The nation's horses need our attention. Seeing a horse in an open field can conjure up feelings of beauty, freedom and new frontiers.
But what do you see when you look closer? Is the horse really OK? Or is his skin pulling tight against his ribs? Is his body emaciated or injured? Is he wandering on his own farm, or has he been abandoned there?
Horses need us now, more than ever, to take that closer look. If you see any kind of horse abuse, please be sure to call animal control in your area.
Experts indicate that horse neglect and abuse is on the rise nationwide. Too many horses are being starved, or just plain deserted in other people's fields, as their owners struggle with meeting the rising cost of hay and care in this tough economy.
Other horses are being tortured, beaten or kept in unsafe, unhealthy environments -- even tethered to trees with no way to escape deadly cold or heat.
American Humane Association has created the National Horse Abuse Investigation School, where people learn how to spot the signs of horse abuse -- and how to ensure convicted abusers are held accountable.
Sign this pledge to help save horses from abuse and neglect, support AHA's National Horse Abuse Investigation School and take a closer look.
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11:10 am PST, Nov 12,Anna T., Ukraine
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7:18 pm PST, Nov 11,Cristina Lapa, Texas
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6:37 pm PST, Nov 11,Name not displayed, Tennessee
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6:17 pm PST, Nov 11,Alcio Lapa, Texas
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4:08 pm PST, Nov 11,Name not displayed, Canada
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10:43 am PST, Nov 11,Anna Kaczmarek, Florida
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9:36 am PST, Nov 11,Sagrario Rilo, Spain
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4:32 pm PST, Nov 10,Lance Gimenez, Florida
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10:59 am PST, Nov 10,Anna Stone, Oregon
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11:26 pm PST, Nov 9,Lony Jonas, California
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1:46 pm PST, Nov 9,Scott Bates, North Carolina
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12:12 pm PST, Nov 9,Katherine Schlund, Texas
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5:52 am PST, Nov 9,Becky Le compte, Texas
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8:25 pm PST, Nov 7,Miguel Dias, New York
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3:17 pm PST, Nov 6,Victoria P., Ukraine
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11:00 pm PST, Nov 4,Dawn Marie Dee, Arizona
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8:39 pm PST, Nov 4,Larry Stumpf, Arizona
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9:29 am PST, Nov 4,Amanda Collins, Florida
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9:00 am PST, Nov 4,Donald Collins, Florida
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7:32 pm PST, Nov 3,Nick Leonard, Nevada
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11:36 am PST, Nov 3,Mark Kidd, Washington
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7:03 pm PST, Nov 2,Teresa Hammond, New Mexico
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11:08 am PST, Nov 2,Ramin Jaafarian, California
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9:37 pm PST, Nov 1,Nidia Golla, California
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3:19 pm PST, Nov 1,Carol Laman, Indiana
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10:40 am PST, Nov 1,Alexandra Sipiora, Illinois
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1:05 am PDT, Nov 1,Deborah Black, Illinois
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3:08 pm PDT, Oct 31,Marissa Chiappetta, Florida
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11:13 am PDT, Oct 31,Name not displayed, Greece
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1:57 am PDT, Oct 31,George Smith, Virginia
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10:59 am PDT, Oct 29,Daniel Zeiger, California
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9:45 am PDT, Oct 28,Irina Kovtun, Ukraine
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8:13 am PDT, Oct 28,PORLA GARRATT, United Kingdom
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5:35 am PDT, Oct 27,Mariska Cronje, South Africa
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7:26 pm PDT, Oct 26,Madyuly Velazquez, Florida
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6:29 pm PDT, Oct 26,Kelsey Lissner, California
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7:10 am PDT, Oct 25,Tattiana Delfino, Florida
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1:06 pm PDT, Oct 24,Nicolas Valmont, Uruguay
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9:45 am PDT, Oct 24,Kara Lemire, North Carolina
It's time we put an end to all animal abuse, but I'm amazed at how one of our national treasures is still not being protected as it should. America's horses need legislation passed that will put an end to their suffering...why are our lawmakers still dragging their feet?
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10:06 am PDT, Oct 23,Roxana paola Vera, Argentina
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6:00 pm PDT, Oct 22,Susan Tripoli, Florida
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5:23 pm PDT, Oct 22,Sara Gaspar, Portugal
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10:33 am PDT, Oct 22,Marie-Ange Berchem, Luxembourg
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10:09 am PDT, Oct 22,Lara Graham, Texas
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6:50 am PDT, Oct 22,Kathryn Moore, Tennessee
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1:41 pm PDT, Oct 21,Carole Hagen, Oregon
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6:54 am PDT, Oct 21,Gerlinde Palsingh, Austria
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4:27 pm PDT, Oct 18,Winefred Marcellin, Netherlands
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2:11 pm PDT, Oct 18,Margherite Weigl, New York
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2:16 pm PDT, Oct 17,Kristen Lamb, New York
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5:44 pm PDT, Oct 16,RAVEN CASKEY, Ohio
I AM WORKING ON STARTING A RESCUE OF MY OWN... GOD BLESS ANYONE WHO IS LENDING THERE HAND AND TRYING TO HELP THESE WONDERFUL ANIMALS
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10:15 am PDT, Oct 16,Carole Wesley, United Kingdom
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10:07 am PDT, Oct 16,Deana Knowles, Maryland
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6:52 pm PDT, Oct 15,Stacey Mulderig, New York
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11:15 am PDT, Oct 15,Rachelle Weisel, Illinois
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4:14 am PDT, Oct 15,Frank Baker, New Jersey
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3:12 am PDT, Oct 15,Maria Kagelind, Sweden
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10:23 pm PDT, Oct 14,Michael Akstull, Washington
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9:53 pm PDT, Oct 14,Julie Farrell, Australia
There is not excuse for neglect or abuse of any animal it is just not acceptable!!!!!
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7:26 pm PDT, Oct 14,Rain For Change, Maryland
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4:24 pm PDT, Oct 14,SunKat H., Ohio
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1:28 pm PDT, Oct 14,Ivona Parkaceva, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of
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8:35 am PDT, Oct 14,Melody Tambussi, New Jersey
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7:14 am PDT, Oct 14,Sheryl Goodwin, Maine
Obviously there is much concern about this as the signatures are beyond what was sought. Please get this petition in timely and people need to keep their eyes open to these horses that are being starved and mistreated. In a downward economy people who could once feed well their horses may now have to cut back. Maybe if you are in a position to help feed that persons horse until they can get on their feet it might be a neighborly thing to do.
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6:17 am PDT, Oct 14,Jennie Crespo, Puerto Rico
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3:56 am PDT, Oct 14,Janine Boguslawski, New York
take a closer look- help save hoses from abuse and neglect.
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2:45 am PDT, Oct 14,Evangelia Manthoyianni, Greece
