Maryland Launches National Identification System

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Maryland Launches its part of the National Animal Identification System first phase to register all livestock premises in the State Open House

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Mississippi Horse Slaughter Rumors Untrue

Officials working with the official horse rescue organizations in Mississippi say that rumors that 5,000 horses have been abandoned and/or shipped to slaughter is untrue.


According to official reports, there are very few horses in the

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Mississippi Animal Relief Fund

Anyone wishing to help horses, horse owners, veterinarians, or small animals in Mississippi should contact the Mississippi Animal Relief Fund toll-free at 888/722-3106. Mississippi State Veterinarian Dr. Jim Watson said today (Sept. 16) that

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Filly Recovering after Tail Amputation

Dixie, the Spotted Saddle Horse filly had her tail amputated on Sept. 1, 2005, after trespassers ignited and burned her tail on Aug. 19. To see pictures of the tail amputation Read More

Louisiana State University Equine Rescue Operations

Whereas the needs of horses and local equine facilities have changed somewhat in the two weeks following Hurricane Katrina, the rescue efforts of the Louisiana State University (LSU) team continue on a daily basis. Horses continue to be brought

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New England States Report Cases of EEE

Three New England states have confirmed nine cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in horses this year, and none of the horses survived. This suggests that horse owners should take further measures to protect horses against this deadly

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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