Pat Raia

Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

Articles by: Pat Raia

Illinois House Passes Equine Transport Bill

A proposed measure to prohibit the transport of horses in double-decker trailers in Illinois took a step toward becoming law on Tuesday when the state House of Representatives passed HB4162. The vote was 80 to 29.

The approved bill moves

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74 Horses Removed from Kentucky Farm Recovering

A week after animal welfare officials removed 74 horses from a Jessamine County, Ky., farm, the animals are gaining strength and acclimating to their new surroundings.

“When they first came off the trailer, they were listless,” said Kim

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HSUS Soring Hotline Heats Up

Just days after advertisements appeared in Middle Tennessee newspapers offering cash for information about violators of the state’s anti-soring law, phones at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) began to ring.

“We received more

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Arkansas Horse Owners Face Floods

Despite rising river waters and extensive flooding throughout Northeast and Central Arkansas, Kay Jordan has not received a single call from horse owners with stranded animals.

“I would have heard from local humane societies if there was a

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Trexlers Face Felony Charges in S.C. Abuse Case

A Richland County, S.C., grand jury handed down indictments last week for brothers James Trexler and Terry Trexler and for their mother, Hazelene Trexler, in connection with an ongoing case of animal abuse involving horses. The indictments add

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Monitoring Cruelty: Online Database Tracks Cases

The recent case of alleged horse abuse in South Carolina underscores the need for a way to track convicted horse abusers nationwide, according Carol Darnell, a former Arabian horse breeder and longtime rescuer.

“We have to vet the people to

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Sponsor Tables Illinois Horse Transport Bill Amendment

The sponsor of a proposed Illinois measure designed to enhance horse transport safety has tabled a controversial amendment that equine advocates denounced as unacceptable.

“We’re going to go back to the original bill,” said Ill. Rep. JoAnn

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Horses Removed from Dilapidated Philadelphia Stables


Humane officials and horse owners worked well into the night on Thursday to remove horses from condemned buildings in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion in advance of the structures’ scheduled demolition.

“The horses are being removed a

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Horse Abuse Defendants Extradited to Georgia

Hazelene Trexler, 70, and Terry Trexler, 44, were on their way to Georgia Thursday morning to face multiple counts of animal cruelty, according to Jefferson County, Ga., Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Kitchens. Two deputies were slated to leave Jefferson

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