Sometimes you know it’s time: When an older horse in less-than-ideal health suffers a serious bout of colic, euthanasia might be the best option. But what about when it’s not so clear-cut–when continued medical treatment and careful management are options, but the animal’s quality of life could go downhill very quickly.
Electing to euthanize is a difficult part of horse ownership, and the hard decisions don’t stop there.
Pfizer will continue the Matching Challenge with another $25,000 pledge to match donations in 2012.
Seven horses died and five were euthanized, but Australian officals say the cause of death is unknown so far.
Hoyme provides low-cost health services and helps make “difficult decisions” for True Innocents Equine Rescue.
Researchers examined the top reasons for death and euthanasia in older horses.
The United States has a growing problem with “unwanted” horses–those their owners no longer want for various reasons.
“We are looking for what was right with Elmer, not what was wrong,” said Lucy Hirsch, DVM, friend of Elmer Bandit, as she accompanied owner Mary Anna Wood on Elmer’s final journey, which was, fittingly, to a veterinary teaching ho
The results of a survey on perceptions of factors surrounding the unwanted horse issue are now available from the Unwanted Horse
As with all large animals, disposal of horse carcasses in an environmentally safe manner requires planning and resources.
In June 2008 the USDA held a national forum to discuss the issue of the unwanted horse (
Composting is one option for disposing of a horse carcass after euthanasia. Researchers at West Texas A&M recently conducted a study to determine if residues of sodium pentobarbital might remain in compost as a potential environmental hazard
A defendant?s admission of sufficient facts to warrant a finding of guilt on a criminal charge, such as one made by Elliot S. Saffran, a Massachusetts horse owner charged with animal cruelty, sounds a lot like a guilty plea. Unlike a guilty plea
A Milford, Mass., horse owner who refused to euthanize his ailing mare despite the recommendations of veterinarians will be under probation for two years. Judge Thomas F. Sullivan Jr. continued the case for the duration of the probationary perio
Faculty members at the University of California, Davis, are working on a plan to reduce the number of unwanted horses by modeling equine rescues after small animal shelters. Under a plan developed by the International Animal Welfare Training
A Worcester County, Mass., District Court judge granted one request to eliminate testimony and postponed ruling on another in the case against Elliot Saffran, the Milford man charged last year with animal cruelty for refusing to euthanize his
While carcass disposal is not a pleasant topic, it is a subject of significant economic and environmental concern. What are the options for carcass disposal?
In many instances the cause of death needs to be determined, so the body is
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