While her owner ponders his legal options, Quincy, the lame 29-year-old mare at the center of a controversial animal cruelty case, remains in the care of an unnamed Massachusetts equine clinic.
“She’s as well as can be expected,” said
A tearful Larry Jones said Eight Belles, who suffered a catastrophic injury in the gallop-out after finishing second in the Run for the Roses, said there would be no second-guessing in what he called an “unfortunate” outcome that couldn’t be
A controversial Massachusetts horse cruelty case might be resolved in court April 8 if the horse’s owner agrees to euthanize the mare in question.
According to Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ (MSPCA) Deputy
There can be many factors that lead to the decision for euthanasia–whether it’s “just time” or immediacy.
Dairy farmer Ken Nobis reaches into a tall mound of what looks like topsoil and grabs a clump, which he looks over and quickly sniffs before crumbling it.
The 10-foot-high, 50-foot-long heap that he’s examining is a compost pile. Its humus is
Nearly 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you remember a beloved equine you’ve lost?”
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanatized Monday (Jan. 29) after complications from his injury at the Preakness last May.
“We just reached a point where it was going to be difficult for him to go on without pain,
On the morning of Jan. 29, Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, head of surgery at The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, made the somber announcement most everyone had been prepared to hear more than
Can people with no money get a veterinarian to euthanize their horse for free?
Several recent occurrences have brought to mind the role of humans as stewards of our animals. These stories don’t all have to do with horses, but how many horse owners do you know who don’t have dogs, cats, or other critters running around the
Jane McGarel-Groves was awarded 350,000 GBP (about $608,280 US) in damages after suing two veterinarians that treated her 14-year-old dressage horse Annastasia in 2001 with corticosteroid joint injections. The injections inadvertently caused
As horse owners, we care deeply about our animals. When one of our beloved horses dies, we lose a trusted friend. For many of us, the experience is emotionally devastating. Yet, just when we are at our most pronounced stage of grief, we are
Q: Are there risks to other animals that may eat the carcass of a euthanized horse or other large animal?
Can you explain how “sacking out” works and if you think it would work for my mare?
A horse owner develops a relationship with his or her horse that is marked by mutual trust, respect, and affection, much as would be encountered in a relationship between two people who spend several hours every day together doing something
In January, Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine began operating a Pet Loss Support Hotline to support grieving animal owners. Specially trained WSU veterinary student volunteers are staffing the
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