Rewards Offered in Illegal Slaughter, Horsemeat Cases
Pat Raia
October 20, 2015
Last week investigators raided three illegal slaughter farms in Loxahatchee and West Palm Beach, Florida.
Last week investigators raided three illegal slaughter farms in Loxahatchee and West Palm Beach, Florida.
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s drug testing lab is the seventh such to achieve this status.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and reiners are joining the cause through Slide for the Cure.
Further, an Emirates Equestrian Federation official was provisionally suspended for failing to observe the FEI rules.
Equine veterinarian Charles W. “Doc” Graham, DVM, will be officially inducted in a 2016 ceremony.
The the 4-month-old filly went missing in September. The remains showed no signs of foul play, authorities said.
The 12-year-old mare named Dotty sustained a single gunshot wound. Her remains were found on Oct. 1.
Scientists say the equine reproductive tract has undergone surprisingly little evolution over the past 48 million years.
The group also received an update on the uniform medication program and granted interim accreditation to Texas A&M lab.
Stress can impair a horse’s performance, diminish the benefits of therapy, and create safety risks to vulnerable riders.
Supervised by veterinarians, the students practiced castrations on Quarter Horses rescued from a Texas ranch.
War Emblem arrived on Oct. 12 after 13 years standing stud at the Shadai Stallion Station in Hokkaido, Japan.
Six people were arrested following raids at the three illegal slaughter farms, some of which processed horses.
The legislation would establish an independent authority to implement a national uniform racehorse medication program.
The horse, which was found dead in a Campbell County pasture on Oct. 8, sustained a single gunshot wound.
A wild horse found at the Salt River Recreation Area in Arizona is now the subject of an animal cruelty investigation.
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