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Real “Pet Detective” Has Seen it All

 From New Jersey dog fights to California rat hoarders, Paul Miller has investigated more animal cruelty than many could stomach.


In a coast-to-coast career spanning nearly 30 years, he has gone undercover, written up charges and

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Mule-Cloning Veterinarian Moving to Colorado State

Gordon Woods, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACT, the University of Idaho veterinary scientist who helped create the world’s first cloned mules, has left the school to take a job at Colorado State University.

In 2003, Woods, veterinary scientist Dirk

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Hall of Fame Trainer Bud Delp Dies

(From Maryland Jockey Club)
Hall of Fame trainer Grover G. “Bud” Delp, conditioner of the three-time champion Spectacular Bid, died Friday night at his Ellicott City home due to cancer. He was 74.

There will be no memorial

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EHV: Sixth Florida Horse Euthanatized Friday

Veterinarians believe they have controlled an outbreak of a highly contagious equine virus responsible for the deaths of six horses.


The latest horse to get seriously ill was euthanatized Friday and two more are being monitored for signs

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Pregnant Horse Killed in Car Accident

A pregnant horse was killed in Monroe County, N.Y., Thursday (Dec. 28) after being hit by a car.


Police say 17-year-old Ashley Cocuzzi was driving just after midnight when her car struck the mare, which had run into the roadway.

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Northern California Trainer Rogers Suspended

California trainer Allen E. Rogers was suspended by Bay Meadows stewards after a horse in his care tested in excess of the specified level for the 2-(1-hydroxyethyl) promazine, a Class 3 violation.


Swen finished third in the third race a

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NAHMS: Pony Population Highest in Northeast


While full-sized horses account for the vast majority of equids in the United States, donkeys, mules, ponies, and Miniature Horses also factor into the overall equine population. A government study has revealed that the distribution and

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Bay Meadows Might Defer Synthetic Track Decision

Bay Meadows Race Course, long rumored to be facing demolition in favor of redevelopment plans approved by the city of San Mateo, might seek an exemption from a California Horse Racing Board mandate to replace its existing dirt track with an

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2007 Equine Event Calendar Available Now

Farnam is now offering a 2007 Equine Event Calendar, preprinted with holidays and national equine events, including location and Web site address. It is the perfect size to take with you while pursuing your busy schedule. Plus, a window inside

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Rate of Land Conservation Tripled in Past Five Years

Equestrians share a special privilege: the permission to ride over magnificent open spaces on private land. They owe a debt of gratitude to the landowners who have conserved their land for future generations. The good news is that the rate of

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