RESOLUTION NO. _______________, SERIES 2019
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A RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO REINSTATE ITS FINAL RULE AMENDING REGULATIONS UNDER THE HORSE PROTECTION ACT AND URGING THE KENTUCKY DELEGATION TO THE US SENATE TO CO-SPONSOR, VOTE IN FAVOR OF, AND HELP SECURE ENACTMENT OF THE PREVENT ALL SORING TACTICS (PAST) ACT IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCILMEMBER WINKLER
WHEREAS, historically, Tennessee Walking Horses, Racking Horses, and Spotted Saddle Horses have been subjected to soring;
WHEREAS, the soring of horses is cruel and inhumane, as it is the intentional infliction of pain on a horse's legs or hooves to force the horse to perform an artificial, exaggerated gait;
WHEREAS, horses shown or exhibited which are sore, where such soreness improves the performance of such horses in certain show classes, compete unfairly with horses which are not sore;
WHEREAS, the movement, showing, exhibition, or sale of sore horses in interstate commerce, and soring horses for such purposes, adversely affects and burdens interstate and foreign commerce in many ways, including by creating unfair competition, by deceiving the spectating public and horse buyers, and by negatively impacting horse sales;
WHEREAS, all horses which are subject to regulation under the federal Horse Protection Act are either in interstate or foreign commerce, or substantially affect such commerce;
WHEREAS, regulation under the federal Horse Protection Act by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture is appropriate to prevent and eliminate burdens upon commerce and to effectively regulate commerce;
WHEREAS, despite federal regulations in effect related to inspection for purposes of ensuring that horses are not sore, violations of the federal Horse Protection Act continue to be prevalent in the Tennessee Walking Horse, Racking Horse, and Spotted Saddle Horse breeds;
WHEREAS, the Inspector General of the U...
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