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New Orleans Carriage Horse Update
Seventeen carriage horses and two carriage mules from New Orleans’ Charbonnet Mid-City Carriage Company are living at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzalez, La. The rest of the company’s animals have been moved from Louisiana to a farm in
Deworming Strategies and Hurricane Recovery
The level of equine parasite transmission should be diminished on pastures that were so flooded they had to be evacuated, said Craig Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD, president of East Tennessee Clinical Research in Knoxville, Tenn. “Many larvae would get
Kentucky Revises VS Embargo
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) has revised its vesicular stomatitis (VS) embargo on livestock (including horses) by adding Davis County, Utah and Moffat County, Colo., where additional cases of VS were reported during the first wee
LSU Reports Good News for Horses
“We have lots of horses that are in fresh, clean stalls,” reported Rustin Moore, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, direcotr of the Equine Health Studies Program at the Louisiana State Univerity College of Veterinary Medicine the evening of Tuesday
North Carolina Horse Refugee Plan
This plan was organized by the State Animal Response Team, North Carolina Department of Agriculture, and the North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine.
If any horses are requested from states affected by Hurricane Katrina are t
Evangeline Downs Helps Hurricane Victims
The Hurricane Katrina relief benefit initiated by Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino in Opelousas, La., has been added to a growing list of U.S. companies who are successfully raising large sums of money and providing relief for hurricane
Notes from the Field, VMAT-2, Sept. 10, evening
Following is a report from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Veterinary Medical Assistance Team 2 (VMAT-2) now working in Gulfport, Miss.
Team members, Army personnel, and Humane Society volunteers have spent the last
Louisiana Animal Update, Sept. 10
Companion animal rescue teams composed of the Humane Society of the United States and Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals personnel are dispatched daily to New Orleans from the Lamar Dixon Expo Center to rescue animals tha
Mississippi Animal Update, Sept. 10
Companion animal rescue, sheltering, and care operations are being conducted from four staging areas in Mississippi. The staging areas are located at the Mississippi State Fairground in Jackson, the Forest County Multipurpose Complex in
VCA Offers Free Shelter
The Veterinary Centers of America (VCA) has agreed to board companion animals needing shelter due to Hurricane Katrina at no cost. VCA operates over 370 animal hospitals in 38 States across the nation. These hospitals are staffed by over 1,300 full
Helping Louisiana Horse Victims of Hurricane Katrina
There has been a tremendous outpouring of sympathy and concern for the horse victims of Hurricane Katrina. In Louisian, veterinarians and staff of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, stepped up in the immediate aftermat
Veterinary Team (VMAT-2) Update Sept. 9, Morning
Today the Veterinary Medical Assistance Team 2 (VMAT2) is building a field hospital in Gulfport, Miss., area about 40 minutes away from Keasler Air Base where it is staying.
We’ve seen very few cases of acute trauma in the Mississippi
A Day in the Life of a Hurricane Rescue Team From LSU
“There are hundreds of little interest stories that have or will come out of this thing” said Ky Mortensen, Director of Advancement for the Equine Program at Louisiana State University College of Veterinary Medicine. “Some will be remembered for
The Jockey Club Foundation Donates $100,000 To Hurricane Relief
The Jockey Club Foundation, which assists needy individuals throughout the Thoroughbred racing industry, has made a $100,000 contribution to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts being spearheaded by two industry organizations.
A check fo
Expo Center Crowded; Equine Evacuees Doing Well
The continual sound of dogs barking and an occasional worried whinny was audible in the background as Dennis French, DVM, MS, Dipl. ABVP, of Louisiana State University’s (LSU) veterinary school, gave an update on the equine evacuees at the
Vet Students Help Out
The veterinary students in attendance at the Opportunities in Equine Practice Seminar (OEPS, Sept. 2-4) at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., wanted to help the relief efforts of their fellow vet students at Louisiana State and
