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Ike Approaches, Nearly 1 Million Ordered to Evacuate
Cars and trucks streamed inland and chemical companies buttoned up their plants Thursday as a gigantic Hurricane Ike took aim at the heart of the U.S. refining industry and threatened to send a wall of water crashing toward Houston.
Nearly
Unwanted Horse Group Continues to Compile Facility List
The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) is still working on its list of facilities that accept, place, or use horses. Currently, there are more than 200 facilities listed on the UCH Web site.
“This is a continuing process for the coalition,” sai
Quarter Horses Debut on Polytrack
The first Quarter Horse race at Turfway Park since 1972, and the first held anywhere on Polytrack, will be held the evening of Sept. 12 at the Northern Kentucky track.
Multiple stakes winner Jessluvchicks is the 8-5 morning-line favorite fo
Ike’s Waves Begin Buffeting Texas
A massive Hurricane Ike sent white waves crashing over a seawall as it steamed toward Texas Friday, threatening to devastate coastal towns and batter America’s fourth-largest city.
Ike’s eye was forecast to strike somewhere near Galveston
Soring Inspections Stepped Up at Walking Horse Celebration
Compliance with the Horse Protection Act (HPA) appeared to decline at the 70th Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, dropping from 98% in 2007 to 95% at this year’s event, according to USDA figures. The Celebration took place
$28.5 Million Expansion for Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center
State and local government officials, including Gov. Steve Beshear, joined representatives from the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture today to break ground on a $28.5 million expansion and renovation of UK’s Livestock Disease
Piroplasmosis in Florida: Some Quarantines Lifted
Florida agriculture officials have started lifting quarantines at the some of the properties with animals exposed to equine piroplasmosis. Three premises have been released due to negative testing on all horses, leaving 19 under state quarantine
Hurricane Resources for Texas Horse Owners
The Texas Veterinary Medical Association has compiled a list of Hurricane Ike preparation resources for animal owners on its Web site.
These resources include links to government and weather information, evacuation maps, the
Ike Could Reach Category 4; Houston-Galveston on Path
Forecasters expect Hurricane Ike to make landfall this weekend somewhere between Corpus Christi and Houston, creating the potential for heavy punishment for Houston even if it’s not hit directly.
Some forecasts say Ike could strengthen to a
Disposal Directions for Eqvalan Dewormer Revised
The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has alerted veterinarians of revised directions for the disposal of Eqvalan (ivermectin) Liquid for Horses. The CVM has received a small number of reports of precipitate forming in opened or leaky
University of Florida Veterinary Disaster Response Team Learns New Skills
When it comes to teams representing the University of Florida, the national champion football and basketball teams might be getting all the headlines, but the University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Disaster Response Team should not be
Keeneland Yearling Buyers Utilize Steroid Tests
During the first two sessions of the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale the Central Kentucky auction company reported 20 requests for testing for exogenous anabolic steroids.
There were six requests during the opening session Sept. 8 an
Find Equine Evacuation Sites in Texas
The Texas Animal Health Commission is advising those evacuating for Hurricane Ike to call 2-1-1 for the latest information on available facilities open for emergency animal sheltering for livestock and pets.
“The 2-1-1 operators assist
Texas Horses Move Inland as Hurricane Ike Approaches
Many Texas horse owners are moving with their horses out of harm’s way as Hurricane Ike approaches the coast.
As of 1 p.m., CDT, Ike was a Category 2 hurricane, but the National Hurricane Center noted in a public bulletin that it was
Texas A&M Vet College Helping Coordinate Area Equine Evacuation
As Hurricane Ike sets its eye on the Texas Coast, thousands of coastal residents are going to be mandated to evacuate their homes.
Ike Gains Strength Over Gulf, Aims for Texas
Hurricane Ike barreled across the warm, energizing waters of the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday on its way toward the Texas coast.
Forecasters said the Category 1 storm was already strengthening over open waters after leaving Cuba and could grow
