Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

Neighbors’ Votes to Decide if Boy Can Take Horse Home

Alexander Gonzalez, 11, of Tucson, Ariz., would like to bring his Miniature Horse, Bailey, home for Christmas.

It doesn’t seem like a tiny pet horse would be much of a problem high up in the rugged foothills of the Santa Catalinas, with all th

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Three Horses Dead, Six Impounded from Alabama Farm

State agriculture officials plan to charge a Shorter, Ala., man with animal cruelty after finding three dead horses on his property and six others allegedly undernourished.

State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks said Wednesday his

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Kentucky Moves to Regulate Racehorse Steroids

The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA) supports the regulation of anabolic steroids in racehorses in the state, and took the first step toward drafting and adopting the revised model rule offered by the Association of Racing Commissioners

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Equine Ambulance Allotted ASPCA Grant

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).

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Delaware Park Banning Racehorse Steroid Use

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

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Cavel Planning Supreme Court Slaughter Ban Appeal

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

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BLM Planning to Thin Nevada Wild Horse Herds

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

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