#Act4 Equines Just nine months into legalizing cannabis across the country, the Canadian federal government has greenlit the first pot shop marketed specifically to horses and their owners. First legal pot shop for horses opens in Canada 11 July 2019
#Act4 Equines The comedian took to Twitter to vent his disgust at footage of the Rapa das Bestas festival which sees wild horses corralled into small arenas. Ricky Gervais leads outrage at footage of people wrestling terrified horses at Spain’s Rapa das Bestas festival 8 July 2019
#Act4 Equines Legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to permanently end the slaughter of American horses for human consumption in the US. Bill introduced in the US Senate to ban horse slaughter for human consumption 29 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Donkeys are naturally silent carriers of a range of diseases that could be transported around the world, but this hasn't curtailed the international ejiao trade. Instead, the global donkey population is now at risk. The Ejiao Trade 22 June 2019 The Donkey Sanctuary
#Act4 Equines Animals, whose fate is sometimes less important than restrictive rules, also suffer. Heatwave: Krakow horse carriage stand closed after criticism 12 June 2019
#Act4 Equines Animal welfare groups call for halt to exports after secret footage shows ‘distressing’ treatment of horses in Korean abattoir Another Australian racehorse killed for meat in South Korea 5 June 2019
#Act4 Equines Today, the House Appropriations approved legislative and report language in the FY 2020 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill related to wild horse and burro management. US legislation approved: implementation of dangerous plan for wild horse management to begin 22 May 2019
#Act4 Equines Domestic donkeys descended from wild asses, adapted to the semi-arid climates of Africa, whereas domestic horses originate from more temperate areas of Eurasia. Study explores shelter-seeking behaviour of donkeys and horses in temperate climates 15 May 2019
#Act4 Equines Ghent city council has approved a proposal to banish horse-drawn carriages for sightseeing tourists from the city centre starting next year. Ghent will ban horse-drawn carriages in city centre from 2020 3 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals A miniature horse which helps visually-impaired people has trained on the Tyne & Wear Metro to help his new owner. A guide horse's day out: metro training in North East England 18 April 2019
#Act4 Equines Horses are notorious for belly ailments. Over the course of a lifetime, chances are good a horse will suffer at least once from some kind of gastrointestinal (GI) problem, with severity ranging from mild to life threatening. Tested: A new camera-in-a-capsule method of examining a horse's gut 10 April 2019
#Act4 Equines A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, with the co-sponsorship of Sen. Mark Warner, to crack down on an abusive practice among show horses. U.S. senators introduce bill to end horse soring 3 April 2019