The measure amended the state’s Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act to exempt equine massage therapists from being licensed by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
The 2-year-old filly was allegedly taken from her field and dragged behind a vehicle, authorities say.
A Kansas woman and her son are facing multiple animal cruelty charges after authorities seized a herd of horses and multiple head of cattle from their Saline County properties.
Osmany Toledo Suarez has been charged with animal cruelty in connection with operations at farms in Lee County that allegedly supply horsemeat.
Clayton County authorities say Jonathan Espinoza-Vasquez allegedly set fire to the stable in retaliation toward the property owner, killing 24 horses in the process.
A former Santa Rosa County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office deputy’s horse was allegedly found malnourished and injured.
Officials seized 70 horses and nine donkeys from a self-described animal rescue. They also found the remains of more than 50 horses in various stages of decay on the same property.
A Texas man is facing multiple animal cruelty charges after officials seized 32 allegedly maltreated horses from a McLennan County farm last month.
A horse died after kicking out the newly replaced floor of a trailer in which he was riding, falling backwards, and being dragged on a busy roadway near Fort Pierce, Florida.
The barn was completely involved in fire when firefighters arrived, officials said.
More than 30 allegedly malnourished horses are recovering after authorities removed them from a trainer’s farm near China Spring last week.
The measure allows judges to prohibit convicted animal abusers from owning horses and other pets in the future and makes it more likely that such individuals will serve time in prison.
Shawnee, Oklahoma, authorities say a horse found dead on a highway was dragged, allegedly while alive, for about five miles.
Farriers believe the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) proposal to eliminate them from a list of exemptions in the latest suggested revision to the Model Veterinary Practice Act (MVPA) could carry unintended consequences.
Veterinarians euthanized eight of the horses due complications from severe hoof neglect, including arthritis and laminitis, officials said.
The BLM will offer 10 professionally gentled, off-the-range Mustangs in hopes that more people will purchase them if they’ve already started training.
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