Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

BLM Hosting Wild Horse and Burro Adoption in Arkansas

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States will be hosting a horse and burro adoption. More than 60 horses and a few burros will be available.

Animals will be available for viewing March 9, 2007, from 1:00

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Illinois Horse Slaughter Bill Introduced

An Illinois State Representative introduced a bill on Feb. 22 that would prohibit the transportation of horses in the state for the purpose of slaughter for human consumption.

State Rep. Robert Molaro (D-Chicago), who sponsored the bill

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Horse Killed in Minnesota Barn Fire

A barn fire has killed a horse near Fergus Falls, Minn.


Fire Chief Mark Hovland says the barn’s owner noticed the fire around 5:30 a.m. Thursday and tried to save all of the horses. One horse died in the fire, but four others were

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Confirmation Leads to Quarantine of Ky. Barn

Three horses at a private training center in La Grange, Ky., have been confirmed positive for Streptococcus equi, the bacterium that causes strangles. The Department of Agriculture has quarantined the barn. Two of the positive horses have

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Horse Slaughter Legislation Introduced in Illinois

A bill introduced in the Illinois State Legislature today (Feb. 22) could be a first step toward closing the state’s horse slaughter plant.

A Belgian company, Cavel International, runs a horse slaughter plant near DeKalb, Ill. A recent

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Help Drought-Stressed Pastures Recover

Severe drought hit big parts of cattle country last year, but weather patterns might have turned. Many dried-up pastures are now getting significant winter moisture. That typically means a spring invasion of broadleaf weeds into grass, said Dr.

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KEEP Renews Push for Tax-Equity Legislation

The Kentucky Equine Education Project recently announced a renewed push for legislation that would remove the sales tax on equine feed and supplies in Kentucky.


?This is a continuation of what KEEP has done in the past, and we thought it

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Two Teens Charged in Eastern Ky. Horse Shootings

Two Eastern Kentucky teenagers were in jail Jan. 31, accused of killing three horses and wounding several more of the animals, which are used for trail rides at a park on the Kentucky-Virginia state line.

Police told the Lexington

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Clenbuterol Use Below Expectations in Calif. Sample

Only about 12% of horses tested for clenbuterol had measurable levels of the medication in 193 blood samples taken recently, according to a report made by Rick Arthur, DVM, Thursday to the California Horse Racing Board medication committee.

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