A convoy of 30 trailers laden with donations of tack and other items (with an estimated value of ?500,000, or around $291,000) will convene on a U.K. welfare group Jan 26. The donations will benefit the International League for the Protection of
Two Michigan men accused of animal cruelty and torture in a highly publicized equine welfare case are slated to appear in Jackson County Circuit Court on Sept. 30, 2008, according to a spokesperson for the Jackson County 12th District Court
Mackinac County, Mich., authorities have removed 54 animals from a Rexton farm.
County animal control officer Wendy Frosland said the owner tried to care for them but the cost and the work became too much.
The owner still could face
The USDA?s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking public comment to shape the scope of an environmental impact statement (EIS). This statement is prepared to assist in the determination of the status of genetically engineered Roundup
An attorney for a Colorado woman whose horses were seized by Larimer County authorities is seeking a bond hearing to recover custody of the animals.
The seizure took place on Dec. 29 when Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden ordered the
The New Mexico state Transportation Department has been sued by a Rowe woman who said she was injured when her vehicle struck a horse on N.M. 34.
Gina Bazan was driving near Rowe early Jan. 29, 2007, when she struck the animal ”running
Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a rural Mansfield, Ill., man following the death of three horses on his farm.
Piatt County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Todd McCabe said that he arrested Richard Pagel, rural Mansfield, for aggravated
The owner of a Fort Collins, Colo., animal rescue shelter says she will try to raise $10,000 for a bond so she can reclaim 27 animals seized by county officials over allegations that
A new study shows the number of horses, ponies and mules in Virginia grew 26% between 2001 and 2006.
The 2006 Equine Survey Report was released this month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics
Authorities seized 27 animals from the Animal Angels Horse Rescue ranch in Fort Collins on Dec. 29.
Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden says the owner faces multiple charges of animal cruelty.
Officials seized 16 horses, ponies,
An elderly man who told Deland, Fla., deputies he had “fallen on hard financial times” and was having problems caring for the animals by himself had 26 horses removed from his farm on Dec. 29, according to an article on Loca6.com (
Michigan lawmakers recently passed legislation that will significantly strengthen penalties for the most severe cases of animal neglect. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released a statement praising this action.
The new law,
New legislation in the U.S. Senate, introduced by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to include animal cruelty crimes as a separate category in the agency’s crime data reporting system.
“Having the
A horse rescue group will care for seven starving horses removed this month from a Clarke County, Va., farm.
A Clarke County General District Court judge ruled Thursday that the animals should be given to the U.S. Equine Rescue League.
The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) recently approved new measures to ensure the legs of high-level jumping horses are not being intentionally sensitized to pain in order to provide a competitive advantage. Beginning in 2008, official
A Texas man who admitted to being the general manager of an illegal horse racing track in Love County, Okla., will avoid prison time under a plea deal reached with prosecutors.
Jesus “Jesse” Romero, 46, pleaded guilty Monday to 47 felony
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