New BLM Policies Address Mustang Welfare, Roundup Transparency
Pat Raia
February 1, 2013
The BLM says the new policy directives were developed in response to public concern about animal welfare.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
The BLM says the new policy directives were developed in response to public concern about animal welfare.
The perpetrators unlawfully killed a burro, harvested the meat, and left the carcass in the desert.
The UHC and the ACTHA are joining forces in 2013 to help unwanted horses and equine care facilities.
The guild cited improved rider safety when they voted to support racehorse medication reform.
CANTER Mid-Atlantic is celebrating a milestone year for transitioning ex-racehorses into second careers.
A review of violation records reveals that fewer Bute overages are occurring at a lower medication threshold.
The USEF executive committee approved a rule banning soring during its Dec. 17, 2012, meeting.
The legislation calls for a ban on equine performance-enhancing drugs in horse racing in New York.
The organization awarded more than $1.8 million in grants to support equine welfare groups.
When I unfold a tarp and hear that rusty plastic rattle, I see the stains of fluids of decay; I smell death. Blue tarps cover the corpses of my failures.
The gather was suspended Jan. 5 due to the filing of a temporary restraining order, which was lifted Jan. 11.
Council members will work to discourage overbreeding and to promote responsible horse ownership.
Some equine welfare activists claim the event could include sales of horses wearing padded shoes and chains.
Thirty-seven percent of the “beef” products tested in a routine study contained equine DNA.
While the program proved stressful, physical parameters appeared within normal limits of horses in training.
The BLM is allowed to resume the roundup, provided horses are gathered in a humane way.
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