Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided Dec. 11 that a veterinary compounding pharmacy does have the right to dispense compounded formulations of controlled substances to veterinarians, overturning an earlier actio
Humane Equine Aid and Rapid Transport (HEART), a nonprofit organization that provides equine ambulatory services, recently received a $10,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
New legislation in the U.S. Senate, introduced by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to include animal cruelty crimes as a separate category in the agency’s crime data reporting system.
“Having the
Efforts by regulators in the Mid-Atlantic region to ban the use of steroids in racehorses continued Dec. 14 with an announcement by the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission that the substances would be outlawed when Delaware Park opens for
A company that ran what was the country’s last remaining horse-slaughtering plant plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Illinois law that forced the facility to close this fall, a lawyer said.
“We are planning to file a petition
Just one day before being declared abandoned, 49 ponies formerly used to pull produce carts in the streets of Baltimore, Md., have been relocated–some to new homes in the country, others to temporary facilities within the city. The ponies had
A recent Ebay auction brought a record winning bid of $5,200 for an original painting created by the late John Henry. The painting was part of the annual holiday auction held by ReRun, Inc., a Thoroughbred horse adoption program with chapters in
Britain’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has declared a four-month amnesty for people transporting horses or livestock who miss the Jan. 5, 2008, deadline for gaining a certificate of competence.
The Government
Equine artist Karen Brenner is seeking nominations for her newest series of paintings, “Beautiful Horses of Michigan.” Brenner said she hopes to include a wide variety of breeds and colors in the project. Horses will be selected based on the
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) will support Councilman Tony Avella’s proposed bill to ban carriage horses from New York City streets. The bill is
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced plans to gather and remove nearly 1,000 wild horses from public land in northeastern Nevada, citing insufficient forage caused by drought conditions.
Plans call for the removal of about
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the largest recorded horse rescue in the state of Maryland. The Humane Society of Washington County (HSWC) continues to feel the affects of the horse seizure, and six horses are still in need of
The National Park Service (NPS) announced the first partnership with a horse breed registry–the Tennessee Walking Horse–in an agreement designed to revive interest in trail riding by rangers and park visitors.
The breed’s high-steppin
The American College of Veterinary Surgery (ACVS) Foundation Board of Trustees presented the esteemed ACVS Foundation Legends Award to Charles W. Raker, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, in November.
The ACVS Foundation Legends Award recognizes ACVS
Horse Talk Radio, a weekly broadcast hosted by Jen Hegeman and broadcast on Park City, Utah’s KPCW (91.9 FM), will again examine the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act tomorrow.
Guests on the Dec. 8 show will include: AAEP Past President Robert
The anti-hippophagy campaign of the France-based Foundation Brigitte Bardot (FBB), a non-profit organization which aims to prevent animal cruelty worldwide,
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