Law enforcement authorities and fire officials in Colorado are working together to determine who is responsible for a fire that killed 12 horses and several other animals on May 9.

The horses, a goat, and several chickens and roosters were residing in a corral on private property in Commerce City, Colo., when the fire broke out.

Tests conducted by the Colorado Bureau of

A former Thoroughbred horse trainer who pleaded guilty to multiple animal cruelty counts earlier this year was released from jail on May 12 after serving 126 days of his 180-day sentence.

Chad Moore was charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty and abandonment after animal welfare authorities removed six malnourished Thoroughbred horses, one pony, and one donkey from his Bethel, Oh

A 3-year-old Paint horse is safe at home with his owner after traveling more than 10 miles down the Cumberland River when heavy rains caused flooding in Nashville, Tenn., and surrounding areas earlier this month.

The horse was in a pasture when floodwaters swept him away, said owner Cathy Morehead.

A helicopter pilot spotted the stranded horse on a hill 14 miles from Mo

Canadian animal welfare and law enforcement authorities are investigating the deaths of 40 horses discovered crowded near a fence at the Peigan Reserve in Southern Alberta. The horses were among more than 1,000 equines residing on the reserve. The animals’ owners are unknown.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police discovered the horses’ carcasses in the remote 30,000-acre grazing a

Some horse slaughter opponents are using social networking sites to urge the defeat of Missouri legislation that would allow horse processing plant development in that state.

Introduced by Rep. Jim Viebrock, HB 1747 would establish plant operation and meat inspection regulations for horse processing plants. The bill also requires plant operators to pay registration and processing

Tennessee horse owners took advantage of fair weather May 5 to bring their horses home from their temporary shelter at the Williamson County Agriculture Center in Franklin.

Owners brought between 200 and 300 horses to the center this past weekend when more than 13 inches of rain fell in Nashville and rural Williamson County in little more than 24 hours.

“A lot of t

An Ohio woman has been found guilty on more than 40 counts of second-degree misdemeanor animal cruelty for maltreating Arabian horses on her Oak Harbor farm. An Ottawa County Municipal Court jury returned the verdicts April 30.

Animal welfare authorities charged Robin Vess with 42 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty in February after discovering 37 animals living in filth without food or w

More than 200 horses were evacuated from Williamson County, Tenn., farms this weekend as more than 13 inches of rain fell within 24 hours in the rural county south of Nashville.

Owners began transporting their horses to the Williamson County Agriculture Center in Franklin on May 2, when heavy rains threatened to flood their farms, said Agricultural Center Director Kenny Wallace.

The sponsor of an Illinois bill that would reestablish horse processing in that state has referred it back to committee.

HB 4812 would repeal a state prohibition against horse processing for human consumption. The measure was poised for a floor vote in the state House of Representatives last month. However, bill sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia withdrew the bill before the vote could take p

Two Nevada men facing federal charges in connection with the shooting deaths of five Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs at the Buckhorn Management Area in November pleaded not guilty to the charges during an appearance in U.S. District Court in Reno, Nev., on April 27.

BLM helicopter pilots discovered the animals’ carcasses in December during a scheduled roundup of musta

The city of Hardin, Mont., will not be a site for horse processing plant development, thanks to an ordinance that forbids the location of high-volume slaughter operations within the city limits. The Hardin City Council passed the ordinance last month. It went into effect April 16.

The ordinance amends the city’s zoning code to prohibit the development of any slaughter facility

A Florida bill to that would make it a felony to slaughter horses and sell their meat for human consumption drew closer to passage on April 21 when that state’s House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the measure.

HB 765 prohibits the mutilation or killing of any horse and forbids the transport, distribution, sale, and purchase of horsemeat for human consumption.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking a federal court to stop Franck’s Compounding Lab Inc. from manufacturing and selling compounded drugs used to treat animals. The Ocala, Fla., pharmacy produced a vitamin and mineral compound blamed for the deaths of 21 polo horses last year.

The horses died after receiving a selenium, vitamin B, and potassium compound prepa

A bill that allows individuals who are not licensed veterinarians to float horses’ teeth if they meet state certification requirements became law in Oklahoma April 16, when Gov. Brad Henry signed HB 3202.

The measure also amends the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act to allow horse owners and their employees to buy and administer veterinary prescription sedatives sometimes used in teeth-floati

Feed manufacturer Purina Mills recalled two lots of its Strategy Professional Formula GX horse feed April 16 after metal fragments were discovered in certain 50-pound bags of the products.

A bill instructing California’s congressional delegation to support federal legislation that would forbid the transport of horses to horse processing plants in Canada and Mexico took a step toward passage on April 15 when the state’s Senate approved it. The bill now will move to the state’s House Agriculture Committee.

SJR 22 calls on federal lawmakers to pass HR 5