Adoption & Rescue

2008 Kentucky Derby Contender Z Fortune Finds a Home

New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced May 12 that Z Fortune, who ran in the 2008 Kentucky Derby, was officially adopted by HRTV reporter and “Race Day America” host Carolyn Conley. The grade III winner was raced throughout his career by

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Alberta Man Charged with Cruelty

An Alberta, Canada, rancher is facing multiple animal cruelty charges in connection with the alleged maltreatment of 140 horses on his Drumheller property. Last month, acting on a warrant, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Alberta Society for

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Prosecutors Request New Judge in James Leachman Case

Prosecutors in Yellowstone County, Mont., have requested that a new judge assume the James Leachman animal cruelty case after Leachman’s son Seth Leachman filed suit against Justice of the Peace Pedro Hernandez, the judge currently presiding over the

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Seth Leachman Sues Judge Over Relocation Ruling

A Montana man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a Yellowstone County judge acted without jurisdiction when he ordered the relocation of more than 60 horses that once belonged to James H. Leachman, who is facing numerous cruelty charges in

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Abandoned Indiana Horses Might Join Therapy Program

Two horses discovered wandering in a Ft. Wayne, Ind., park last week are now city property and might be eventually placed with an equine assisted therapy program, according to a written statement released by the City of Fort Wayne Animal Care &

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