RE POSTED WITH PERMISSION – TO READ FULL ARTICLES PLEASE GO TO LINKS
New post on Canadian Horse Defence Coalition’s Blog
Rescued horses up for adoption in Hanover
Posted on March 12, 2012
Hanover Shoe Farms built an eight-stallion paddock in one day to accommodate some of the horses from Md.
By CRAIG K. PASKOSKI
The Evening Sun eveningsun.com
Posted: 03/10/2012 05:50:27 PM EST
Three Chimneys presents Good News Friday: A Different Kind of War Horse |
by Scott Jagow | 03.16.2012 | 9:53am
Horses have had a long association with war.
Their use on the battlefield, which dates back thousands of years, gained international attention recently with the Steven Spielberg film, War Horse, based on the novel and play.
In the world of racing, it’s not uncommon for Thoroughbreds to carry names reflecting this history – Man o’ War, War Pass, War Front, Battle Hardened, Warrior’s Reward – just to name a few. Racehorses are highly-trained, disciplined and focused on winning, just like human soldiers. And
when their service is over, as with their human counterparts, they often face difficult circumstances and frighteningly uncertain futures. Some of them are lost forever.
Please continue here:
http://www.paulickreport.com/features/three-chimneys-presents-good-news-friday/three-chimneys-presents-good-news-friday-a-different-kind-of-war-horse/
Bute and Banamine: Avoid Using Together (AAEP 2011) |
In this article from thehorse.com vets, who are sworn to do no harm, INTENTIONALLY lamed eight Thoroughbreds to test a couple of drugs.
by: Nancy S. Loving, DVM
March 13 2012, Article # 19726
A common approach to lameness in the equine athlete is non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) treatments, such as phenylbutazone (PBZ, Bute) or flunixin meglumine (FM, Banamine) alone or sometimes in combination. At the 2011 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, held Nov. 18-22 in San Antonio, Jonathan Foreman, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, of the University of Illinois, discussed the effect of these medications on lameness when used at a normal recommended dose with these strategies and whether combining the drugs confers any special effects.
Reversible lameness was induced in eight Thoroughbred horses by using an adjustable heart bar shoe that could be tightened with a screw to elicit severe non-weight-bearing lameness. After an hour of the shoe application, Foreman and his colleagues treated the horses with one or both drugs: PBZ at 4.4 mg/kg, FM at 1.1 mg/kg, or PBZ + FM at these same dosages. In line with findings from previous studies, the team found that peak effect of these drugs occurred four hours following administration.
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=19726
Horse Graveyard Discovered In Desert East Of El Paso |
By ABC-7’s Matt Dougherty
POSTED: 3:57 pm MDT March 16, 2012
AAAText Size
EL PASO, Texas — On a secluded stretch of Red Sands west of Hueco Tanks, lies a swath of desert so remote and quiet, the buzzing of the flies is magnified to the audio level of fighter jets.
There are a lot of flies. More and more these days they are finding refuge amongst the remains of the many horse carcasses strewn about the desert sands. Horses that have been shot and dumped. The bullet holes are clear in the bleached skulls that have been there a while, more hidden in the fresher carcasses that were recently put to rest.
The full story can be read here:
http://www.kvia.com/news/30697287/detail.html#.T2TLsg0pLIk.facebook
by: Pat Raia Oregon could be the site of the latest proposed horse processing plant since Congress lifted its ban on USDA funding for horsemeat inspections, according to the project’s organizer Dave Duquette. In February a Wyoming-based group announced its intention to develop a horse slaughter plant in Missouri. Feasibility and site selection studies for that plant are currently under way, despite the fact the initial proposed plant site was abandoned earlier this week. Duquette said the Oregon plant would be located on a 250-acre parcel in Hermiston. When operational, the plant would process more than 100 animals per day and employ between 50 and 100 workers, he said. The $3 million project would be developed by private investors with possible participation by Native American tribes in the region. Katherine Minthorn Good Luck, the Intertribal Agriculture Council’s representative for the Northwest Tribes, was not available to comment on tribal participation the project. Please read the full article here:
|
Leave a Reply