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Featured METHUEN – Officials at a shelter for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals say 2010 has been the third year in a row they have received a record number of horses given up by their owners. MSPCA at Nevins Farm in Methuen said Monday that 74 horses have already been surrendered to the non-profit this year – eclipsing last year’s record of 70 equines. Read More…
Dec. 20, 2010 The Journal of American Sciences has issued a study on unwanted horses and their outcomes. The researchers investigated the effect of closing equine slaughter facilities in the U.S. in 2007. The tough economy also has contributed to a sharp increase in the number of unwanted horses throughout the United States, with estimates totaling 100,000 horses per year, according to the report. One hundred forty-four organizations in 37 states accepted almost 8,000 horses from 2007 to 2009. The cost of caring for one of these horses averages $3,648 a year. From the report: “The estimated maximum capacity
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A bill filed for the coming Legislative session would make changes in Arkansas’ laws on veterinary medicine. The bill by Reps. Jim House of Fayetteville and Garry Smith of Camden would make farriers and horse teeth floaters legal in the state and would allow acupuncture on horses when done under the immediate supervision of a veterinarian. Read more…
Horses, like humans, suffer from genital cancer. Work by Sabine Brandt and colleagues at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna — together with Tim Scase and with Alastair Foote and his group — provides strong evidence that a novel papillomavirus is involved and may thus pave the way for the development of a cure. The initial results are published in the current issue of the Equine Veterinary Journal. Horses are prone to develop genital cancer, especially as they grow older. Male horses are more commonly affected than mares but both sexes suffer from the condition, which is extremely difficult