#Act4 Equines From February until August 2020 AHS has officially killed 600 horses and caused more than 15 outbreak areas in the country. Outbreak of the deadly African Horse Sickness (AHS) in Thailand 3 September 2020 Svenska Djurskyddsföreningen
#Act4 Equines Congrats on our Greek member organisation Ippothesis: for the first time equine slaughter is banned by law in Greece! The slaughter of equidae is now prohibited by law in Greece 10 August 2020 Ippothesis
#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 Together with several European and Australian animal welfare organisations and supported by Eurogroup for Animals, the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) calls for a suspension of horse meat imports from Australia. EU Commission needs to stop horse meat imports from Australia 2 July 2020 AWF
#Act4 Equines World Horse Welfare intensified its international work amid the COVID-19 crisis. International projects with working horses, donkeys and mules around the world have adapted to deal with the impact of this pandemic. International equine welfare projects adapt to protect horses through the pandemic 4 May 2020 WHW
#Act4 Equines New legislation in Chicago will prohibit the city from issuing licenses to operators of horse-drawn carriage businesses there. Chicago considers ordinance to ban horse-drawn carriages 28 April 2020
#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