#Act4 Equines Girth aversion or girthiness is a nonspecific clinical sign anecdotally associated with multiple conditions in the horse Girthiness: retrospective study of 37 horses 11 August 2019
#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 A hot humid day. One rider. One horse. Both are exercising at a moderate level. Who is more likely to overheat? Summer riding: when the rider is hot, the horse is hotter 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 AnimalsEU Thirteen international animal welfare organisations – led by Tierschutzbund Zürich and Animal Welfare Foundation – are calling for a suspension of horsemeat imports based on a lack of traceability and respect for animal welfare requirements. TIERSCHUTZBUND ZÜRICH and ANIMAL WELFARE FOUNDATION: “Stop the deceit over horsemeat imports” 12 June 2019 AWF
#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 FarmAnimals Late last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act by a vote of 333 to 96. U.S. House Passes ‘Prevent All Soring Tactics’ (PAST) Act 11 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 Scientists were able to extract liquid blood from the heart of a 42,000-year-old foal that had been frozen and preserved in permafrost in Siberia. Liquid blood taken from frozen Ice Age horse that scientists hope to clone 17 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