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AVMA News
MARCH 14, 2023
A persistent and potentially growing concern, according to experts, is the running of unsanctioned, informal horse races. Unregulated horse racing is dangerous for horses and riders, and diseases such as equine infectious anemia and equine piroplasmosis can spread at these bush tracks.
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration announced in January that the agency had approved new generic drugs for cats, dogs, and horses and granted a supplemental approval for a generic drug for use in ferrets.
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AVMA News
MARCH 27, 2023
Ferrin Peterson has always wanted to ride the winning horse at the Kentucky Derby, and she has never been closer than now to achieving her dream. She’s had a total of 1,135 starts, including 102 first-place finishes.
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 26, 2012
A Farrier is a professional with a very unique set of skills, they are able to care for and treat ailments found in hoofed animals including horses, ponies and some other animals. This act was created to ensure proper care is provided to horses by eliminating unskilled people from attempting to shoe them.
Critter News
MARCH 7, 2012
The story, by author and animal rights activist Ernest Dempsey calls Stanwood, Washington “Death Row for horses” because of the location not far away of a “major buying station, collection point and feedlot for U.S. horses destined to die and be butchered in one of Canada’s equine slaughterhouses for human consumption abroad.”
Critter News
JULY 25, 2012
The debate between cowboy tradition and animal rights at the Calgary Stampede was reignited late Thursday when three horses were killed and a fourth seriously injured during a chuckwagon race at the huge annual rodeo and exhibition of Western Canadian culture. From Reuters.
Critter News
DECEMBER 6, 2011
Bad news for horses in the US. Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month. Read the complete article at pantagraph.com.
Critter News
JUNE 6, 2012
This article reaffirms my belief that it's more humane to slaughter horses in the US than to ship them for slaughter to Canada or Mexico. I don't like it either way, but one is better than the other for sure.
Critter News
DECEMBER 22, 2011
Animal rights groups are calling for a ban on the sale of horse meat after disturbing video at a slaughterhouse in west Quebec was sent to the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition. It shows a parade of horses being stunned with what's called a captive bolt pistol. Captured on video, is one horse being stunned 11 times.
Critter News
DECEMBER 15, 2010
50 surviving horses were rescued. The Humane Society of the United States, SPCA of East Texas and Humane Society of North Texas worked with the Smith County District Attorney's Office to rescue 50 horses from a Lindale property. Rescuers also found several dead horses and numerous equine skeletons on site.
Critter News
JANUARY 18, 2011
Tyson Larson introduced LB 305 on Wednesday, which would create a state meat inspection program, which would in turn allow horse meat to be transported across state lines. If they don't want us to process horses, what are we supposed to do?". He also introduced LB 306, otherwise known as the Livestock Animal Welfare Act.
Critter News
APRIL 1, 2010
Missouri is going to vote on allowing horse slaughterhouses back into the State. Some of the legislators started harassing the horse activist. Some legislators programmed their e-mail systems to forward any message containing the word "horse" to Shoss. Tags: Stupid legislation horse slaughter Missouri.
Critter News
JUNE 9, 2011
Welfare officers from international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary have reported an improvement in the welfare of donkeys and other equines at this year’s Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria, which finished earlier this week.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
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Critter News
APRIL 25, 2010
Unfortunately, a record number of horses are now going to Canadian and Mexican slaughterhouses, where there is no USDA control over animal welfare conditions. This article also talks about my least favorite bastard chef Gordon Ramsey and the aftermath of his comments to eat horse. I just don't know. He's such a douchebag.
Critter News
MARCH 9, 2009
I've received so many donation requests from "People Helping Horses" that I finally decided to send a donation. I've never been around horses much, but a friend of mine who has 3 horses and 2 burros (!) told me that horse groups have been hit particularly hard with the economy. Definitely one I want to follow.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
The Animal Welfare Institute thinks these new rules could be a blow to the horse slaughter industry, but only if actually implemented. Tags: canada meat horse slaughter Slaughterhouse.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
It's that if you don't have the funds, and you don't have the feed, and don't have the place to keep them, and they are old, and they are no longer going to work for what you need them for, it's a place for them to go," said Billings Livestock and Horse Sale's Jenn Parker. Maybe then can call it Horse Haven. Tags: horse.
Critter News
APRIL 21, 2009
Authorities are looking in the deaths of 21 polo horses from Argentina. Tags: horses. So far they have ruled out disease and are even looking into the possibility that they were deliberately killed.
Critter News
APRIL 5, 2009
Looks like Montana's state government is heading towards the approval of horse slaughterhouses, but there are hurdles at the federal level. Tags: meat montana horses USDA Slaughterhouse us. The only real markets for horsemeat are overseas and product must be inspected by the USDA before it can be shipped outside the US.
Reddit Animals
JANUARY 10, 2023
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Critter News
NOVEMBER 29, 2008
Boone Pickens said {November 18} that she would create a refuge for wild horses, after the federal agency that manages them said it might have to kill some to control the herds and protect the Western range. About 33,000 wild horses and burros roam the open range in 10 Western states. The wife of the Texas oil tycoon T.
Reddit Animals
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
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Critter News
MAY 3, 2009
Montana has passed a law making it difficult to challenge the building of a horse slaughtering facility in that state. Tags: horse slaughter. The last such facility in the US closed in 2007. This bill specifically makes for groups that might oppose it to use the court system to do so. From the bill, which you can read here : Section 2.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 14, 2009
Nick Rahall and Raul Grijalva have introduced a bill that would protect healthy wild horses from being killed by the BLM. In a written statement, Rahall says the intent is to help spur alternatives to killing excess wild horses that are in holding facilities. Rahal said in his introduction of the bill: * Mr. RAHALL.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
Big Horse Creek is a popular camping spot for fisherman with a boat ramp that is accessible to two-wheel drive vehicles. It is also a very popular park for accessing the Victoria River to catch a Barramundi! There are plenty of opportunities for observing crocodiles, a huge variety of birds, rock art, hiking trails and spectacular scenery.
Animal Person
APRIL 20, 2009
In " Hungary's Spirits Are Back Up, on a Horse ," the New York Times' Nicholas Kulish reports that a thoroughbred known as Overdose, who is owned by Hungarian Zoltan Mikoczy, has become "the Hungarian Seabiscuit. million for the horse, but has refused to sell. “I You do not sell dreams.” And when he can make a politician look good.
Reddit Animals
DECEMBER 21, 2022
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Animal Person
APRIL 4, 2009
Stephanie wrote about horses dying across the pond yesterday. They were among more than 20 horses from Paragallo’s Center Brook Farm in Climax, N.Y., In fact, Paragallo said, he had intended to ship another batch of horses to the man. And what do they think happens to the horses who aren't ever good enough to compete?
Animal Person
APRIL 7, 2009
" Surge in Abandoned Horses Renews Debate Over Slaughterhouses " in today's New York Times begs a lot of questions that I wonder how you would answer. Let's deconstruct: The facts of the case: "Emaciated horses eating bark off trees. Abandoned horses tied to telephone poles. Horses subsisting on feces, walking among carcasses.
Animal Person
APRIL 5, 2009
From Elizabeth Forel, of the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages. Tell the governor's office that (live) horses are a symbol of the American West and Montana should not want to be known as the horse slaughter capitol of the country. The danger is that the amendments will be made and the bill will be signed into law.
Reddit Animals
MAY 25, 2022
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Reddit Animals
OCTOBER 10, 2022
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4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 5, 2014
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Critter News
AUGUST 1, 2011
Can crashes into carriage. Just so inhumane and dangerous. They have them here in Seattle. I just hate them, although it sounds like NYC is particularly bad.
Reddit Animals
JULY 19, 2021
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Critter News
AUGUST 2, 2012
and they are ending up in slaughterhouses or are being abandoned.
Reddit Animals
JANUARY 26, 2022
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FEBRUARY 4, 2020
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Reddit Animals
JANUARY 26, 2022
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Reddit Animals
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
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4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 10, 2011
Horse Microchips. But what if you own a horse? It’s less likely that your horse will escape his stable or paddock, but it does happen. And in addition to the affection your may feel for your horse, there is also substantial value attached to equines. Smart pet owners have their dogs and cats microchipped.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 20, 2012
Any type of pet is game, be it dog, cat, horse, ferret, rabbit, etc. I mostly paint dogs but I also do cats, horses, ferrets, and other small critters and birds. The custom portraits are painted in acrylic on a gallery style wrapped canvas. You can choose the color and the amount of texture or flatness of the background.
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