Helping Out to Rescue and Save Equines Act

H.R. 2622, the Helping Out to Rescue and Save Equines Act, would prohibit the transport of horses across state lines for the purpose of slaughter or for the sale of horse meat for human consumption. To enforce this ban, the bill establishes specific inspection procedures and penalties for violations, while also providing grants to support horse rescue facilities. For citizens, this legislation would effectively end the commercial trade of American horses for food and shift federal resources toward the protection and rehabilitation of at-risk equines.