Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a debilitating neurologic disease that cannot be ignored. More than half of all horses in the United States—and in some areas as many as 90%—have been exposed to the disease’s causative agents. Its ability to masquerade as other health issues,...
MANVEL, Texas -- At a ranch in Manvel, a colt named Chance is an orphan in need of a mom. And it may have found one in a mare named Lariat. "She is very protective when he goes closer to the other horses in the stalls....
LOS ANGELES, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles based Synergetic Distribution is pleased to announce the release of the award-winning film, "From the Kill Pen," now available on multiple platforms, including Amazon Video, Vudu, iTunes, and Google Play. Fact-driven and without gratuitous violence, "From the Kill...
Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Company Inc. is suing Bailey Farms LLC, claiming that the meat supplier was at fault for a euthanasia drug found in Hunk of Beef and Against the Grain dog foods made by Evanger’s. The suit, filed in the Circuit Court of...
During the first quarter of this year Habitat for Horses brought in around 40 new horses. Most of those were from a major seizure of 17, which included quite a few pregnant mares. The estrays are a different story. Those are the horses and donkeys...
A horse slaughterhouse in Quebec closed its doors this past week. The Les Viandes de la Petite Nation (LPN) slaughterhouse shut its doors as a result of the new European Union regulations requiring all horses slaughtered for human consumption be held for 180 days prior...
During the summer of 2013, a 16-year-old girl and her mother came to our ranch to discuss the possibility of adopting a horse. Lauren knew a little bit about horses, but this was her first venture into taking full responsibility for everything a horse needs. They...
It's one of those things you don't think about until it's too late: It's early Sunday morning; you slip out of bed and get ready to walk out to the barn to feed the horses. The wind picks up. Lightning bolts crash close by, the...
"The study request clearly marks the first step in a renewed attempt to lift a ban on the funding for the ante-mortem inspection of slaughter horses. " From: The Equine Welfare Alliance Chicago (EWA)– EWA has learned that Mr. Douglas A. Glenn, Director, Office of Financial Management,...
