Category: Horse Protection Act
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“Gen’s Ice Glimmer” Was Saved Six Years Ago Today On July 28, 2015 … An Amazing Story From A Waiting Slaughter Trailer To The Floor Of The United States Congress
by Clant Seay, aka BillyGoBoy, ©2021 (Jul. 28, 2021) — SIX YEARS AGO TODAY – JULY 28, 2015 – A call was made from Ms. Tawnee Preisner, Founder of Horse Plus Humane Society to Mr. Clant M. Seay, Founder of the Citizens Campaign Against “Big Lick” Animal Cruelty. “Gen’s Ice Glimmer” was at a public…
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Part I: “Big Lick” Animal Cruelty On Full Display At Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration
“A BUSINESS BUILT ON THE SUFFERING AND PAIN OF HORSES” by Clant M. Seay, blogging at BillyGoBoy, ©2020 (Sep. 30, 2020) — TWHNC – SHELBYVILLE, TN (c) – Never have the above words of native Tennessean MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University) Horse Science Professor Equine Vet Dr. John Haffner rang more true than when eight year…
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Horse-Welfare Group Releases Exclusive Video of Congressional Presser
CONGRESSMEN ILLUSTRATE SUPPORT FOR BILL BY EXHIBITING “STACKS” AND CHAINS” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 4, 2019) — On July 24, a vote took place in the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly in favor of the “PAST” Act to strengthen the 1970 Horse Protection Act‘s provisions against the practice of “soring” in the Tennessee Walking Horse…
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Tydings “PAST” Act to Protect Walking Horses
“A THING OF THE ‘PAST’” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 29, 2019) — On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR693, also known as the “PAST Act,” with strong bipartisan support. The roll call reflects 333 yeas, 96 nays, and one abstention. The bill is aimed at strengthening the 1970 Horse Protection Act (HPA). The…
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New Horse Protection Bill Surpasses 300 Co-Sponsors in U.S. House
RARE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO STOP “SORING” by Sharon Rondeau (May 25, 2019) — A video released Thursday by Clant M. Seay, founder of Citizens Campaign Against Big Lick Animal Cruelty (CCABLAC) reported that a bill to ban “pads and chains” on show horses has more than 300 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of…
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Horse-Welfare Organization to Host Special Event Tuesday
“THE HORSES NEVER HAD A BETTER FRIEND” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 14, 2019) — A press release dated January 9, 2019 from the group Concerned Citizens Against Big Lick Animal Cruelty (CCABLAC) announced an event to be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to honor the late Sen. Joseph D. Tydings of…
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Congressman Highlights Practice of Horse “Soring” During Agricultural Bill Debate
PROPOSES “AMENDMENT 90” TO REINFORCE HORSE PROTECTION ACT by Sharon Rondeau (May 17, 2018) — During his time to speak during a committee meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday regarding a five-year proposed “Farm Bill,” Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA10) introduced an amendment with the purpose of stopping the “soring” of competitive show…
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USDA Releases Documents to Horse-Welfare Activist, Ending First Amendment Lawsuit
“THIS IS AS BAD AS IT GETS” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 25, 2018) — On March 21, 2018, horse-welfare activist Clant M. Seay announced on his BillyGoBoy.com website that documents he had sought from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request last September were made available to him…
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Horse-Welfare Activist Sues USDA
FOR REFUSAL TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS UNDER FOIA by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 5, 2018) — A federal lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its refusal to release documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to an animal-welfare activist seeking specifics on the alleged violations of the Horse Protection Act (HPA)…
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Report: “Big Lick” Horse Show to Disappear from Panama City Beach, FL
HORSE-CRUELTY ACTIVISTS APPLAUD OUTCOME by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 4, 2018) — On December 29, founder of Concerned Citizens Against Big Lick Animal Cruelty (CCABLAC) Clant Seay reported that an official in Panama City Beach, FL “confirmed this week that there are no plans for a ‘Big Lick’ Tennessee Walking Horse Show to be held at…
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Report: Annual Tennessee Horse Show Garners “Worst Attendance” in Its History
IS ANIMAL CRUELTY TO BLAME? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 27, 2017) — On Sunday, blogger and horse-welfare advocate BillyGoBoy reported that the annual “National Celebration” horse show held each year at this time is showing “the worst attendance” in its 47-year history. Hosted in Shelbyville, the ten-day show featuring Tennessee Walking Horses was once a…
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The “National Celebration” Begins Thursday Night
HORSE-WELFARE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO LOWER ATTENDANCE, ALLEGING ANIMAL CRUELTY by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 24, 2017) — On Thursday evening, Tennessee’s largest annual horse show, the “National Celebration,” featuring Tennessee Walking Horses and other classes of show horses will launch, now in its 47th year. The Celebration grounds are located at 1110 Evans Street in Shelbyville. …
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Horse-Welfare Group to Meet with Florida Congressman on Proposed Federal Rule
CONSIDERS HORSE CRUELTY A UNIFYING ISSUE FOR ALL AMERICANS by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 13, 2017) — On Monday, a horse-welfare advocate posted a video on his Facebook page from Washington, DC, where he is attending the annual meeting of the American Horse Council (AHC) June 11-13. Clant Seay, founder of Concerned Citizens Against Big Lick…
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Horse-Welfare Group Posts Video from Columbia Spring Jubilee Horse Show
AFTER FEDERAL JUDGE UPHOLDS FIRST-AMENDMENT RIGHTS by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 2, 2017) — Although forbidden by Maury County, TN Sheriff Bucky Rowland last year, an animal-welfare group was able to film and post footage Thursday from the opening night of the Columbia Spring Jubilee Horse Show in Maury County Park. At last year’s event, Rowland,…
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Federal Judge Upholds First Amendment Rights of Horse-Welfare Group
“A SACRED RIGHT” by Sharon Rondeau (May 31, 2017) — On Monday, citizen journalist and horse-welfare activist Clant M. Seay posted a “Agreed Joint Stipulation and Order’ from a federal judge in Nashville, TN mandating that the First Amendment rights of Seay’s horse-welfare organization be upheld at the annual Columbia Spring Jubilee Horse Show, which…
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Horse-Show Advocates Acknowledge “Big Lick,” Say “It’s Legal”
BUT FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS SHOWING A “SORED” HORSE by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 24, 2017) — From Thursday through Saturday, the annual Gulf Coast Charity Horse Show will take place at Frank Brown Park located at 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, FL. A Mr. Todd Fisher is the director of the event, now in…
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Horse-Advocacy Group Reports “Amazing Interaction” with Observers and Attendees in DC
“THERE’S SOME MARVELOUS STUFF COMING” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 2, 2017) — The organizer of a trip by the Citizens Campaign Against Big Lick Animal Cruelty (CCABLAC) from Tennessee to Washington, DC last week to advocate for an end to horse cruelty told The Post & Email that as the group stood in front of…
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CCABLAC Receives Pledge from Congressman to Approach Trump on Horse Cruelty Measure
“IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 30, 2017) — As announced on PR Newswire on Tuesday, the Citizens Campaign Against Big Lick Animal Cruelty (CCABLAC) took its case to the nation’s capital on Wednesday, where members stood in front of the White House in a designated area with signs and…
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Horse-Protection Advocates to Meet with Congressman Wednesday
REPORT: REP. TED YOHO TO REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO STOP “SORING” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 26, 2017) — Early on Sunday evening, Clant Seay, founder of Citizens Campaign Against Big Lick Animal Cruelty (CCABLAC), released a short video in which he affirmed an event scheduled for Wednesday in Washington, DC and an appearance with a congressman.…
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Video About Horse Abuse Receives Three Million Views in Three Days
“WE ARE GOING TO SPEAK FOR THE HORSES” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 11, 2017) — On March 29, a group opposed to the soring of Tennessee Walking Horses and other related breeds for purposes of winning competitions will be taking its case to the White House and giving a press conference at the National Press…