Flying into California’s fire-ravaged San Diego area was shocking to Allen Schwartz, a consultant with disaster services and an equine specialist with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). He said the scene reminded him of

A strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to antibiotics was in the news again this week after a Virginia teenager who was diagnosed with an infection caused by the pathogen died. Additionally, the

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) announced today that the group will contribute up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person repeatedly attacking horses in Pomona, N.Y. The owner of the

A new study exploring the cost of establishing and producing organic alfalfa hay is now available from the University of California Cooperative Extension.

The analysis is based upon hypothetical farm operations using practices

Dreamchaser PMU Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc. is having a fundraiser to purchase hay and grain for 38 rescued mares and foals, weanlings, and yearlings.

Hay is costing the rescue grou

Race-day regulation restricts substances

Concentrations of certain steroids would be limited in horses on days they race in Indiana under regulations approved by the state’s Horse Racing Commission.

Commission member

EquiFest of Kansas officials have announced details for EquiFest of Kansas 2008, to be held Feb. 22-24 at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kan. This celebration of horses, now in its eleventh year, will feature world-class clinicians from all ove

Federal officials temporarily shut down the National Wild Horse and Burro Center in northern Nevada on Wednesday, where 130 horses have died from health problems that could pose a threat to workers and visitors.

The voluntary closure of the

A pilot program aimed at increasing the number of veterinary technicians in rural Alaska is going into full swing this fall.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents has approved a certificate focusing on veterinary science, to be

Melinda Merck, DVM, forensic veterinarian with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will present at the American Humane Association’s annual conference in Alexandria, Va. next week.

Merck frequently testifies as a

In light of the recent death of a carriage horse in New York City, the Humane Society of the United States reiterated its call for more humane working conditions, and suggested removing horses from congested city streets and implementing the

The mystery of the wandering zebra has been solved. Sharon McConough, who lives in the Ranger Creek, Okla., area east of Fort Gibson Dam, was startled on Friday when she spotted a zebra trotting on her driveway. She took a photo of the animal

In a Sept. 14 meeting at Keeneland Race Course, William Inglis and Son ? Australia?s leading Thoroughbred sales agency since 1867 ? sought American help to fight the ramifications of an equine influenza outbreak that could result in the loss of