Humane Society: USDA Moves to End the Cruel 'Big Lick' for Horses
April 30, 2024
April 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Humane Society of the United States posted the following news release on April 29, 2024:
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a long-awaited final rule that would help end horse soring, an extremely cruel practice in which trainers secretly and deliberately cause intense pain to show horses to produce the "Big Lick," an exaggerated, high-stepping gait rewarded by judges in some show circuits of Tennessee walking horses and related . . .
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a long-awaited final rule that would help end horse soring, an extremely cruel practice in which trainers secretly and deliberately cause intense pain to show horses to produce the "Big Lick," an exaggerated, high-stepping gait rewarded by judges in some show circuits of Tennessee walking horses and related . . .