A bill that would protect non-veterinarian equine dentists in Oklahoma from criminal prosecution advanced yesterday when that state’s House of Representatives’ Agriculture and Rural Development Committee approved the measure.

Sponsored by Rep. Don Armes, HB 3202 amends the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act to allow individuals who are not licensed veterinarians to float hor

Allegedly maltreated animals recently removed from a Texas ranch will be moving to new homes now that a Fannin County judge has put them in Habitat for Horses custody.

Fannin County police and Habitat for Horses investigators removed nine allegedly malnourished miniature donkeys and seven horses from a Leonard ranch last month after discovering the carcasses of at least 22 Miniatu

Law enforcement authorities in Parker County, Texas, hope the offer of a $10,700 cash reward will result in the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the shooting death of a young Quarter Horse last month.

On Jan. 24 ranch hands discovered the 7-month-old filly dead in its Weatherford pasture. The horse had been shot between the eyes at close range with a high-powere

An Ohio woman faces multiple animal cruelty charges after county animal welfare authorities removed 31 allegedly malnourished Arabian horses from her property.

Last week animal welfare authorities from the Humane Society of Ottawa County discovered 37 animals allegedly living in filth without food or water. One horse was found dead and five were euthanized at the scene. The remain

More than 30 allegedly malnourished Arabian horses are receiving rehabilitative care after officials removed them from a farm in Oak Harbor, Ohio.

On Friday, Animal welfare authorities from the Humane Society of Ottawa County discovered 37 animals allegedly living in filth without food or water. One horse was dead and another five were euthanized at the scene. The remaining 31 hor

An Oregon woman is facing multiple animal cruelty charges following the removal of 31 allegedly neglected horses from her property last week.

Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies and animal rescue agency volunteers removed the animals from the Cross-Tie Ranch near Mill City after investigating complaints about conditions there. The seized horses were among 116 animals residing on th

The California family convicted on multiple animal cruelty charges connected to the removal of 100 horses from their Frazier Park ranch will serve jail time and are prohibited from owning horses for five years.

Jane Bor, her son Ernie, and daughter-in-law Cecelia were arrested in October 2008 after authorities removed

Cincinnati's River Downs Race Track has established a "surrender stall" program for horse owners who can no longer care for their animals. The program was established in response to the removal of six allegedly malnourished horses from a farm operated by former Thoroughbred horse trainer Chad Moore, said River Down

Jason Meduna, the former Nebraska training ranch operator convicted on multiple felony animal cruelty counts involving the maltreatment of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs, will appear in Morrill County District Court on Feb. 23 for sentencing.

Meduna was charged with 149 counts of class 4 felony animal abandonment and cruel animal neglect resulting in injury or death last

The former operator of a Nebraska training ranch for Bureau of Land Management mustangs has been found guilty on 145 of the 149 felony animal cruelty charges against him.

Jason Meduna was charged with 149 counts of class 4 felony animal abandonment and cruel animal neglect resulting in injury or death last April after Morrill County law enforcement authorities and personnel from e

The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for the shooting deaths of six wild horses rose to $12,500 this week, when the Humane Society of the United States added $2,500 to the existing $10,000 reward offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Helicopter pilots from the BLM discovered the animals' carcasses in a remote area

A Texas man remains in jail following his arrest on animal cruelty charges for allegedly maltreating donkeys and horses on his property.

Acting on a complaint on Sunday, Fannin County Sherriff’s Office and Habitat for Horses investigators discovered the carcasses of at least 22 Miniature Donkeys and three horses on a Leonard, Texas, ranch. Nine allegedly malnourished Miniature

The former operator of a Nebraska training ranch for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs went on trial in Morrill County District Court today for allegedly maltreating more than 100 animals.

Last April Morrill County law enforcement authorities and personnel from equine welfare agencies removed more than 200 allegedl

Two horses recently removed from an Ohio farm were euthanized due to poor body condition, said Clermont County Communications Director Kathy Lehr.

The two mares were among six allegedly malnourished thoroughbred horses removed by County animal control officials from a Bethel, Ohio, farm on Dec. 28.

Lehr said, “the mares had body conditions of 0.5 on the Read More

A Fayette County, Ga., teenager has been charged with felony aggravated cruelty to animals for shooting a horse with arrows.

A passerby discovered the wounded mare lying in its pasture in Brooks on Sunday. The horse had sustained arrow wounds in its spine, neck, and head. The mare is recovering.

On Thursday, Fayette County police arrested Jason Ryan Richardson, 17, said