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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
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. […]
“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 […]
WILL THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TAKE ACTION? by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 14, 2017) — An animal welfare petition launched at change.org on January 21 directed to the president and four other “decision-makers” has garnered more than 81,000 signatures as of press time. On Tuesday morning, the count showed 66,000+ signatures. It is possible that some are […]
ACTIVIST PREDICTS ANNOUNCEMENT “IMMINENT” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 12, 2017) — Horse welfare activist BillyGoBoy is reporting on his blog that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is poised to announce a change in rules stemming from the 1970 Horse Protection Act which will “remove the ‘Pads and Chains’ from Tennessee Walking Horses, and […]
CLAIMS EVENT “VOLUNTARILY EXCEEDS” FEDERAL LAW’S INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 24, 2016) — On Saturday morning, The Post & Email received a response from “National Celebration” CEO Mike Inman to our inquiry of Thursday as to whether or not all horses participating in the event are inspected for signs of abuse, including “soring,” […]
DECADES-OLD PRACTICE MAY PLACE “INDUSTRY” IN JEOPARDY by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 7, 2016) — On Sunday, The Post & Email published an article reporting on the use of “stacks” and chains on some Tennessee Walking Horses during competition, a practice begun in the 1940s which, although outlawed, continues today, particularly in the South. The Horse […]
DOES THE PUBLIC KNOW? by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 4, 2016) — [Editor’s Note: Some readers will find the material in this article and its hyperlinks disturbing.] For the last 16 months, a group calling itself “CCABLAC,” which stands for Citizens Campaign Against “Big Lick” Animal Cruelty, has worked to publicize the abuse of some Tennessee […]