Man Accused of Maltreating ‘Lily’
Pat Raia
March 31, 2016
A Rhode Island man is facing charges for allegedly maltreating the mare who was shot with a paintball gun.
A Rhode Island man is facing charges for allegedly maltreating the mare who was shot with a paintball gun.
The fatality rate at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course in 2015 was 1.1 per 1,000 starts.
But, they were more likely to display “bold” behaviors (i.e., approaching unfamiliar objects) than bay horses.
The thresholds and penalties will take effect April 15, the day cobalt testing begins at all Ohio racetracks.
Five men were charged in connection to two allegedly maltreated horses residing at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds.
The fatality rate of 1.62 per 1,000 starts is the lowest since the Equine Injury Database started publishing statistics.
Horses tended to recover from stress faster if they listened to classical music through specially designed headphones.
Investigators hope a $10,000 reward will help them find whomever who shot an elderly mare with a paintball gun.
Researchers recently confirmed that in poor and rural communities, equid health is intrinsically linked to human health.
The aged mare, who was shot 130 times, is also underweight, blind in one eye, and has an ulcer in the other eye.
A judge has awarded the state Department of Agriculture custody of 32 horses seized last month from their owners.
Officials seized 23 malnourished horses from a Riverside County farm.
State authorities have seized 32 horses from an Andalusian, Friesian, and Gypsy Vanner breeding operation.
Millions of families worldwide depend on working equids for transportation, farming, economic value, and social value.
The second phase of the study was postponed because of last year’s highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak.
A group of owners allege that monensin-contaminated feed from Western Milling caused their horses to become ill or die.
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