Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
The Supreme Court has declined an appeal from the owners of a horse slaughtering plant who challenged an Illinois law prohibiting the killing of horses for human consumption.
Cavel International Inc. closed its plant in DeKalb, Ill., last
Several U.K. equine welfare groups today became signatories to the new National Equine Welfare Protocol.
The protocol sets out guidelines for how cases of equine neglect and abuse should be reported and handled, and what the relevant
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will open a new 1,120-acre horse sanctuary and rescue facility in Douglas County, Ore. This will be the organization’s fourth major animal care facility.
The new Duchess Sanctuary is made
To help veterinarians and the general public understand the complexity and passion behind animal welfare issues, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has launched its first Web section devoted entirely to animal welfare information
Thoroughbred Silver Hawk, the sire of 76 stakes winners who was pensioned in the fall of 2003, was euthanized June 5 due to the infirmities of old age. He was 29.
By Roberto out of the Amerigo mare Gris Vitesse, Silver Hawk stood his
Last week a court in Humboldt County, Calif., sentenced Elsie Smith, 69, to three years of probation for animal neglect. Authorities seized 40 horses from her property on April 1. Although Smith is forbidden to own horses during her probation,
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Teton Back Country Horsemen are hosting a wild horse adoption in Jackson, Wyo., later this month.
The adoption is scheduled for June 27-28 at the Teton County Fairgrounds.
The BLM
Nine allegedly starving horses were removed May 28 from a farm in Hewett, Minn., after Todd County sheriff’s deputies discovered them, along with the carcasses of 19 other horses.
“The horses had been dead for a long time,” said Wade Hanson,
Big Brown hit the Belmont Park track early June 5 with a morning jog around the sloppy and sealed main track about 5:45 EDT. With Michelle Nevin aboard, the colt traveled through the paddock, out of the tunnel, and onto the main track.
Nevi
Sara Isaacson of California’s Heart of the Redwoods Horse Rescue has seen her share of abused and neglected horses. But since looking after a herd of horses connected with an animal
Big Brown’s cracked left front hoof is improving with each passing day, so trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. is waiting until Friday to have a patch applied.
Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay suggested putting the patch on Saturday, the morning of the Belmon
The economy is hurting and many horse owners have lost their jobs, homes, and, in some cases, their horses. Drought, pressure to raise grain rather than hay, and rising fuel costs have pushed hay prices to unprecedented highs. In an ideal world,
Experienced horse people who notice neglect should contact the proper authorities to ensure the best outcome for the horse involved.
The second annual Elastikon Equine Research Award, funded through a grant made by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, has been awarded to Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, DSc, DrMedVet
As citizens across the country continue to make their way to the polls for the 2008 Presidential primaries, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is asking the public to cast one more ballot.
As it does every
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board (NYSRWB) on May 29 passed proposed restrictions on use of anabolic steroids in racehorses for Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing.
Based on a national model rule supported by the Racing
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