Source: HorseTalk Nigeria has declared an outbreak of Equine Influenza with more than 3000 equines infected, with reports from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) suggesting the outbreak is a symptom of the unregulated global movement and trading of donkeys for their skins. International animal welfare charity The Donkey […]
Source: HorseTalk.co.nz A new online tool is enabling US voters to see at a glance how their government representatives have acted on legislation surrounding animal welfare issues. The Congressional Accountability Tool (CAT), a digital advocacy platform, was launched this week by Animal Wellness Action (Action), a new 501(c)(4) organization promoting […]
Source: Horsetalk.co.nz The new report shows that the ejiao market is expected to maintain a growth rate of 15% annually from 2015 to 2020… Australian consumers are playing a significant role in the global ejiao market, with the Northern Territory government said to be researching donkey farming with a […]
by William E. Simpson as published on HorseTalk “…a report by Wild Horse Freedom Federation suggested that figures regarding the number of wild horses removed from the range and now boarded in private pastures did not appear to add up.” What will we do when the wild horses are no […]
Source: HorseTalk, photography by Carol Walker, music by Opus Moon “The court vindicated our concerns with BLM’s complete failure to analyze the impacts of this action on wild horses and the natural environment, as well as the agency’s failure to engage the public before pressing forward with this […]
Source: Horsetalk.co.nz “Wherever there is money to be made – and the sums involved in food fraud are in the billions – criminals will find a way.” The horse-meat scandal that engulfed Europe in 2013 may have been responsible for up to 50,000 horses disappearing across the continent, […]
Source: HorseTalk “The partnership that youth form with their horses demonstrates the mental development that benefits youth for years to come…” “It’s ‘Feel Good Sunday’ and what better way to revel in the day but to spend it with our companion horses and also to witness the magic […]
Source: Horsetalk.co.nz “There’s something about horses that seems to soothe her…” “It is, once again, ‘Feel Good Sunday’ and our very, very good friends at HorseTalk have published an article that strikes deeply into my heart and also into the lives of valued volunteers and members of WHFF […]
Source: HorseTalk “Not only did the GAO misrepresent the data, they completely missed the importance of hay prices and availability,” American horse advocates have called into question the reliability of a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which it said helped open the way for the resumption […]
by Neil Clarkson Fresh proposals for managing wild horses in the US may address some longstanding problems, but they are unlikely to appease advocates worried about the way the herds are managed across the western rangelands. New proposals for the management of America’s wild horse population have drawn […]
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