Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Two Democratic legislators in Kentucky have formally asked Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher why the horse industry won?t have broad representation at an agriculture summit scheduled for March 15 in Louisville.
According to the state Web
Do you want to learn the different ways veterinarians keep animals and people healthy? Then come to the 44th annual Open House from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 31, at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, 2001 S.
Wanted: a good home for 23 neglected and abandoned ponies, 10 dogs, some goats, and one donkey.
The animals were rescued Mar. 7 from a ranch in Menifee, Calif., where they were abandoned several weeks ago. A concerned resident contacted
A sizzle followed by a billow of foul-smelling smoke floated through the barn as Jeff Lickfeldt pressed a hot shoe to a Thoroughbred’s hoof.
“That smells like money,” he said laughing as it caused others’ nostrils to curl.
For more tha
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has toughened regulations to stem persistent abuse of Tennessee Walking Horses by keeping trainers and owners who violate the rules out of shows and sales.
The Humane Society of the United States says the
The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold a Wild Horse and Burro Adoption at the Wild Horse and Burro Holding Facility in Ewing, Ill., on April 27-28.
The adoption will be from 9 am. to 5 p.m. o
Legislation to outlaw the commercial sale and slaughter of America’s wild horses was passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee yesterday (March 7).
H.R. 249 seeks to restore permanent federal protections for wild horses and burros
The Connecticut Horse Council has been working on legislation that will assist victims of domestic violence by allowing judges to include animals in restraining and protective orders, as domestic violence victims might be unable to leave th
The entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed March 5 an earlier panel decision upholding a Texas state law that bans the sale of horsemeat for human consumption.
The full court, which consists of 19 judges, rejected without
This April, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) will mark 141 years since its founding as the first animal welfare organization in the Western Hemisphere–and as such, April is deemed Prevention of Cruelty to
A representative of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent a letter to Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Scott Ballard today (March 5) regarding the animal cruelty case in which two Pike County, Ga., residents have been
Freelance photographer needs for the print publication The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care.
Candy Stripes, sire of 2006 Horse of the Year Invasor, died Feb. 28 at Haras Carampagne in San Antonio de Areco in Argentina because of colic. The son of Blushing Groom was 25.
Candy Stripes not only sired Argentine-bred Invasor, who won
From the Mustang protection issue to slaughter bills, equine welfare concerns are getting plenty of attention in the mainstream media. Behind these issues are equine welfare organizations working hard to make a change in horses’ lives. Some of the
A panel for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has decided a British veterinarian will not be punished for his behavior after losing a race, which included punching his horse, the
A research project to be conducted by a team led by Chris Kawcak, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, at Colorado State University and aimed at avoiding a common type of fracture in athletic horses has been designated the recipient of the first Elastikon
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