Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
In a little more than four months 100 Thoroughbreds have found new homes through TheHorse.com’s Thoroughbred Adoption Service. Actually that number is higher as many folks who placed
Idaho has joined the list of states pondering legislation aimed at maintaining control of equine transport and re-establishing the horse processing industry in the United States.
Introduced into Idaho’s House State Affairs
The Horse Trust, a UK equine charity, is reporting a five-fold increase in enquiries from cash-strapped owners who need to rehome their horse. But with a fall in public donations, the charity is unable to take on any more horses.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has granted $10,000 to the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS). The funds will support the GFAS Equine Sanctuary Site Inspection program.
GFAS helps sanctuarie
The USDA is seeking $162,800 in fines from an Ohio livestock auctioneer and shipper for violating the Commercial Transport of Equines for Slaughter Act, which regulates treatment of slaughter-bound horses. At issue is the shipment of 1,345
Research indicates the Botai culture, on the steppes of what is now northern Kazakhstan, domesticated horses about 5,500 years ago. That’s 1,000 years earlier than was previously believed.
Members of the Equine Photographers Network, a group of more than 500 photographers from around the world who specialize in the photography of horses, will focus their lenses on story projects that will highlight the plight of horses in need.
We’re only seven horses away from hitting the milestone of 100 horses finding new homes through TheHorse.com’s Thoroughbred Adoption Service.
Launched in November 2008, 93
Officials with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have declined Madeleine Pickens’ proposal to create a refuge for as many as 30,000 wild horses on grounds that the plan is not viable under current federal law.
Weekday tourists to Rome’s historic center will no longer enjoy the sights at a horse’s pace.
City authorities have withdrawn carriage licenses following opposition by animal rights activists, combined with several equine deaths in 200
Recently, there have been some questions directed to the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Equine Drugs and Medications Program related to the use of liniments. The specific liniments in question are:
Equi-Block Liniments by
Churchill Downs Incorporated has announced a series of new rules and policies designed to enhance the safety and welfare of jockeys and horses. The measures will be in place at Churchill Downs racetrack in advance of the this year’s Kentucky
In October 2008 wild horse protection advocates, scientists, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Deputy Director
Last year welfare of the horse in the United States reached the consciousness of not only the industry, but also the general public. The horse and veterinary industries have long addressed issues of equine welfare as it relates to competition, and
The Montana House of Representatives strongly endorsed a bill Feb. 24 that paves the way for construction of a horse slaughterhouse in Montana and aims to bring the industry back to the United States (
ReRun, the Thoroughbred adoption program headquartered in New Jersey, will be freeze branding its horses to protect them from getting into the wrong hands. Joining ReRun in this initiative is Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC) and Mylestone
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