Shocking footage of racehorses being abused and slaughtered in a Queensland abattoir has prompted an investigation and calls ...

A director of the company operating the abattoir at the centre of an RTÉ investigation into animal welfare abuse has a previous conviction for cruelty to two horses, an Oireachtas committee was told.

The Agriculture Minister has shut down operations at the country’s only equine slaughterhouse where “abhorrent” scenes of cruelty to horses were secretly filmed by RTÉ, pending an investigation.

The State Government is set to announce sweeping changes to animal cruelty laws in the wake of an inquiry into cruel and barbaric practices towards some retired racehorses, especially those killed at ...

The amendment, approved as part of the BUILD America 250 Act, would ban the transportation of horses for slaughter for human consumption in the U.S. and abroad WASHINGTON, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

Washington, DC—In honor of National Horse Protection Day on March 1, a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers today reintroduced the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act to permanently protect ...