#Act4 Equines That was the main take home message from the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Animal Welfare and Conservation meeting of 14 July dedicated to the Role of the Third Sector during Crisis and Recovery: Case of COVID-19 and Equine Welfare Charities. COVID-19: NGO sector and its 28.3 million of workers deserve a targeted help at the EU and national levels 27 July 2020 The Donkey Sanctuary
#Act4 Equines An Italian study found horses and dogs can play together, communicating their intentions of playing and reading and mimicking each other’s facial expressions. Horses and dogs understand and adapt to each other in play 28 April 2020
#Act4 Equines In France horse owners can go to equestrian centers to help feed and care for their animals starting from April 24 2020. COVID-19: Horse owners in France can care for their horses again 28 April 2020
#Act4 Equines Our member Panhellenic Equine Welfare Society member, Ippothesis launched an European Parliament petition on lack of equidae traceability because of EU law breach by Greek authorities PETITION: Greek authorities breach the EU law when it comes to equidae traceability 27 April 2020 Ippothesis
#Act4 Equines Thailand, already battling the spread of coronavirus, is now contending with another deadly viral outbreak—in horses Thailand scrambles to contain major outbreak of horse-killing virus 26 April 2020
#Act4 Equines Without speaking the same language, it’s impossible to know for sure what your horse thinks or feels. Every horse is different, and every horse/human relationship is different, but science can give us hints at what’s going on in your horse’s mind. Do horses miss their owners when they're not around? 26 April 2020
#Act4 Equines While the world is facing the challenge of a fast-spreading virus, the Greek NGO Ippothesis is facing a further challenge: feeding and caring for their equines. Help Ippothesis provide shelter and hay to their horses 8 April 2020 Ippothesis
#Act4 Equines Spanish authorities have busted a suspected organized crime group selling horse meat that could have been unfit for human consumption. Alleged criminal group sold potentially unfit to eat horse meat 29 January 2020
#Act4 Equines He’s just a baby, but he can still learn important tasks like leading. According to Australian and New Zealand researchers, though, he’ll need a day off about every two or three days. Research finds young foals in halter training need frequent days off 14 November 2019
#Act4 Equines Tens of thousands of wild horses and burros are ranging over federal land in the West, three times what the land can support, and the agency says its efforts to manage the herd are increasingly coming up short. On Virginia’s Eastern Shore, wild horses are an asset, not a headache 12 November 2019
#Act4 Equines For the purpose of this position statement, a restrictive noseband is defined as one that is tight enough to prevent the placement of two adult fingers between the noseband and the frontal nasal plane. Position paper brings scientific evidence of potential adverse effects of restrictive nosebands on horses 5 November 2019
#Act4 Equines Under Communism, farmers labored in the fields that stretch for miles around this town west of Budapest, reaping wheat and corn for a government that had stolen their land. The Money Farmers: How oligarchs and populists milk the EU for millions 3 November 2019