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Input to Canada’s New Equine Code of Practice Needed

The National Farm Animal Care Council is overseeing a multi-year project to renew the Codes of Practice for several farm animal species, including horses, and is seeking industry stakeholder input via national surveys.... Read more from the original source: Input to Canada's New Equine Code of Practice Needed ...
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AQHA Convenes First Animal Welfare Commission

Recognizing that animal welfare is the single-most important issue facing the equine industry today, the American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee has appointed the 12-member AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, which met Feb. 6-8 in Da... Read the rest here: AQHA Convenes First Animal Welfare Commission ...
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Pfizer Animal Health Contributes to FFA, AAEP Foundation

Pfizer Animal Health announces the return of the Future Farmers of America and American Association of Bovine Practitioners Foundation Support Program and the addition of the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation Support Program.... View original post here: Pfizer Animal Health Contributes to FFA, AAEP Foundation ...
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Pfizer and Hippolia Foundation Form Partnership

Pfizer Animal Health and The Hippolia Foundation have announced the formation of a strategic partnership to advance equine health through research and educational programs. ... Follow this link: Pfizer and Hippolia Foundation Form Partnership ...
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UK Study on Muscle Mass in Older Horses Under Way

Kristine Urschel, PhD, assistant professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Animal and Food Sciences, is working to understand why old age leads to the loss of muscle mass in horses.... Continued here: UK Study on Muscle Mass in Older Horses Under Way ...
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Necropsy Reveals Louisiana Cart Horse was Not Maltreated

A horse that collapsed and died on a street in New Orleans' French Quarter on Dec. 18 was not maltreated before its death according to results of a necropsy performed on the animal. ... See the rest here: Necropsy Reveals Louisiana Cart Horse was Not Maltreated ...
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South Carolina Man Charged in Horse Shooting

A South Carolina man is facing criminal charges for allegedly shooting a horse while hunting near the animal's pasture in Aiken County. ... Link: South Carolina Man Charged in Horse Shooting ...
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Pfizer Participates in the 2011 AAEP Annual Convention

Pfizer Animal Health participates as a sponsor of the AAEP Foundation Celebration and various table topics during the convention.... Read the original here: Pfizer Participates in the 2011 AAEP Annual Convention ...
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Pfizer Donates $25,000 to AAEP Foundation Memorial Program

Pfizer Animal Health has more than doubled a $25,000 pledge to match donations to the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation's Equine Memorial Program in 2011. ... Original post: Pfizer Donates $25,000 to AAEP Foundation Memorial Program ...
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Not Guilty Plea Entered in Horse Dragging Case

An Oklahoma man accused of animal cruelty after allegedly using an all terrain vehicle to drag his horse down a gravel road has pleaded not guilty to the animal cruelty charges against him.... See the original post here: Not Guilty Plea Entered in Horse Dragging Case ...
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