Ok. Here is a list of different websites dealing with Animal Cruelty and Laws. I hope it gets you started.

http://www.animal-law.org/index.html

http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=lawmanual

http://www.api4animals.org/47.htm#States

http://www.petbreedersnmore.com/shelters.html

I don't know how much any of this will help you. It is from some work I am doing as far as our crappy SPCA is concerned but it might get you started.

I think you are going to find what you are trying to do very difficult. Unless the horses are "showing" signs of neglect and lack of food and medical care then there isn't much that can be done. They must be underweight with obvious signs of neglect such as cracked and broken hooves, open wounds or sores, low body weight scores etc.

Also what you are doing is what some local law enforcement called us here.......vigilante. It is often just the best thing to try and work with the law. Threatening isn't always the safest thing to do.

I wish you luck in this. I understand and applaud your efforts. Just please take care. You ultimately want to do what is the best for the animals.

Denyce