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  • Bayer Teams with Conservation Group

    The Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) gained strong support recently when Bayer Animal Health agreed to be the exclusive sponsor of the 2011 ELCR Conservation Partners program.

    Flossie Sellers - May 6, 2011 08:57

  • BLM Launches New Fertitlity Control Study

    A five-year trial is under way in Oklahoma to test a new formulation of the long-term horse contraceptive, PZP. The study is being undertaken by the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Geological Survey at the bureau's short-term holdin

    Flossie Sellers - May 2, 2011 15:36

  • Equine Welfare Conference Planned

    The Equine Welfare Alliance and Animal Law Coalition are pleased to announce the first International Conference on Equine Welfare, a two part symposium to discuss issues related to (1) America’s Wild Horses and Burros and (2) Slaughter: the Equine We

    Flossie Sellers - April 20, 2011 08:26

  • Fire Hazard Prompts Recall of Box Fans

    On March 24,2011, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the Lasco Products, Inc., announced a voluntary recall of box fans. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal

    Flossie Sellers - April 14, 2011 12:20

  • Fly Sheets Repel Insects

    Research at the Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology at the Hohenstein Institutes, in Bönnigheim, carried out under the direction of Dr Timo Hammer in conjunction with HKM Sports Equipment GmbH, in Neuenhaus has resulted in development of a light f

    Flossie Sellers - May 4, 2011 11:15

  • Hardships for Horses Verified by Study

    Closure of US equine slaughter facilities in 2007 along with the concomitant economic recession have contributed to a sharp increase in the number of unwanted horses throughout the United States, with estimates totaling 100,000 horses per year.

    Flossie Sellers - May 13, 2011 08:36

  • Hay Crisis at Horse Rescue Facility

    The Kentucky Equine Humane Center in Nicholasville faces a hay-flow crisis — an increase in need as the economic recession hits home and a decrease in cash on [no-glossary]hand as contributions drop off.

    Flossie Sellers - May 13, 2011 08:46

  • Hay Needed for Starving Equines

    The Oregon Hay Bank continues to save the lives of starving equines across the state. But more donations of cash, hay and labor are desperately needed to save more animals, officials say. In difficult economic times, horses, ponies, donkeys and mu

    Flossie Sellers - April 8, 2011 09:54

  • Horse Charity Charged with Neglect

    A charity that provides care for retired racehorses has failed to take care of them properly according to a veterinarian hired to conduct an investigation into conditions affecting the horses' health and causing the death of some horses

    Flossie Sellers - March 18, 2011 10:40

  • Horse Drowning Investigated

    A horse drowned recently at Lake Wauburg in Florida during a training exercise designed to save large animals in emergency situations. The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine Large Animal Technical Rescue Team was conducting traini

    Flossie Sellers - May 11, 2011 09:15

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