2014 Budget Proposal would Nix Horsemeat Inspection Funding
Funding for inspections at horse processing plants would be eliminated under a request in the budget proposal.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Funding for inspections at horse processing plants would be eliminated under a request in the budget proposal.
More than 60 horses are receiving rehabilitative care after authorities removed them from a farm last week.
Racetrack operators are investigating how a retired racehorse wound up for sale at a livestock auction.
Equitarian efforts like Project Samana allow veterinarians to help working equids around the world.
Attendees of the first meeting discussed issues relating to performance horse medications and treatments.
Scientists are keeping a discreet eye on the Asiatic wild ass with the help of GPS and dung.
A meat company raised the ire of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) when an April Fools’ prank went awry.
The bill would have required the BLM to obtain a permit to relocate wild mustangs or burros to Montana.

Researchers evaluated sample handling and storage time’s effects on CO2 concentrations in horse blood plasma.
The grand jury indicted McConnell on more than 20 counts of animal cruelty in connection with horse soring.

RCI approved a schedule that could set the stage for uniform racing medication rules in the United States.
The BLM has announced selections for three positions on its National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.

Veterinarians across the globe are working together to improve health care and living conditions for working equids.
Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill reversing a 50-year-old law that made horse slaughter illegal in Oklahoma.
The legislation responds to the BLM importing 700 wild horses and burros to a ranch near Ennis, Mont.

Researchers evaluated if half-doses of Bute resulted in different plasma concentrations than full doses.
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