Southern California Wildfire Displaces Hundreds of Horses
Pat Raia
May 15, 2014
Hundreds of horses were evacuated ahead of wildfires that spread though San Diego County, California, this week.
Hundreds of horses were evacuated ahead of wildfires that spread though San Diego County, California, this week.
Cruelty charges against an Arkansas horse trader accused of maltreating more than 100 animals have been dropped due to “a number of flaws with the case,” authorities say.
A group of Utah ranchers has accused the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of violating the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971 by failing to remove excess wild horses residing on grazing lands used by the ranchers.
A heard of 30 horses is receiving rehabilitative care after being removed from a property in Morgan County, Missouri.
South Carolina law enforcement authorities are hoping the public can help them identify whoever is responsible for shooting a horse while it grazed in its Union County pasture.
The complaint alleges that horses seized during an animal cruelty investigation were returned months later in a condition that precluded the animals’ participation in competitions where cash prizes were awarded.
The groups hired a law firm to request an investigation into USDA Veterinary Medical Officers on grounds that those officers allegedly apply the Horse Protection Act rules inconsistently.
Recent storms have reminded horse owners of the importance of disaster preparedness.
Madera County, Calif., authorities are hoping the public can help them locate a pair of Quarter Horses that went missing last year.
New York State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow introduced legislation preventing any municipality in New York from limiting or eliminating permits issued to horse-drawn carriage service operators.
An Iowa man is facing multiple animal cruelty charges after authorities removed 61 horses from his Bremer County property.
On April 22 a jury found Shula Woodworth guilty of three misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty toward horses.
The advocates claim the BLM and USFS’ management techniques threaten the Pryor Mountain horse herd’s survival.
An abandoned horse on your land isn’t automatically yours, but you could still be responsible for caring for him. Find out what else you need to know if you’re faced with an abandoned horse.
A herd of 16 allegedly malnourished horses and one Miniature Horse were removed from a Sodus, N.Y., last week.
A veterinarian has been charged with animal cruelty in connection with the ongoing investigation of a sanctuary in Manatee County, Fla.
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