Horses

The ancestors of the modern-day horse were domesticated over 7,000 years ago by humans for both work and pleasure. This exploitation and its unavoidable attendant abuse continues to this day.

• Stand Against Horse Slaughter
• New Anti-Slaughter Amendment: What Does It Mean for Horses?
• The Chincoteague Ponies: Wildlife on the Brink | Spring 2005
• Unwanted Horses: The Limits of Protection | Summer 2005
• For 80 Years, Cowboys Conquer the Chincoteague Ponies | Winter 2005 - 2006
• Friends of Animals' Reply to the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
• The Exploitation of Horses for Drug Manufacturing
• Inside the PMU Industry: An FoA Investigation

Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages

Friends of Animals is committed to enacting legislation to ban horse-drawn carriages and to obtain sanctuary for the horses enslaved within this industry. Read more...

• Lobby Day in Albany for NYC Horse-Drawn Carriage Bill
• New York City Horse Allies Take Historic Stand
• Submission to the Bureau of Land Management's Meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, to be held 17 Nov. 2008 in Reno, Nevada.[1]
• CALL to Action: Reject U.S. Government Proposal to Shoot Horses
• Horse Advocates Seek Carriage Ban