An investigation to determine who fatally shot three horses in a federal corral in Rock Springs, Wyo., earlier this month is under way.
The dead horses were discovered on June 12 when a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee arrived to
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management mustangs and burros has waived his right to preliminary hearing and will be arraigned on more than 100 animal cruelty counts in Morrill County District Court o
The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) will receive no new funding under a 2010 spending bill proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA appropriations subcommittee. Chairwoman Rosa L. DeLauro
Two equine rescue operators are revamping their fundraising policies after learning about unauthorized fundraising activities taking place on their behalf.
The situation came to light June 3, when Tawnee Preisner, vice president of
A Texas woman accused of maltreating 57 horses remains in jail after failing to post bond on cruelty charges.
Carol Paselk faces one count of cruelty to animals and one court of cruelty to livestock. The Class A misdemeanors each carry
A Colorado man faces multiple animal cruelty counts following the removal of 17 horses from his property for the second time in two years.
Sheriff’s Deputies in Jefferson County, Colo., seized the horses from owner John McCulley on May 20.
A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to 13 animal cruelty counts and relinquished ownership of his animals under a plea bargain entered in Northampton County District court on June 4.
Joseph Mayer was originally charged with 38 counts of
The sponsor of Tennessee legislation promoting horse processing plant development in that state is not giving up on the bill, although it’s now stalled in the state’s Senate Commerce Committee.
Sponsored by Rep. Frank Niceley, HB 1428 would
Oklahomans who are not veterinarians will soon be able to float horses’ teeth without risking felony charges, now that Gov. Brad Henry signed SB 452 into law on Thursday.
SB 452 strips an amendment to the state’s Veterinary Practice Act of
A California Superior Court Judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence to press felony charges against several members of a family accused of maltreating horses at their Ventura County ranch.
Jane Bor, her son Ernie, and daughter-in-law
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs and burros now faces more than 140 counts of felony animal cruelty in connection with the alleged maltreatment of animals seized from his
A Texas Justice of the Peace has awarded custody of 57 Thoroughbred and Arabian horses to the equine welfare groups that have been caring for them since the animals were seized May
More than 50 allegedly neglected horses are receiving rehabilitative care from two Texas rescue agencies after they were removed from their owner’s care earlier this month.
Oklahoma legislators have approved a measure that allows individuals who are not veterinarians to float horses’ teeth without risking felony charges.
SB 452 strips an amendment from the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act of 2008 that
Police in Miramar, Fla., are searching for poachers responsible for killing two Paso Fino horses for their meat. The horses’ butchered carcasses were discovered in their pasture on May 6 when their owner arrived to feed them.
The case is the latest in a series of similar incidents in Florida. In cases spanning back
The former owner of 59 draft horses involved in a 2007 tractor-trailer truck rollover accident in Illinois was sentenced to supervision and ordered to pay $4,000 in fines and restitution in connection with the incident.
The accident occurred Oct. 27 when a truck hauling the horses in a double-decker trailer from Indiana to Minnesota overturned in Wadsworth, Ill. A total of 17 animal
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