy Lives on in Congress through the PAST Act to Protect Horses

• The Hill: The new Democratic House has an opportunity to move legislation to help horses

• The Daily Caller: 2018’s Biggest Animal Rights Accomplishments

• Horse Nation: Animal Wellness Action Supports the PAST Act

• The Daily Caller: A Massive Applause for Republicans Leading Animal Protection Reforms

• The Hill: The farm bill gives Congress a chance to act on the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act

• The Daily Caller: Saving Horses from Slaughter Plants Also Saves Your Tax Dollars

• Albany Times-Union: Anti-doping rules will protect racehorses and racing

• The Knoxville News Sentinel: Marsha Blackburn has record of supporting cruelty to animals

• The Chattanoogan: Tennessee Walking Horses and Marsha Blackburn

• Fort Myers News-Press: NRA should not be gunning for dogs, Amendment 13

• The Daily Caller: Big Agriculture is Sucking Money from Family Farmers with Checkoff Programs

• The Tennessean: Congressional delegation must stand up for Tennessee Walking Horses

• The Daily Caller: U.S. Territories Need a Zero-Tolerance Policy Against Animal Fighting

• USA Today: Marty Irby: Tradition of ‘torture’ isn’t one Tennesseans should preserve

• The Washington Examiner: Protect racehorses: A bipartisan effort in Congress

• The Washington Examiner: Take Wendell Berry’s advice: Protect food integrity

• The Daily Caller: Farmers and Ranchers Cry Foul on USDA’s Checkoff Programs

• The Hill: Puppy mills aren't partisan: Animal abuse deserves scrutiny

• The Hill: A bipartisan approach to protecting racehorses

• The Hill: Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act should be included in the final Farm Bill

• One Green Planet: Amendment slipped into the Farm Bill Threatens Animal Welfare and Public Health – We have to Stop This

• A Humane Nation: Walking horse industry hemorrhaging, as scant crowd turns out for Celebration

• Common Dreams: Want to Fight Climate Change Look No Further Than Your Dinner Plate

• Horse Nation: Standing Ovation

Articles & INterviews FEATURING MARTY IRBY

• Richmond Register: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul Honored with Leadership Award

• Hamilton County Reporter: China Controls America’s food

• Food Safety News: Farm bill could be bogged down because of California’s Prop 12

• Missouri Independent: USDA will implement long-awaited change to country-of-origin labeling rules

• Leader Times: U.S. Rep. Glenn 'GT' Thompson challenges California farm bill

• The Fence Post: Vilsack questions Prop 12; ‘Moms group, Texas ag commissioner oppose EATS

• West Virginia Record: Rep. Alex Mooney named Legislator of the Year by Competitive Markets Groups

• The Daily Yonder: USDA Will Implement Long-Awaited Change to Country-of-Origin Labeling Rules

• Food Safety News: USDA offers to close ‘Product of USA’ loophole, but not until 2026

• Marietta Daily Journal: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Leads House Freedom Caucus Letter Against China’s EATS Act and Foreign Attempt to Takeover U.S. Food Production

• iGrow News: Agricultural Policy Debate: Coalition Rises Against the EATS Act

• Investor’s Observer: U.S. Rep. Dina Titus Honored with Leadership Awards by Competitive Markets Groups

• Holy City Sinner: U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace, Alex Mooney, and Others Weigh in Against Increasing Reference Prices and Driving Up Inflation in Upcoming Farm Bill

• Marietta Daily Journal: Capitol South Founder Marty Irby Named One of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists for 2023

• Legal Reader: Capitol South Founder Marty Irby Named One of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists for 2023

• Yellowhammer News: Alabama Native Named as One of Washington’s Top Lobbyists

• The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2023: Marty Irby, Capitol South, LLC

• Agribusiness Update: Thanksgiving Plans Vary and Cattle Herd Lowest in Decades

• Legal Reader: Coalition of State Attorneys General Urge Congressional Leadership to Reject the Hinson-Marshall EATS Act in Farm Bill

• Holy City Sinner: Farm Groups Applaud Rep. Nancy Mace for Backing Crop Insurance Transparency Act

• Erie Times-News: Farm Bill Update

• Legal Reader: Leaders from DOJ and Competitive Markets Orgs Highlight Antitrust Issues at Consumer Federation of America Conference as Sen. Mike Lee Files New Checkoff Reform Amendment

• The Fence Post: Johnson elected House Speaker

• Successful Farming: Agriculture industry reacts to Rep. Mike Johnson’s election as Speaker of the House

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Organization for Competitive Markets Applauds Reps. Spartz and Massie Amendment to Target Commodity Checkoff Programs

• Farm Progress: Ag groups sound off on checkoff funding amendments

• Holy City Sinner: Farm Groups Applaud Rep. nancy Mace for Protecting States’ Rights from Industrial Agriculture Assault

• Southeast AgNet: Group of House Republicans Against EATS Act

• American Ag Network: Farm Groups Applaud Seven New Cosponsors for Bipartisan OFF Act

• Kentucky Today: Veteran politician with Kentucky ties joins Capitol South team

• Daily Independent: Hold your horses: Turf Paradise to resume racing, extend off-track betting

• 1819 News: Angry Birds: Alabama Contract Poultry Growers Association storms D.C. to ‘fight hostile takeover’

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Independent Farmers and Ranchers Go to Capitol Hill in Opposition to EATS Assault on States’ Rights

• AgInfo.net: Eats Act Push Back

• RedState.com: Is the EATS Act a Lifeline for Struggling Farmers or a Threat to Animal Welfare?

• CBS 17: Sen. Marshall Declares “We’re getting the heck beat out of us” on Controversial EATS Act Assault on States

• Agri-Pulse: Animal welfare groups mobilize on farm bill to defend Prop 12, push new regulations

• AgNet Weekly: EATS Act Part Two Interview with Marty Irby

• Kansas Reflector: ‘Ideological, partisan breakdown’: Proposed legislation reveals conflict among agriculturalists

• The Washington Examiner: Nearly 40% of House seeks to block repeal of California pork restrictions

• Agriculture of America Radio: Marty Irby Interview / the EATS Act (H.R.4417/S.2019)

• Lean to the Left Podcast: Marty Irby: Fighting Big Ag, USDA Corruption

• LegalReader.com: Competitive Market Groups Ramp Up Ad Campaign Against Hinson/Marshall “EATS Act” in The Daily Caller and Politico

• LAG Strategy attends Washington D.C. Premiere of Award-winning documentary “Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West”

• Successful Farming: Farmers skeptical of farm bill as Prop 12 slayer

• Agri-Pulse: OFF Act reignites debate over checkoff programs

• WisPolitics: Competitive Markets Action: Farmers and ranchers’ launch radio campaign against EATS Act state rights assault in Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s district

• San Francisco Standard: Berkeley’s Golden Gate Fields Racetrack To Close Down in October

• Marietta Daily Journal: Campaign Against Farm Bill’s Trojan Horse, the EATS Act, launched by Farmers and Ranchers at the Organization for Competitive Markets

• Politico: Irby Launches New Firm

• Marietta Daily Journal: Marty Irby Announces New National Lobbying and Public Affairs Firm, Capitol South

• Capitol Communicator: D.C.-area agency updates: Marty Irby, Bluetext and DDC Public Affairs

• American Ag Network: Farm Action Fund Hires Marty Irby to Lobby for Checkoff Program Reform

• Salon: Racehorse deaths aren’t a mystery: We’ve known all along why they’re dying

• Politico: How an animal rights activist at FreedomWorks became the target of ‘Dr. Evil’s’ former PR shop

• The Hastings Tribune: Documentary helps make plight of wild horses ‘hot topic,’ equine activist says

• Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Wild horses documentary brings equine activist to Pittsburgh

• Politico Playbook: Marty Irby is now COO at FreedomWorks

• Punchbowl News: Nancy Mace wants to boost small business by easing federal rules

• E&E News: Animal welfare advocate leaving groups

• Politico Influence: FreedomWorks has added Marty Irby as Chief Operating Officer

• Patch.com: ‘Tiger King’ Star To Close Tampa Big Cat Refuge To Focus On Wild Cats

• LEO Weekly: Tim Sullivan’s Sports: In The End, Dr. Heather Wharton Could Not Beat A Dead Horse

• National Geographic/MSN.com: How U.S. racehorses end up on dinner plates

• Baltimore Post-Examiner: Horseracing: New Anti-Doping Rules take Effect Today

• ABC 23 Bakersfield: Local Organizations Support Veterans for Mustangs Act

• WKYT Lexington: Racehorse fatalities down by more than a third since 2009

• Arizona PBS Cronkite News: Turf Paradise agrees to pay $150,000 in fees after concerns raised about track conditions

• The Arizona Mirror: Turf Paradise agrees to pay $150,000 in fees after concerns raised about track conditions

• Phoenix Business Journal: Turf Paradise shells out $155K to newly formed FTC regulated authority

• Law 360: Amended Horse Racing Law is Constitutional, 6th Circuit Rules

• Watt AgNet: Not all pork producers like “The Other White Meat” slogan

• KTNV Las Vegas: ‘Tiger King” star found liable for taking money from nonprofit organization

• Law & Crime Network: ‘Tiger King’ zookeeper who had ‘falling out’ with ‘good friend’ Jeff Lowe found ‘personally liable’ for ‘unlawful’ acts

• City Watch: Horse Racing: Running to Death is Not a Sport

• The Epoch Times: 2nd Horse Dies During Training at Santa Anita Park this Year

• CBS News: Another horse dies during training at Santa Anita Park

• Louisville Courier-Journal: Thursday hearing could decide if Bob Baffert can race horses in 2023 Kentucky Derby

• Fox 54 Huntsville: Animal rights group are calling for stricter cockfighting laws in Alabama

• The Opelika Observer: Landmark Legislation Enacted to End Animal Testing Mandates, Horse Doping in U.S.

• Reuters: Horseracing-Legislative fix to horseracing safety law included in spending bill

• The Racing Biz: HISA fix added to omnibus spending package

• VIN News: Does soring reform have a chance this year?

• The Freestone County Times: Big Cat Public Safety Act Signed Into Federal Law

• Reuters: Horse racing-Former Maximum Security trainer Jason Servis pleads guilty in doping case

• The Washington Times: Racehorse trainer Jason Servis pleads guilty to doping his horses

• Lexington Herald-Leader: Jason Servis, trainer of disqualified Ky. Derby horse pleads guilty in doping case

• Associated Press: Trainer Jason Servis pleads guilty to drugging his horses

• CNN: Top thoroughbred racehorse trainer Jason Servis pleads guilty in federal doping case

• Al.com: 7 Alabama family members sentenced in one of US’s largest cockfighting operations, feds say

• WBRC News 6 Birmingham: Should you give someone a a pet for Christmas

• Montgomery Advertiser: Chilton County family behind one of largest cockfighting rings in US sentenced

• WBRC: Man sentenced after cockfighting bust in Chilton County

• Zanesville Times Recorder: Senate passes Big Cat Public Safety Act, restricting private ownership of lions and tigers

• Newsmax: Congress Approves ‘Tiger King’ Bill restricting big cat ownership

• The Hill: Bill restricting big cat ownership made famous by ‘Tiger King’ heads to Biden’s desk

• Rolling Stone: ‘Tiger King’ Helped Send Protection for Big Cats to Joe Biden’s Desk

• KTSA San Antonio: Two San Antonio City Council Members submit request to end downtown horse-drawn carriage rides

• KFOR Oklahoma City: Big Cat Rescue Act passes setting new regulations

• Texas Public Radio: San Antonio City Council considers a request to ban horse-drawn carriages

• KENS CBS News 5: City leaders propose ban on horse-drawn carriages, citing animal cruelty

• Fox 10 Phoenix: DEA raids Phoenix home and finds cockfighting ring with more than 100 roosters, agency says

• ABC News 15 Phoenix: Man arrested after Phoenix PD, DEA find drugs and over 100 caged roosters in residence

• San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio may ban horse-drawn carriages by next year

• The San Antonio Report: Animal rights activists, carriage industry gear up for fight at City Hall

• Fox 29 San Antonio: Council members trying to ban horse-drawn carriages from downtown streets

• CBS Sports: Pistachio Princess becomes 17th to die at Los Alamitos Race Course in 2022

• The San Francisco Standard: Cyclone Slew Is the 58th Racehorse To Die in California This Year

• KRON San Francisco/msn.com: 13th racehorse dies at Golden Gate Fields

• Fox 11 Los Angeles: Horse found dead in stall at Los Alamitos Race Course; 17th dead horse this year

• CBS Los Angeles: 17th horse this year dies at Los Alamitos Race Course

• Fox Sports Radio: Horse Racing Tracks in Limbo With Court's Rejection of National Safety Law

• WGNO ABC New Orleans: Third horse in two months euthanized at Louisiana Downs

• ABC News (Associated Press): Appeals court strikes down federal horseracing rules act

• Reuters: Appeals court rules horse racing safety law unconstitutional

• Fox 13 Tampa Bay: ‘There must be another way’: Beagle found in research facility finds new forever home in Tampa

• Holy City Sinner: Reps. Nancy Mace, Buddy Carter, and Others Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Rampant and Illegal Dogfighting and Cockfighting Throughout the U.S.

• WPLN NPR Nashville: Legislation to protect Tennessee Walking Horses passes the House but Senate approval unlikely

• Main Street Nashville: Tennessee Congressmen Divided Over Inspection Procedures for Tennessee Walking Horses

• WKYT CBS Louisville: Federal judge strikes down horseracing regulation law

• American Farriers Journal: House Passes Anti-Soring Bill

• Steve Dale Pet World: Marty Irby Honored by the Queen for His Horse Protection Efforts

• Arizona’s Family CBS News 5: Wild horse death toll rises, $35,000 reward still being offered

• The Post Star: Political Notebook: Stefanik Endorsement

• Steamboat Pilot & Today: Groups want answers after 16 wild horses were found shot to death in Utah

• Associated Press: Rep. Ted Budd Wins Endorsement from Animal Wellness Action in Campaign for Senate

• Walterboro Live: Rep. Nancy Mace Wins Animal Wellness Action Endorsement for Congress

• The Holy City Sinner: Bill Backed By Reps. Nancy Mace & Buddy Carter to Cut Drug Costs, End Animal Testing Mandates Clears Senate Unanimously

• StreetInsider.com: Senator Rand Paul’s FDA Modernization Act to End Animal Testing Mandates Passes U.S. Senate

• Carole Baskin Asks Oklahomans for help regarding Big Cat Public Safety Act

• Gloucester Daily Times: Around Cape Ann: Mustang Movie Premiering in Rockport

• Royal Central: Queen Elizabeth II’s passion for protection a special Tennessee animal is revealed

• EquiMed: Prevent All Soring Tactics Act Quietly Supported by Queen Elizabeth II Passes House Committee Markup for the First Time in 10 Years

• WKYT Lexington: Man honored by Queen Elizabeth for work to improve horse industry

• Meaww.com: Marty Irby: Meet Alabama Native who is honoring Queen Elizabeth in way she would absolutely love

• WALA Fox 10: Mobile man honored by the late Queen Elizabeth in fight against animal cruelty

• WIAT CBS 42: Alabama native works to honor Queen Elizabeth through horse advocacy

• WKRG News Center 5: Mobile native shares connection

• Sight Magazine: Conversations: Marty Irby, animal advocate on horses, his faith, and the Queen

• WKRN ABC News 2 Nashville: ‘The greatest honor of my life’

• WTNZ Fox 43 Knoxville: Statement on the Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

• Thoroughbred News: Animal welfare group praises late sovereign’s care for the ‘welfare and health of horses’

• Albany Times-Union: Handle, attendance hit records again in Saratoga

• Times of San Diego: Louisville Slugger Tim Sullivan, Ex-U-T Sports Columnist, Laid Off in Kentucky

• WKRG News Center 5: Animal rights groups call for harsher penalties for cockfighting in Alabama

• Albany Times-Union: Handle, attendance up at Saratoga Race Course

• The Times Picayune (NOLA.com): Federal judge in Louisiana halts new horse racing safety rules in two states

• Louisiana Record: Appeals court ruling reinstates most federal horse racing rules in Louisiana

• Augusta Free Press: Animal rights organization responds to death of racehorse in West Virginia

• CBS News: National ban on big cat ownership celebrated at Oakland Zoo

• The Paulick Report: Gorajec: In Early States Of Its Existence, HISA Fails Transparency Test

• Reuters: Horse racing-Judge halts implementation of safety law in Louisiana and West Virginia

• Holistic Horse: The House Fails to Act

• Rolling Stone: Grrrrrreat! House Passes Bill to Safeguard Big Cats

• The New York Daily Paper: Bill Restricting Big Cat Ownership, Made Famous by ‘Tiger King,’ Passes House

• Loot Press: Animal Wellness Action Applauds Rep. David McKinley for Backing Big Cat Public Safety Act to Protect West Virginians

• Jezebel: Biden Finally Supports Carole Baskin’s Pet Legislation

• Republic World: U.S. House of Representatives Passes Big Cat Public Safety Act to Protect Lions and Tigers

• Patch.com: A Big Win for Big Cats; Tampa Animal Advocate Carole Baskin Celebrates

• The Post and Courier: U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace, Jim Clyburn, and Tom Rice Applauded for Backing Big Cat Public Safety Act

• West Virginia News: Injunction halts certain new horseracing rules from implementation pending outcome of litigation

• Clanton Advertiser: Seven plead guilty in cockfighting case

• Alabama Political Reporter: Congressman Barry Moore backs Big Cat Public Safety Act

• New Jersey 101.5: Horse collapses, dies mid-race at NJSS in East Rutherford, NJ

• The Hill: Big cat bill propelled by ‘Tiger King’ has a shot at becoming law

• Yahoo.com: Verbena, Alabama Cockfighting Family Pleads Guilt to Federal Charges

• Augusta Free Press: Big cat legislation passes, corrects 2003 legislation by banning breeding

• NBC Sports (Associated Press): Judge halts horse racing authority enforcement in La., W.V.

• Reuters: Horse-racing harness race horse drowns at Ohio track after competing

• WKBN 27 Ohio: Race horse drowns at MGM Northfield Park, investigators say

• Lexington Herald-Leader: Investigation underway after horse breaks loose and drowns at Ohio racetrack

• Akron Beacon Journal: Fence planned for MGM Northfield Park racetrack retention pond after horse drowns

• WKYC Cleveland: Harness racing horse drowns after competing in harness race at MGM Northfield Park

• Cleveland.com: Harness racing horse drowns at MGM Northfield Park, official says

• Fox 8 Cleveland: Race horse drowns at MGM Northfield Park, investigators say

• Cleveland Scene: Horse Died Monday at MGM Northfield Park in Tragic Accident

• WETM NBC News: A D.C. advocate shares concern about the dangers of horseracing

• Associated Press: New Mexico track confirms health status of race horses

• WIVB Buffalo: Buffalo Raceway horse euthanized after breaking leg

• WFPL Public Radio Kentucky: New regulations for horse racing industry take effect

• HorseRaceInsider.com: ‘Animal Wellness’ Pro HISA

• HollisticHorse.com: $4.1 Million for Increase in Horse Protection Act Funding

• Comicbook.com: Tiger King Subject Doc Antle Bail Set at $250,000 in Money Laundering Charges

• Fox 40 California: Birds saved after being used for illegal cockfighting in Placer County

• Tahoe Daily Tribune: Placer County officials seize dozens of birds allegedly used for cockfighting

• ABC News 4 South Carolina: 7 charged after investigation, illegal gambling around Ridgeville

• The Holy City Sinner: Animal Wellness Action Releases Statement on Ridgeville Cockfighting Arrests

• ABC 10 Sacramento: Placer County officials seize almost 50 birds, animals for alleged cockfighting

• Speedway Digest: Mo Donegal Wins the 154th Belmont Stakes

• RFDTV: Animal Wellness' Lobbying for Increase in Horse Protection Act Funding Secures $4 Million in FY23 House Ag Spending Bill

• One Green Planet: Spooked Carriage Horse in NYC Runs into Oncoming Traffic and Collides with Two Vehicles

• The New York Post: NYC Carriage Horse Slams Into Cars, Renews Calls for Ban

• South Carolina Politics Online: Animal Wellness Action Congratulates U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace on Republican Primary Victory

• The Holy City Sinner: Animal Wellness Action Endorses U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in Republican Primary Set for Tuesday

• Breitbart: Mo Donegal wins Belmont Stakes, defeating Rich Strike

• Hudson Weekly: Statement on Mo Donegal Winning the 154th Belmont Stakes Tonight

• The Washington Post: Rich Strike’s Triple Crown path shows less might become even more common

• The Holy City Sinner: U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace and Buddy Carter Secure House Passage of Legislation to End Animal Testing Mandates at FDA

• Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky veterinary board investigating stallion Laoban's death after fatal libido treatment

• The Beaumont Examiner: Delta Downs horse incident prompts advocate commentary

• The New York Post: FBI Arrests Doc Antle of ‘Tiger King’ Fame

• Comicbook.com: Tiger King Star Arrested in South Carolina

• Crimeonline.com: FBI Nabs ‘Tiger King’ Star Doc Antle

• News 11 Alive Atlanta: Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter helps advance reform to animal testing mandates for drug approvals

• The Baltimore Sun: Preakness 2022: On the eve of a more normal event, horse racing industry looks for hope in wake of a ‘very rough’ year

• Yahoo.com: Congressional Hearing on Anti-Horse Slaughter and Soring Legislation Set for Next Week

• Holy City Sinner: U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Nancy Mace Secure Passage of FDA Modernization Act

• USA Today Network: Asbury Park Press: Why horse racing's plan to punish dopers, increase safety has surprising opposition

• ABC News 7 Los Angeles: Arcadia: 2nd horse dies in 2 days at Santa Anita Park

• WTVQ Kentucky: 2nd race horse dies at Santa Anita Park in two days

• CBS News: 2 race horses die in 2 days at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia

• Lexington Herald-Leader: Two plead guilty in case involving federal crackdown on cockfighting in Kentucky

• Fox 56 Lexington: Statement on Rich Strike skipping the Preakness Stakes for more rest

• Fox News: Rich Strike's handlers praised for 'refreshing' decision to keep horse out of Preakness

• Reuters: Horse racing-Derby winner Rich Strike to skip Preakness Stakes

• USA Today: Rich Strike’s owner is doing the best for his horse by skipping the Preakness Stakes

• Lexington Herald-Leader: The Story of Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike and Eric Reed Just What Racing Needed

• Fox News: Kentucky Derby 2022 results: Rich Strike pulls off incredible upset in first leg of Triple Crown

• Fox News Bob Baffert denies Kentucky Derby cheating allegations, blames spread of ‘false narrative’

• Sports Illustrated: Bob Baffert won’t be at the Kentucky Derby but racing still can’t shake him

• NPR: Hall-of-fame trainer Bob Baffert is banned from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby

• Florida Daily: Maria Elvira Salazar Champions the Veterans for Mustangs Act

• Lexington Herald-Leader: Does the Kentucky Derby still matter? Until racing rights itself, it’s a tarnished flagship.

• WWNYTV News 7 (National): Betting on Change: Horseracing long plagued with scandals and equine fatalities

• WAVE 3 News Kentucky: ‘Horse racing’s legitimacy at stake’: Troubleshooters investigate drug test positives

• Associated Press: Mo.-based company hired to police drugs in horse racing

• Louisville Courier-Journal: Horseracing brings in major company to crack down on doping. Here's what we know

• Lexington Herald-Leader: Animal wellness group calls for investigation after ‘healthy stallion’ dies unexpectedly

• The Arcadian: Cops: Two men arrested for cockfighting in Arcadia

• Louisville Courier-Journal: Is an investigation into WinStar stallion Laoban’s death coming?

• ABC 36 WTVQ: UPDATE: Appeals court orders dismissal of horse trainer Bob Baffert’s case

• Kentucky Today: Animal rights group calls for investigation into stallion’s death

• NBC 18 Lexington: Animal group questions death of champion Thoroughbred

• Lexington Herald-Leader: Animal Wellness group calls for investigation after ‘healthy stallion’ dies unexpectedly

• Fox 56 Lexington: Death of Versailles breeding stallion leads to calls for an investigation

• Louisville Courier-Journal: WinStar Farm sues insurers after expired libido med injection traced to stallion's death

• NBC News National: Maryland confirms Bob Baffert’s ban from Triple Crown’s Preakness

• Breitbart: Bob Baffert, Medina Spirit horse trainer barred from Preakness Stakes

• WTOP Washington, DC: No Preakness for Baffert after suspension

• NJ.com: Triple Crown 2022: Bob Baffert suspended from another race amid Medina Spirit controversy, report says

• MSN.com: Bob Baffert ineligible to participate in this year’s Preakness

• WMAR ABC News 2 Baltimore: Maryland Racing Commission suspends 7-time Preakness winning trainer Bob Baffert

• WBALTV NBC News Baltimore: Bob Baffert ineligible to participate in this year's Preakness, per Maryland Racing Commission

• The Washington Post: Bob Baffert suspended from Preakness by Maryland Racing Commission

• The Washington Times: Bob Baffert barred from participating in Preakness Stakes by Maryland commission

• The Boston Globe: Baffert suspended from Preakness stakes by Maryland Racing Commission

• WJLA ABC News Washington, DC: Bob Baffert barred from running horses at Preakness after Md. racing commission suspension

• AXIOS: Bob Baffert banned from Preakness Stakes

• Horse Racing Nation: No Preakness: Maryland formally recognizes Baffert suspension

• Southern Maryland Chronicle: Maryland Racing Commission Pressed by Animal Groups to Formally Suspend Bob Baffert

• WMAR ABC News 2 Baltimore: Animal groups push for suspension of horse trainer Bob Baffert in Maryland after drugs found in late Medina Spirit's system

• Albany Times-Union: Bob Baffert banned from New York horse racing through July 2

• Newsweek: Medina Spirit Trainer’s Bid to Block Suspension Bashed Down by Judge

• HorseTalk New Zealand: Legal challenge to horse-racing reform in U.S. denied by judge

• WEHT Kentucky TriStateHomepage.com: Horse Racing Safety Act gains federal support

• Thoroughbred Daily News: NHBPA, Industry Statements on HISA Decision

• The Racing Biz: Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act

• Louisville Courier-Journal: Bob Baffert's suspension at Churchill Downs begins Monday after motion denied

• Western Ag Reporter: The Shame of the Walking Horse Industry

• The Holy City Sinner: Reps. Mace and Escobar Introduce Bipartisan PIGS Act

• WAVE 3 News Kentucky: Baffert’s appeal of 90 day suspension denied by judge: ‘His track record speaks for itself’

• Associated Press: Judge Rejects Baffert Stay But Delays Suspension to April 4

• Casino.org: Bob Baffert sees odds of racing in Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown lengthen

• Charleston Post and Courier: 32 arrested in Dorchester County cockfighting, 125 gamefowl euthanized

• Mercury News: California sees huge declines in horse deaths following reforms

• The Fence Post: Bipartisan PIGS Act Introduced

• Thoroughbred Racing Commentary: Change the culture - or risk going the way of the circus and dog racing

• Kansas City Star: End of the Line for Baffert After Medina Spirit DQ in Derby?Ky. Racing Board Upholds Baffert’s Suspension

• NBC Count on News 2 Charleston: Some Neighbors Shocked, Others Not Surprised by Cockfighting Bust

• WDRB Kentucky: Suspension upheld: Kentucky Racing Commission refuses to delay Baffert’s 90 day ban

• TristateHomePage.com: Baffert suspension upheld by KHRC

• Kentucky Today: Horse Racing Commission upholds Baffert suspension

• Casino.org: Baffert Request for Suspension Stay Denied Again in Kentucky, Judge Will Hear Request

• Albany Times Union: New York Remains Thoroughfare for Horses Trucked to Canadian Slaughterhouse

• Nj.com: Animal Activists: ‘Bob Baffert is the Lance Armstrong of horse racing’

• NBC News 12 Arizona: 24 Horse Deaths During Turf Paradise Racing Season Raise Concerns

• People: Race Horse Medina Spirit Stripped of 2021 Kentucky Derby Win Following Positive Drug Test

• ABC News: Associated Press: Medina Spirit stripped of Kentucky Derby victory

• USA Today Network: Louisville Courier-Journal: Medina Spirit disqualified from 2021 Kentucky Derby win, Bob Baffert suspended 90 days

• ABC 36 WTVQ Kentucky: Stewards strip Medina Spirit of Derby title; Baffert fined, banned 90 days, plans appeal

• Cronkite News Arizona PBS: 24 horse fatalities during Turf Paradise racing season raise concerns

• The Racing Biz: Seth Fishman, Vet in Navarro Case, Found Guilty

• KVUE ABC Texas: New Texas law on tethering dogs takes effect Jan. 18. Here's what you need to know

• ABC 36 WTVQ: ‘Stop bickering,’ group tells Horseracing Authority, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency

• Progressive Farmer: Unconventional Activist: Meat-Eating, Animal Rights Republican Lobbyist Lost Everything to Find a New Purpose

• USA Today: Medina Spirit's death reignites conversations about Bob Baffert, horse racing safety

• Sullivan: Racing's drug reforms encounter roadblock in front of finish line

• Daily Mail UK: GOP Rep. Nancy Mace meets with 'bad a**' tiger queen Carole Baskin to promote bill to address private ownership of big cats and direct contact activities like paid petting

• Post and Courier: Nancy Mace targets Fauci during trip to SC monkey colony

• WCJB ABC Kentucky: Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies, solemn day for Horse Capital

• Yahoo: Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby Winner Media Spirit Drops Dead at Santa Anita Park Following Workout

• The Paradise: Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Dead After Track Workout

• Casino.org: Medina Spirit, Kentucky Derby Winner That Failed Drug Test, Dies After Training at Santa Anita

• Fox Los Angeles: Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies during workout at Santa Anita

• Memphis Flyer: Group: Walking Horse Image on State Building Shows Animal Cruelty

• WHNT CBS News 19: Tennessee Walking Horse display on state building shows TN support of animal cruelty, advocates say

• Fox Carolina: South Carolina Congresswoman leading charge to crackdown on postal animal fighting shipments

• The Center Square: Illinois congressman urges postal service to prevent illegal animal shipments

• NBC News 2 Charleston: Nancy Mace leads congressional coalition calling for crackdown on illegal animal fighting shipments

• WHAS ABC Kentucky: New anti-doping, medication rules for horse racing released

• The Katy News: Texas To Implement New Law For Tethered Dogs

• Fort Bend Herald: Safe Outdoor Dogs Bill is now Texas law

• The Clanton Advertiser: Seven Verbena residents charged in relation to cockfighting

• Patch.com: 7 Charged In Illegal Alabama Cockfighting, Gambling Operation

• Fansided: Texas signs the Safe Outdoor Dogs Bill into law

• Horse Canada: The Battle to End Soring Gets a Boost

• Brownfield Ag News: OCM, Farm Groups Lobby for Passage of of Commodity Checkoff Reform Bill

• Wisconsin State Farmer: OCM, ag groups lobby for checkoff reform

• Tampa Dispatch: Florida Rep. Ted Deutch and More than 50 Members of Congress Call on CDC to Lift Dog Import Suspension from 113 Countries

• Florida Daily: Ted Deutch, Brian Fitzpatrick Call on CDC to End Suspension of Canine Imports

• Coral Springs Talk: Rep. Deutch Leading Bipartisan Effort to Save Rescue Dogs

• ABC News: Border Patrol confrontation puts spotlight on use of police mounted units

• Louisville Courier-Journal: Bob Baffert faces more backlash from NYRA, Churchill Downs as road to return gets tougher

• The Destin Log: Alaqua launches new animal advocacy podcast series

• Steamboat Pilot & Today: Largest wild horse roundup in Colorado history underway

• Associated Press: Feinstein calls for probe of capture, resale of wild horses

• Chattanooga Times Free Press: Sohn: Tennessee walking horse time still means soring

• BloodHorse: Senate Ignores Horse Slaughter in Infrastructure Bill

• Thoroughbred Daily News: U.S. Senate Ignores Horse Slaughter Issue

• Horse Talk: Horse anti-slaughter provision falters in US Senate

• Nevada Current: Stranded dogs unite Republicans and Democrats

• VICE: Why Are Celebrities Posting Jen Psaki's Email Address?

• AL.com: Groups applaud feds for targeting cockfighting in Alabama

• The University of South Alabama Alumni Magazine: Animal Rights and Wrongs

• This Is Reno: Rep. Titus introduces checkoff legislation to support agriculture producers, producers taken by surprise

• Horse Illustrated: Experiencing The Movement 2021 with Monty Roberts

• Western Livestock Journal: Bill introduced to increase transparency in commodity programs

• Katherine Heigl Urges President Biden To Stop Roundup And Removal Of Famed Wild Horses

• Deseret News: Katherine Heigl begs President Biden to ‘help us’ stop roundup of wild horse herd

• KJZZ.com: Actress Katherine Heigl joins activists to protest wild horse roundups in Utah

• FarmProgress.com: Checkoff reform legislation reintroduced

• NW Horse Report: US House passes Bill that bans transport of equines for slaughter to Canada and Mexico

• Gray TV: Wild horse advocates condemn Interior Department’s population control plan

• Lompo Record: Monty Roberts annual horsemanship event kicks off June 18

• Horse Canada: Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West, New Documentary

• Argus Observer: Director behind Disney’s 'Black Beauty' and horse protection lobbyist will partner to produce film

• Horse Canada: Katherine Heigl and Animal Wellness Groups Join to Save Wild Horses

• Maui Now: Cockfighting Investigation on Moloka‘i Nets Two Arrests

• Reuters: Horse racing-Medina Spirit's failed drug test confirmed, trainer suspended

• Associated Press: New York Suspends Bob Baffert Pending Kentucky Derby Investigation

• ABC Audio Digital Syndication: New York Racing Association suspends Baffert

• CNBC: Bob Baffert, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, suspended from entering Belmont Stakes

• CNN: Bob Baffert suspended from home of Kentucky Derby after Medina Spirit's failed drug test confirmed

• Associated Press: Horse racing has more questions than answers post-Preakness

• Louisville Courier-Journal: Sullivan: Medina Spirit's defeat at Preakness moves racing's drama out of sight

• NBC News: Rombauer wins the 146th Preakness Stakes

• Baltimore Sun: 2021 Preakness Stakes: Medina Spirit’s failed post-Kentucky Derby drug test overshadows all

• The Daily Herald: Alleged cockfighting ring runs afoul of law in Orem

• The Salt Lake Tribune: Man arrested in Orem in suspected cockfighting operation

• Fox 13 News Utah: Thousands of chickens found in Orem cockfighting ring

• USA Today (Associated Press): Baffert in spotlight for wrong reasons going into Preakness

• NJ.com: Animal rights activist: ‘Drop the hammer’ on Bob Baffert after he admits guilt in Kentucky Derby doping

• Spectrum News 1 Kentucky: Baffert urges renewed look at drug testing in horse racing

• WDRB Kentucky: Baffert acknowledges Medina Spirit treated with ointment that contained betamethasone

• The New York Post: Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails post-race drug test

• Baltimore Sun: ‘A black eye’: Horse racing world grapples with doping controversy centered on its biggest star, Bob Baffert

• Spectrum News 1 Kentucky: Horse world awaits second Medina Spirit drug test

• NBC News 15 Wisconsin: Another Baffert horse fails drug test; Churchill Downs bans trainer

• CBS News 5 KPIX San Franciso: Bay Area Horse Trainer Speaks Out After Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby Winner Tests Positive For Banned Substance

• Fox News: Bob Baffert under fire after another horse's positive test

• ABC News WHAS Kentucky: What happens next after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit's failed drug test

• CBS WYMT Kentucky: Experts discuss latest Kentucky Derby controversy; what it could mean for future of horse racing

• Associated Press: Medina Spirit could lose Ky. Derby win; track bans Baffert

• The Washington Post: Medina Spirit, the Kentucky Derby winner, heads into the Preakness under a cloud after drug test

• The Washington Post: Churchill Downs suspends Bob Baffert, the embattled trainer of Medina Spirit, for two years

• The Amed Post: Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit FAILS drugs test and faces disqualification

• CBS News 6 Albany: Reaction to Medina Spirit allegedly testing positive for anti-inflammatory drug

• USA Today: 'It's so easy to cheat': Is horse racing finally getting serious about drug misuse?

• Florida Daily: Vern Buchanan Wants to End FDA Requirement to Test Drugs on Animals

• Western Livestock Journal: Legal Ledger Brief: Groups petition to end livestock grazing

• Beef Magazine: Interior asked to halt grazing rights to protect wild horses

• Forbes: 8 Ways CEOs Can Be Corporate Activists

• Westside News: Educational equine webinar series offered

• The Charleston Post and Courier: $5,000 reward offered in South Carolina by animal wellness groups for info that leads to cockfighting arrests, convictions

• FITSNews: Animal Wellness Groups Offer Reward For Information Leading To South Carolina Cockfighting Arrests

• WCIV ABC News 4 Charleston: $5K reward offered for info leading to SC cockfighting arrests, convictions

• WDVM: 8th racehorse death recorded at Charles Town Races

• News 4 NBC San Antonio: Animal advocates believe big cats kept illegally as pets in Texas are a big problem

• The State: Blood, razor blades found at site of cockfight in South Carolina, officials say

• WECT NBC News 6: 3 people charged for cockfighting ring in SC

• USA Today Network: The Herald-Journal: Three men charged in connection to cockfighting in Spartanburg County

• USA Today Network: Northwest Florida Daily News: Alaqua Animal Refuge rescues former race horse from kill lot, seeks to spread awareness

• The Independent (Dublin, Ireland): Racing board to hear evidence relating to Gordon Elliott's dead-horse photo this week

• The Palestine Herald-Press (Texas): Animal cruelty charges filed after puppy found frozen

• The Memphis Flyer: Cockfighting Bust Brings Space "Crisis" to Memphis Animal Services

• Associated Press: Man pleads guilty to involvement in cockfighting operation

• NBC News 22 Springfield, Massachusetts: Holyoke man pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges in 2018 cockfighting ring bust

• MassLive.com: Holyoke man pleads guilty for mistreating more than 400 fowl in Northampton: Admits to training roosters for cockfighting

• The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Holyoke man gets probation in cockfighting case

• Courthouse News Service: Trainers Given Fines for ‘Sored’ Horses Will Get New Hearings

• The Paulick Report: New Legislation Would Create Animal Crimes Unit At Department Of Justice To Crack Down On Animal Cruelty

• The Memphis Flyer: State Bill Would Crack Down on Cockfighting

• CBS News 8 Las Vegas: Share information that leads to animal cruelty, fighting conviction, and Animal Wellness Action will give $5,000 reward

• The Press-Republican: Peru man charged in puppy death

• NBC KRIS News 3: Gregory-Portland student arrested for alleged animal cruelty

• USA Today Network: Corpus Christi Caller-Times: Gregory-Portland football player arrested for animal cruelty

• Lexington Herald-Leader: ‘Ethan the Dog Who Lived’ reminds us Ky’s animal protection laws need an upgrade

• WBCK FM (Michigan): Group Highlights Resources After Battle Creek Domestic Violence & Animal Cruelty Incident

• The Claiborne Press Reader: Rewards for arrests, convictions for animal fighting

• The Edwardsville Intelligencer: Man pleads guilty to involvement in cockfighting operation

• Equus Magazine: Horse protection groups applaud reintroduction of Horse Transportation Safety Act

• The Washington Times (Associated Press): Group denounces horse deaths at West Virginia track

• Maui Now: Hawaii Island Man Arrested on Suspicion of Felony Cruelty to Animals

• Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Big Island man arrested for animal cruelty after dozens of undernourished dogs found on property

• Las Vegas Sun (Associated Press): Two Elko County men convicted of cockfighting charges

• Los Angeles Times: 70 roosters seized at suspected cockfighting operation near Palmdale

• NBC News 4 Los Angeles: Cockfighting Investigation Underway in Llano Area of LA County

• KNX Newsradio 1070: Deputies uncover extensive cockfighting operation near Palmdale, CA

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 8 charged in northwest Georgia cockfighting ring

• Associated Press: 300 roosters seized in cockfighting raid in Las Vegas

• Las Vegas Review-Journal: Over 300 roosters used for cockfights rescued in Las Vegas

• ABC News 13 KTNV Las Vegas: Police rescue 300 roosters used for cockfighting in Las Vegas neighborhood

• Casino.org: Las Vegas Police Rescue 300 Birds Groomed for Cockfighting, One Person Arrested

• Daily Las Vegas News: Roosters rescued for cockfighting in Las Vegas

• USA Today Network: Rockland/Westchester Journal-News: Belmont Park: 51 horses died at Triple Crown track in 2020, a 10-year high

• KPVI NBC News 6: Debbie Roberts Loucks: 2020 a year of wins for horses and people

• The Coast News: Congress passes new law to ban horse doping on race day

• Associated Press: NBC Sports: ‘Game changer’: Officials praise horse racing safety bill

• Spectrum News 1 Kentucky: New Horse Racing Standards Created Through Government Funding Bill

• Associated Press: Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping

• WDRB Louisville: 'LANDMARK MOMENT,’ Long-awaited horse racing reform bill passes senate, awaits President's signature

• Horse Canada: Breaking the Chains of the Tennessee Walking Horses

• Knoxville Daily Sun: 50th anniversary of the Horse Protection Act brings concerns

• The Hartford Courant: On the 50th Anniversary of the Horse Protection Act, there is still much work to do

• Patch.com: The Big Cat Public Safety Act is up for a House Vote

• Horse & Hound: Political rivals unite to end the ‘senseless, abject torture’ of soring

• The Tennessean: 'A historical effort': Advocates make new push to end Tennessee Walking Horse soring

• Equine Wellness Magazine: New bill would ban doping horses on race day

• Casino.org: Another Baffert Horse Tests Positive for Banned Substance, California Board Calls Justify Hearing

• Louisville Courier-Journal: After another positive, Bob Baffert case will test racing's commitment to drug reform

• The Washington Post (Associated Press): House approves bill to combat doping in horse racing

• Albany Times-Union: Bill to regulate doping in horse racing passes U.S. House

• Horse Network: U.S. House Overwhelmingly Passes Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act

• Kentucky Today: Ky. delegation pushes horse racing reform bill through House

• Horse Nation: U.S. House Passes Anti-Doping Bill to Reform American Horse Racing

• ABC News 36 WTVQ Lexington: House OKs horseracing integrity measure by voice vote

• ABC News 36 WTVQ Lexington: Committee to consider thoroughbred racing reform legislation

• Horse Nation: Horseracing Reform Bill Scheduled for Landmark House Vote

• Horsetalk: US House committee to consider horseracing integrity bill

• Thoroughbred Daily News: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Scheduled for Markup Hearing Wednesday

• The Rural Blog (University of Kentucky): As Derby and walking-horse championship coincide, horse-welfare activist sees contrast in recent news, old habits

• Mid-South Horse Review: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, II Recognizes American Horseman and Animal Advocate Marty Irby

• Hawaii Tribune Herald: Hawaii officials urged to investigate rooster exporters

• The Elk Valley Times: Marty Irby recognized by Queen for commitment to Tennessee Walker

• Associated Press: Horse racing leaders move to set national safety standards

• The Louisville Courier-Journal: McConnell announces he will introduce horse racing safety legislation in the US Senate

• WDRB Louisville: McConnell to introduce wide-ranging horse racing reform bill in Senate

• Casino.org: McConnell Announces Bill to Reform Doping, Track Safety Standards in Horse Racing

• The Tennessean: Queen Elizabeth II recognizes Tennessee horseman for efforts against soring

• WBRC Fox News 6 Birmingham: Her Majesty presents award to Alabama native horseman

• WVLT CBS Knoxville: Queen Elizabeth II recognizes Tenn. horseman, animal advocate Marty Irby

• Associated Press: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, II Recognizes American Horseman and Animal Advocate Marty Irby

• WTVQ ABC Lexington: Groups up ante, offer reward for animal fighting info

• The Lexington Herald-Leader: Groups say KY a ‘breeding ground’ for global cockfighting, call for federal crackdown

• WTVQ ABC Lexington: Group claims Eastern Kentucky breeders at center of millions in global cockfighting enterprises

• WLKY CBS Louisville: Animal rights groups alleging Kentucky center of American, global cockfighting industry

• ABC News Live: It's not too late: Government looks for solution to growing wild horse population in American West

• Tennessee Lookout: Tennessee Walking Horse Legislation Advances

• Austin American-Statesman: Herman: The end of the dog days of Texas

• Horse Illustrated: U.S. House Passes Horse Transportation Safety Act

• Fox 17 Nashville: Advocate groups offering $5,000 reward for information leading to animal fighting arrest

• Washington Latest: U.S. House Agriculture Funding Package Provides Tremendous Victories For Animals

• Thoroughbred Daily News: Appropriations Package Doubles Funding to Enforce HPA, Maintains Slaughter Ban

• Kingsport Times-News: Advocates call on U.S. attorneys to investigate shipments of fighting roosters

• USA Today: Belmont Stakes: Horse racing deaths still a concern as industry emerges from scrutiny

• Alabama Political Reporter: Group offers $5,000 reward for information leading to animal fighting arrests, convictions

• Alabama Political Reporter: Report: Alabama is global leader in trafficking gamecocks

• AL.com: Animal group: Worldwide cockfighting trade has roots in Alabama

• CBS News 42 Birmingham: Investigation claims Alabamians are some of the top traffickers of birds for cockfighting

• WKRG News Center 5 Mobile: Report: Alabamians shipping birds internationally for cockfighting

• WHNT Huntsville: Investigation claims Alabamians are some of the top traffickers of birds for cockfighting

• New York Lifestyles Magazine: Good News for the Greyhounds

• Pet Lifestyles Magazine: A Spotlight on Big Cats

• ABC News 36 WTVQ: Two Horses Trained by Bob Baffert Fail Drug Tests at Recent Meet

• The Arkansas Times: Thoroughbred racing drug controversy emerges at Oaklawn Park

• Casino.org: Reports Claim Baffert Horses, Including Kentucky Derby Prospect, Failed Drug Tests in Arkansas

• CBS News 8 WVLT: Horse trainer fights for horse soring regulations

• WIBW News: Closing Wild Mustang Holding Facilities To Public Draws Alarm

• Los Almos Daily Post: COVID-19 Pandemic Closes Bureau Of Land Management Mustang Long-Term Holding Facilities To Visitors

• The Horse: COVID-19 Closes BLM Long-Term Holding Facilities to Visitors

• Delaware News Journal: Death of racehorse at Delaware Park raises eyebrows, questions

• Hot Springs Village Voice: Animal rights group issues statement after Oaklawn weekend injuries

• International Business Times: Coronavirus In Dogs: What Breeds Are More Vulnerable To The Virus?

• The New York Post: Veterinarian warns one dog breed could be more susceptible to coronavirus

• People: Chicago City Council Votes to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages

• People: Alabama Race Course Trying to Find Homes For More Than 400 Dogs After Ending Greyhound Racing

• SBS News: How coronavirus is impacting our pets and how they'll cope when we return to the office

• AL.com: Birmingham Race Course ends live greyhound racing

• The Trussville Tribune: Birmingham Greyhound Racing to adopt out greyhounds after ending racing

• South Florida Business & Wealth: South Florida Congressman fights Chinese live animal markets

• Bark Magazine: Chinese Gov Proposes to Reclassify Dogs and Ban Dog Meat Trade

• Fox News: GOP Rep. Chabot rolls out resolution calling for global ban on wet markets

• The Lexington Chronicle: China accused of hiding Covid-19 origin

• The Horse: Animal Cruelty Crime Reports Fall Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns

• The Magee Courier: Animal Wellness lauds Rep. Michael Guest for joining resolution calling for closure of “wet market” where Covid-19 pathogen appeared

• The Clinton Courier: Chabot Introduces Resolution Calling for the Closure of Live Wildlife Markets Around the World

• Fox News: China reclassifying dogs as pets, not livestock, as coronavirus pandemic ravages globe

• Fox News: Booker, Graham call on WHO to ban 'wet markets' globally amid coronavirus

• Patch.com: Animal Wellness' Marty Irby to Present Equine Protection Initiatives in Western New York Next Week

• USA Today Network: Westchester Journal News: Horse racing probe nabs 27, including trainers, veterinarians

• WDRB Kentucky: Disqualified Derby winner Maximum Security's trainer among 27 facing Federal doping charges

• Thoroughbred News: Support for US charges in alleged doping scheme

• NBC WVVA: Doped racehorse euthanized on track in Charles Town

• Equine Wellness Magazine: Advocates act after influx of racehorse deaths

• Florida Politics.com: Gaetz, Pocan join forces

• WBKO ABC 13: Kentucky Congressman James Comer praised for sponsoring the Horseracing Integrity Act

• SBC Americas: Congressman Comer backs bill to end doping in US horseracing

• People: Sudden Death of Carriage Horse in New York City Prompts Outrage: “This Is Not Tourism”

• McGill Media: NYC Carriage Horse Euthanized After Collapsing In Disturbing Footage: “This Is Not Tourism”

• One Green Planet: Protest in Central Park after Another Overworked Carriage Horse Collapsed and was Immediately Euthanized

• amNY: Outrage over death of Central Park carriage horse caught on camera

• Midsouth Horse Review: Oaklawn Equine Deaths

• Casino.org: High-Profile Filly Taraz Suffers Fatal Injury During Workout at Oaklawn

• KTBS ABC News: Horse dies after race at Louisiana Downs

• Arkansas Times: Horse death reported at Oaklawn Park

• NBC KTAL: A third horse is euthanized at Louisiana Downs in two months

• The Journal Times: Transparency in agricultural checkoffs welcomed

• Western Ag Reporter: Checkoff, Checkmate

• Farm Progress: Two sponsors join checkoff legislation

• Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Odd political couple of Matt Gaetz and Mark Pocan join in support of bill to reform ag checkoff program

• Insurance Journal Magazine: Declarations

• The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Diminishing Returns on Doping Horses

• The Muskogee Phoenix: OFF THE CUFF: Taking a stand for values

• Thoroughbred Daily News: With the Integrity Act, Compromise is in the Eye of the Proposer

• The Arkansas Times: Animal rights group calls for rules on care of racehorses

• WKYT CBS Kentucky: Bill aims to protect race horses with national regulations

• Albany Times-Union: Congress considers national anti-doping program for horse racing

• Daily Racing Form: No movement on creation of federal oversight board

• The Racing Biz: Sides Spar in Horseracing Integrity Act Hearing

• Horse Racing Nation: House subcommittee hears calls for Horseracing Integrity Act

• Casino.org: Congressional Committee to Hold First Hearing Tuesday on Horseracing Integrity Act

• NBC News 2 Ft. Myers: Animal Wellness Executive Director Marty Irby Selected to Testify at U.S. House Hearing on Horseracing Integrity Act

• The BloodHorse: Witness List Released for Jan. 28 Congressional Hearing

• NBC Sports (Associated Press): 4 racehorse deaths at New Orleans track spark concern

• WKRG CBS News Mobile: Group slams four horse deaths at New Orleans race track

• Bridle & Bit Magazine: Animal Wellness Action's Marty Irby Top Lobbyists of 2019

• WWL CBS New Orleans: Mystery after 4 horses put down in 9 days at the Fair Grounds

• WDSU NBC New Orleans: Deaths of four horses at New Orleans Fair Grounds cause concern

• WWL FM 105.3: Animal advocacy criticizes Fair Grounds racetrack after euthanizing 4 horses

• Thoroughbred News: Injury-hit Santa Anita on the defensive after death of two more horses

• The Times-Picayune (NOLA.com): Surge in racehorse deaths at Fair Grounds prompts concern, internal review

• WGNO ABC New Orleans: Four horses euthanized after races at New Orleans Fairgrounds Race Course

• Casino.org: National Horsemens Group Speaks Out Against Proposed Drug Reforms for Racing

• Feedstuffs: Checkoff reform bill introduced in House

• Progressive Farmer: Barbs Over Checkoff Bill

• Fox 33: Two horses euthanized after falls on Opening Day at Louisiana Downs

• KSLA News 12: 2 quarter horses euthanized on opening day at LaDowns

• USA Today Network: Shreveport Times: Two horses die on Harrah's Louisiana Downs' quarter horse opening day

• NBC WKET: Multiple horse deaths at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs on opening day

• WGNO ABC New Orleans: Two horses euthanized after fall on Opening Day in Louisiana

• Casino.org: Santa Anita Suffers Two Deaths in First Week of Meet; Opening Day Handle, Attendance Drop

• Associated Press: Prosecutor finds no crime in Santa Anita horse racing deaths

• NBC News Center Maine: Senator Collins says she’s fighting to protect wild animals

• Louisville Courier-Journal: Horse racing anti-doping bill attains majority support in U.S. House of Representatives

• Casino.org: Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer Seeks Court Injunction to Overturn Racing Ban at Santa Anita

• The Horse: Racehorse Breakdowns: Prosecutor’s Probe Finds No Wrongdoing at Santa Anita

• Horsetalk: Backing for anti-doping racing bill in US reaches crucial milestone

• The Well News: Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Push To Block Wild Mustang Capture

• Warmblood News: Defend America’s Wild Horse Burros

• One Green Planet: Representatives Unite to Demand an End to Cruel Roundups and Removals!

• WUSA CBS News 9: 2 horses die in 1 week at Laurel Park race rack

• Louisville Courier-Journal: Forming the Thoroughbred Safety Coalition shows racing is serious about a safety overhaul

• New Jersey Herald: Animal cruelty law pushed by Gottheimer now a reality

• The Tennessean: 'They're part of the family:' Tennessee prosecutor encouraged new animal cruelty law will help state punish abusers

• WeLoveTrump.com: President Trump Signs Law Making Animal Cruelty a Federal Crime

• Inhabit.com: Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act is signed into law

• West Monroe News NBC 10: President Trump signs bill making animal cruelty a federal crime

• Horse Illustrated: Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act Becomes First National Animal Anti-Cruelty Law

• Mid-South Horse Review: Bisphosphonates Use in Racehorses

• The White House: Remarks by President Trump in a Signing Ceremony for H.R. 724, The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act

• People Magazine: New Law 'Finally' Makes Animal Cruelty a Federal Crime: 'America’s Beloved Pets Are Safer'

• WPMI NBC 15: President Trump signs first national Anti-Cruelty law with Mobile native Marty Irby

• The Times: Trump signs Toomey’s bill banning animal crushing into law

• USA Today: 'Animal crushing' banned: Trump signs bill making animal cruelty a felony

• MSN News: President Trump signs bill to crack down on animal cruelty

• The Hill: Trump signs bill making animal cruelty a federal crime

• The Houston Chronicle: Animal cruelty is now a federal felony in the U.S.

• Oklahoma News 4: President Trump signs first national anti animal cruelty law

• Oklahoma Farm Report: President trump Signs the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act into Law

• The Ripon Advance: Buchanan’s federal anti-animal cruelty bill becomes law

• The Equine Chronicle: President Trump Signs First Federal Anti-Cruelty Statute Into Law

• Horse Welfare News: PACT Act becomes law

• Veterinary Practice News: Animal cruelty now a federal crime

• The Hagstrom Report: Trump signs animal cruelty act in presence of animal welfare advocates

• Nile FM 104.2 (Egypt): Animal Cruelty Has Finally Become A Federal Crime In the USA

• Veterinary Practice News: Animal cruelty now a federal crime

• Feedstuffs: Trump signs animal cruelty bill into law

• Lagniappe: Local singer charged with animal cruelty, supporters respond online

• The Baltimore Sun: Horse’s death at Laurel Park renews calls for racing industry reform

• The Long Island Herald: More than 30 horses died at Belmont in 2019

• People Magazine: Breeders' Cup Ends With 37th Horse Death Since December at Santa Anita Race Track

• Fox 5 San Diego: Another horse dies in Del Mar

• The Hill: Advocates step up efforts for horse racing reform bill after more deaths

• Reuters: Activists call for halt to U.S. horse racing

• The Washington Post: Tragedy strikes Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita despite reform (Associated Press Story)

• Patch.com: Two Horses Die At Del Mar Racetrack, Another Injured

• One Green Planet: Six Horses Have Died at the Del Mar Racetrack Since July 2019

• The Daily Mail (United Kingdom): Breeders' Cup overshadowed by 37th death at Santa Anita after Mongolian Groom suffers fatal hind-leg injury

• Los Angeles Magazine: A Spate of Horse Deaths at Santa Anita Has Activists and Lawmakers Pushing for National Reform

• Louisville Courier-Journal: CHRB rejects Bolt d’Oro trainer's requests for hearing on Justify's failed drug test

• Horse Network: Home Off the Range: What the $35 Million Population Control Plan Means for America’s Wild Horses

• NBC News 8 Portland: Senate passes legislation to combat wildlife trafficking

• NBC News 2: U.S. Senate Committee Funds Cattlemen's Mass Mustang Roundup & Incarceration to Tune of $35 Million

• Associated Press: Controversial wild horse plan headed to Senate floor

• USA Today: Farmers have been forced to pay $900 million for marketing. Now they are teaming up with animal activists to find out how it was spent.

• Deadspin: The Man Who Would Kill Horse Racing

• Fox Sports: Baffert: Justify’s positive test came from contaminated food

• The Lexington Herald-Leader: Report on Justify spurs call for national horse racing regulation. Here’s what’s next.

• The Lexington Herald-Leader: The Justify bombshell shows even more the need for national oversight of racing

• The Daily Messenger: Political Roundup: Congress backs bill to end horse-cruelty practice

• Chattanooga Times Free Press: Local: Sohn: We must help Tennessee walkers, because USDA won't

• University of Kentucky Rural Blog: Horse trainer won top walking-horse prize despite imminent suspension for soring, a 'sad state of affairs,' activist says

• Alabama Political Reporter: Animal Wellness Action thanks Sewell for voting to protect Alabama Racking Horses

• Horse Network: The Jockey Club Endorses Whip Ban

• Earth.com: Government plan to manage wild horse populations comes under fire

• Advisors Magazine: Horseracing Integrity Act to nix equine enhancing drugs

• The Alabama Reporter: Animal Wellness Action thanks Sewell for voting to protect Alabama Racking Horses

• The LSU Revielle: Federal bill to ban ongoing horse abuse passes US House of Representatives

• South Strand News: House licks the Big Lick: PAST Act outlaws abusive horse training method

• Great Falls Tribune: Gianforte thanked for stepping up for horses

• Kansas Farmer: Entire Kansas delegation votes to end horse ‘soring’

• The Tennessean: Bill meant to prevent mistreatment of Tennessee Walking Horses passes in U.S. House

• The Capital Journal: North and South Dakota House members vote against horse-soring bill

• The Baltimore Post-Examiner: PAST Act: Horse protection bill passes House in a landslide

• Veterinary Practice News: Soring bill passes in House of Representatives

• The Tennessean: New amendments to House bill could provide funding to curb abuse of Tennessee walking horses

• Chattanooga Times Free Press: Horse soring bill faces monumental vote; supporters fear Tennessee legislators could rein in measure

• The Citizen: US House of Representatives passes wildlife act to combat illegal trade

• American Farriers Journal: Appropriations Bill Amendment Allocates $2 Million to Fight Horse Soring

• The Muskogee Phoenix: Edmondson to lead enforcement of animal cruelty laws

• The Journal News: New York's U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand moves to clamp down on horse race doping

• Horse and Hound: Milestone for attempts to end the ‘plague’ of soring Tennessee’s horses

• Associated Press: Horse racing’s uncomfortable truth: Horses die

• Pittsburgh City Paper: Can drug testing bill targeting horse racing gain support from Pennsylvania's congressional delegation? 

• Pennlive: Horse racing’s uncomfortable truth: Thoroughbreds die — at a rate of more than one per week in Pa.

• Horse Talk: “Horse-first bill” to combat doping of US racehorses

• The Highland County Press: Lawmakers reintroduce legislation to end practice of horse ‘soring’

• Paulick Report: U.S. Senators Introduce Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act To End Soring

• Horse and Hound: ‘End this rampant abuse’: law change plan to stop soring of Tennessee walking horses

• Drovers: Checkoff Reform Legislation Reintroduced by Presidential Candidates

• KSL Newsradio Utah: Lee and other Senators promote bill aimed to help small farmers

• The Fence Post: Senators introduce OFF Act to curb misuse of farmer dollars in USDA’s checkoff programs

• The Pasadena Star-News: Santa Anita Takes Historic tp Tighten Rules on Medication, Whips After 22nd Horse Death

• The Paulick Report: Horseracing Integrity Act Reintroduced, ‘Back in the Starting Gate’ for Congress

• Horse Talk: “Horse-first” Bill to Combat Doping of U.S. Racehorses

• The Record: CHRI Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan “Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019”

• The Daily Astorian: Former DA Marquis Joins Animal Advocacy Group

• The Floridian: Bipartisan Move Fights Horse Soring

• BloodHorse: Bill Aims to End Export of Horses for Slaughter

• Sunshine State News: Ted Yoho Continues the Fight to Ban Soring

• The Baltimore Sun: House bill honoring late Maryland Sen. Joseph Tydings aims to curb abusive soring of horses

• The Horse: Farm Bill Boosts Protection for Horses

• National Journal: Farm Bill a Rare Bipartisan Win

• The Washington Post: The farm bill could do more for animals than any legislation in recent history

• The Daily Caller: Dairy Producers Are Getting Milked By Current Commodity Checkoff Programs

• CNN Coverline: Taylor Swift Shares Op-Ed on Blackburn’s Animal Wellness Record

• Tampa Bay Times: The battle over Florida’s proposed greyhound racing ban has one side accusing the other of employing ‘the worst of modern politics’

• USA Today: Eating dogs and cats banned in U.S. in House-passed bill

• South China Morning Post: U.S. lawmakers move to ban eating dogs and cats, saying China and other nations should too

• The Tribune India: U.S. House bans eating of dogs and cats

• Chicago Sun Times: House passes bill banning the eating of cats and dogs

• Business Standard: U.S. House passes resolution seeking end to slaughter of dogs and cats

• Florida Phoenix: U.S. House passes animal welfare measures sponsored by Florida lawmakers

• POLITICO Morning Agriculture: Revolving Door

• The Huffington Post: This Man Refuses to be Intimidated by Threat After Testifying on Horse Abuse

• The Huffington Post: Why This Congresswoman Opposes Effort To End Horrifying Horse Abuse

• The Sacramento Bee: Congress scrutinizes show-horse industry practice of ‘soring’

• The Chattanoogan, Roy Exum: Horseman’s Leap of Faith

• The Chattanoogan, Roy Exum: Beware the Big Lick

• The Chattanoogan, Roy Exum: What Happened To Horse Sense?

• Alternet: This Whistleblower Faced Death Threats for Exposing the Atrocities Committed on American Show Horses

• Agri-Pulse: Law banning abusive horse training will require more USDA involvements

• The Daily News Journal: Soring Bill May Move Toward House Vote

• WALB NBC News 10: Walking Horse Association to vote for new committee

• MidSouth Horse Review: FOSH Sound Horse Conference

• The Horse: TWHBEA President Backs Anti-Soring Bill

• Buzzfeed: That Organic Chicken On Your Plate: Did it Really Get to Walk Around Outside?

• Politico Morning Agriculture: Welfare Groups Bite Back After Organics Loss

• Paulick Report: Humane Horseman of the Year Award to South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham

• The Miami Herald: Killing dogs and cats for food should be illegal, lawmakers insist

• Drovers: Humane Society of the U.S. Lobbies for Bill to Limit, Reform Checkoffs

• BloodHorse: Industry Groups Working to Send Aid to Camarero

• The Horse: Industry Groups Join Forces to Help Puerto Rican Racehorses

• American Veterinary Medical Association: A horse industry’s change of heart

• ABC News: Trump USDA withdraws animal welfare regulation for organic farms, sparking backlash

• Daily Racing Form, Hovdey: Motion gets in rhythm WHOA movement

• The Dodo: Former Champion Racehorse Found Starving in Muddy Field

• Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Horse battle continue in Washington

• University of Tennessee Daily Beacon: Trump administration halts regulation on Tennessee Walking Horses

• Capital Press: HSUS forms national ag advisory council

• Sunshine State News: Diaz-Balart Made Backroom Deal in Favor of Horse Slaughter, Insiders Say

• Tampa Bay Times: Animal rights group fears Mario Diaz-Balart could be decisive vote on horse slaughter

• The Tennessean: Tennessee Walking Horse happenings include board resignation, soring paper

• Modern Farmer: The Humane Society of the United States Is Taking on Factory Farming

• Science Magazine: USDA scrubbing of animal records may have been sparked by horse lawsuit

• American Horse Publications: House Approves $5 Million for Equine-Assisted Therapy to Aid Veterans

• Civil Eats: Rep. Steve King Wants to Undo State Laws Protecting Animals and the Environment

• The Charlotte Observer: Kentucky’s Rep. Whitfield is popular among energy interests

• Michigan Farm News: Animal rights group forms agriculture advisory council

• Oklahoma Farm Report: Former Oklahoma State Senator Paul Muegge Named to Newly Formed HSUS National Ag Advisory Council

• Daily News Journal: Walking horse study once blasted by industry now trumpeted

• Chattanooga Times Free Press: Trainer says horse soring widespread

• The Daily Republic: The Week Ahead: Budweiser Clydesdales return to Fairfield

• Mother Jones: How Trump’s USDA Could Hurt Puppies

• The Tennessee Ledger: Humane Society releases video of horse abuse in TN

• The Houston Eagle: Horse back to work after collapse in Central Park

• New Republic: The Truth About the Vegan Lobby

• The Dairy Star: Seeking Common Ground

• USA Today Network, The Jackson Sun: Hoyer, Dunn lend support to horse-soring bill

• Indiana Farmers Union: Five Ways Joining Farmers Union Changed My World

• Front Page Magazine: Why Do Republicans Want to Kill Horses?

• Chattanooga Times Free Press: Soring critic in hot seat with walking horse owners

• Niagra Gazette: Horsing around at Equifest

• Brownfield Ag News: HSUS Forms National Ag Advisory Council

• Humane Society: Farmers Rally to Form HSUS Alabama Agriculture Advisory Council

• Horsetalk: Congress “has potential to end soring forever”

• Humane Society: Former U.S. Senator Joseph Tydings Recognized as Humane Horseman of the Year

• A Humane Nation: Key House Committee Votes to Reopen Horse Slaughter Plants in the U.S.

• Horse Nation: Standing Ovation: Today, we recognize legislative efforts by the Humane Society of the United States

• USA Today Network, The Jackson Sun: Whitfield Exploring Discharge Petition PAST Act

• Farms.com: Program Recognizes Humanely Trained Tennessee Walking Horse

The Animal Wellness Blog and podcast

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 15: The Bloodbath of Killing Contests

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 14: Priscilla Presley on Horses, Elvis and Animal Advocacy

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 13: How one small team took down greyhound racing

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 12: Saving lives--human and animal--with better FDA testing

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 11: Caged Hunts and the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 10: Pets and the Coronavirus

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 9: The Ongoing Horrors of Trapping

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 8: Coronavirus and Horse Racing Integrity Act Update

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 7: Fixing the Lethal Abuses in Horseracing

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 6: Big Ag’s Big Secret: The USDA Checkoffs

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 5: Fighting America's Wild-Horse Round-Ups

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 4: Support for the Big Cat Public Safety Act with Carole Baskin

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 3: Michael Vick, Cock Fighting in the U.S. Territories

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 2: What’s Up with Those Committee Chairs

• The Animal Wellness Podcast Episode 1: 2019 Victories for Animals

• The Policy Animal: Congress is Running Out of Time to End Doping in American Horseracing

• The Policy Animal: Painful “Big Lick” Tennessee Walking Horse Show Season Kicked Off Amidst COVID-19

• Animal Wellness Blog: FBI Conducts Raids And U.S. Attorney’s Office Hands Down Nearly 30 Indictments In American Horseracing

• Animal Wellness Blog: Advocates Rally On Capitol Hill, Convoy To Richmond To Speak Out Against Dangerous Wild Horse Roundup And Incarceration Plan

• Animal Wellness Blog: Breeders’ Cup Set To Run Today Amidst Cloud Of 36 Horse Deaths Over The Past Year

• Animal Wellness Blog: Senate Spending Bill Includes Major Animal Wellness Victories, But $35 Million In Funding For Mass Removals Of Wild Horses And Burros Approved

• Animal Wellness Blog: U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Takes Action to Protect Wildlife

• Animal Wellness Blog: USDA Looks the Other Way As Horse Soring Runs Rampant at 2019 World Championship Event

• Animal Wellness Blog: Horse Deaths Underscore Wisdom Of Horseracing Integrity Act

• Animal Wellness Blog: Dangerous Race Day for Horses at the Opening of the 145th Kentucky Derby

Radio Interviews and Podcasts

• Harnesslink: Monty Roberts on Harness Racing Alumni Show

• Harnesslink: Top D.C. Lobbyist on Alumni Show

• Animal Talk Radio Episode 96: Trouble at the Track

• Jane Unchained: You Can Save America’s Horses from Slaughter (Interview with Marty Irby)

• American Ag Radio Network: House Bill Introduced to Oversee USDA Checkoffs

• Louisiana Radio Network: Animal wellness advocates continue to pursue legislative action following two race horse deaths on the same day

• Voices Carry for Animals: Episode #245 Animal Wellness Action

• Baltimore 98 Rock: Maryland Perspectives 12/15/19

• Horsemanship Radio: Priscilla Presley and Marty Irby Join Monty Roberts Holiday Radiothon

• Animal Wellness Action Director Mr. Marty Irby Speaks At PAST ACT Press Conference

• The Lars Larson Show: Wildlife crimes undermine national security and cause immense cruelty to animals.

• WESA Pittsburgh NPR: Soring ban heads for the U.S. Senate

• Animal Advocates Radio "Voices Carry for Animals #235"- Animal Wellness Action

• Delaware Public Radio (NPR): Delaware's Congressional delegation supports harsher penalties for inhumane treatment of horses

• WVLK Lexington 590: Kruser and Crew News Talk with Marty Irby on Horseracing Integrity Act

• KFBK Sacramento 93.1: Santa Anita Track Owners Agree to New Safety Measures

• Animal Advocates Radio: Voices Carry for Animals, Episode #211, Marty Irby

• Horsemanship Radio: Episode #128, Marty Irby, Monty Roberts, and Jamie Jennings

• Coast to Coast AM with George Knapp: The Humane Economy and Horse Slaughter

• Criminal: The Big Lick (Podcast)

• Hearsay with Cathy Lewis: Carnism

• Horsemanship Radio: Endurance Legend Beverly Gray and Horseman Marty Irby

Speaking Engagements and Presentations

• Sound Horse Conference, Brentwood, Tennessee

• Sound Horse Conference, Brentwood, Tennessee

• Horsemanship Radio Network Episode 40: Endurance Legend Beverly Gray and Horseman Marty Irby

• WMOT Roots Radio: Will the USDA Repost Horse Soring Abuse Data to the Internet?

• WBIR.com: Walking Horse Groups Take Their Arguments to Congress

• WHAS Kentucky: Marty Irby of the Humane Society of the United States

Television

• WLKY CBS Louisville: Government bans horse racing drugs; is the jockey whip next to go?

• WSMV NBC News 4 Nashville: Concerns over ‘soring’ being used on horses

• KDVR Fox Denver: Hidden Camera Catches Horrific Dog Abuse

• WKYT CBS Frankfort, KY: Kentucky lawmakers discuss horse safety at annual meeting

• C-SPAN: President Trump Signs Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act

• FOX 23: Animal Wellness Action on the PACT & WOOF Acts

• Dateline Australia: Walk of Shame? with Priscilla Presley

• ABC News: Lawmakers Clash Over Championship Horse Abuse Bill

• WBIR NBC News 10: Walking Horse Bill Draws Fire from Trainers, Shelbyville

• ABC News: Whistleblower Who Alleged ‘Torture’ Threatened with Expulsion from Breeders Group

• WOIO Cleveland News 19: Cleveland police horse previously sold for slaughter marches in inaugural parade

• CNN: Video shows 'cruel and inhumane practice' used to train horses

Testimony

• U.S House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce: hearing on the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act

Letters

• Lincoln Journal Star: Letter: Act would remove rights from states

• Salt Lake Tribune: Animal Wellness Action Supports Mike Lee’s Reelection

• Statesman Journal: Thank you for helping lift suspension of dog imports

• The Fayetteville Observer: Senator Burr Helped Protect Big Cats

• Value Walk: Mongolian Groom’s Death at The Breeders’ Cup Angers Activists

• The Duluth News Tribune: Reader’s View: Stauber Steps Up for Horses

• The Fairbanks News-Miner: Thank you, Don Young

• The Asheboro Courier-Tribune: Be Proud of Walker’s Work on Horse Abuse

• The Salt Lake Tribune: Rep. John Curtis Steps Up to Protect Horses

• The Free Lance-Star: Thanks to Wittman for Helping End Soring of Horses

• The Las Vegas Sun: Time to End Cruelty to Horses

• Virginia Gazette: Wittman Applauded for Helping Horses

• Statesville Record & Landmark: Rep. Budd Protects Horses

• The Auburn Citizen: Katko Works to Protect Animals

• The Bend Bulletin: Walden Helps Horses

• The State Journal-Register: Applause for Davis for Protecting Iconic American Horses

• StateCollege.com: Applauding Rep. Thompson for work against animal abuse

• The New Bern Sun Journal: Rep. Jones’ Horse Sense

• The Goshen News: Walorski fights against animal cruelty

• Livingston County News: Animal welfare director praises Collins support of PAST Act

• The Gainesville Sun: Rep. Ted Yoho, Tremendous Leadership

• The Witchita Eagle: Thank You Rep. Ron Estes

• The Columbian: Thanks to Congresswoman Herrera Beutler

• Idaho State Journal: Applause for U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson for protecting our iconic American horses

• Ocala Star Banner: Ted Yoho Horse Advocate

• Midland Reporter-Telegram: Conaway does terrific work on ag committee

• Topeka Capital Journal: Roberts Deserves Kudos on Farm Bill Efforts

• Clay Center Dispatch: Farm Bill Includes Animal Welfare Reforms

• Hastings Tribune: Farm Bill Includes Animal Welfare Reforms

• Lebanon Democrat: Letter to the Editor: Blackburn Shows No Support for Animal Welfare

• Bradenton Herald: Letter to the editor: Animals have a friend in Vern Buchanan

• Charleston Animal Society: Carriage Horses

• Monty Roberts: Congratulations to Marty Irby

• Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Investments Help Promote the Breed

Press Releases and Other items

• Environmental Working Group: Taxpayer, farm, rural and environmental advocates urge Congress to reject farm subsidy increases

• FreedomWorks: FreedomWorks Welcomes Margaret Iuculano as Executive Vice President and Marty Irby as Chief Operating Officer

• U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan: Three More Buchanan Bills Cross the Finish Line

• U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace: Reps. Mace, Titus Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make USDA Checkoff Programs More Accountable

• U.S. Senator Mike Crapo: CRAPO, WARNER REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN PAST ACT TO PREVENT HORSE SORING

• U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan: Buchanan Bill Ends Mandatory Animal Experiments at FDA

• U.S. Rep. David Schweikert: Wild Horse Amendment Clears Rules Committee; Headed to House Floor

• Yahoo Finance: Legendary Trainer Bob Baffert Endorses Horseracing Integrity Act to Ban Doping in the Sport

• Irby: FBI Conducts Raids and U.S. Attorney’s Office Hands Down Nearly 30 Indictments in American Horseracing

• Yahoo Finance: U.S. House Hearings Convene to Address Drum Beat of Racehorse Deaths Throughout the United States

• Associated Press: Horseracing Integrity Act Moving Through the House today

• U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee: Hearing on Legislation to Promote the Health and Safety of Racehorses

• U.S. Rep. Dina Titus: Rep. Titus Introduces Legislation to Make US

• U.S. Rep. Dina Titus: Rep. Titus Introduces Legislation to Make USDA Checkoff Programs More Accountable

• U.S. Senator Susan Collins: Legislation to Protect Endangered Animals Signed into Law

• Animal Wellness Action (ABC News 6 WLNE): Sen. Susan Collins' RAWR Act to Crackdown on Wildlife Trafficking & Terrorist Regimes Included in Year End Spending Deal

• U.S. House Natural Resources Committee: Chair Grijalva, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Write to House and Senate Interior Appropriators Urging Clarity, Funding Limits on BLM Horse Program

• CBS WBOC: Spending Bill Sets Stage for Eradication of America's Mustangs

• Animal Wellness Action: Mobile Native Marty Irby, Named in The Hill’s Top Lobbyists of 2019

• American Horse Publications: Animal Wellness Action Joins Priscilla Presley and Monty Roberts on Horse Radio Network’s 5th Annual Radiothon Today

• U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan: President Signs Bill Making Animal Abuse a Federal Offense

• Animal Wellness Action: President .@realDonaldTrump Signs Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, First National Anti-Cruelty Law

• Pet Age: Alley Cat Allies Praises PACT Act for Closing Animal Cruelty Loophole

• U.S. Congressman Alcee Hastings: Hastings, Buchanan, and Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Concurrent Resolutions Urging an End to the Worldwide Dog and Cat Meat Trade

• American Wild Horse Campaign: Poll Shows Majority of Americans Oppose Mass Wild Horse Roundup Plan

• Press Release: Crapo, Warner Reintroduce Legislation to End Cruel Practice of Horse Soring

• Theta Chi Fraternity: Whitfield Congratulates West Point Appointee

• National Job Corps Association: Whitfield Congratulates Job Corps on Golden Anniversary