#Act4 Pets 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 LabAnimals Animal issues are no longer socially invisible, and increasingly, greater attention is being devoted to understanding the moral significance of experiences of animals and to taking into consideration the welfare of animals. AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition 29 January 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU An audit published by the EU Commission has found that Canadian slaughterhouses do not comply with EU rules on traceability, implying a risk for public health. Imported horse meat from Canada puts EU consumers at risk 10 December 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Racing Australia boss Barry O’Farrell condemns ‘unacceptable’ practices following ABC report on racehorses Prosecutions 'should occur' after footage reveals racehorse cruelty and slaughter for EU-bound meat 18 October 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals French researchers found that horses stalled with enrichments, such as forage, windows, and toys, still exhibited signs of stress and depression associated with confinement. French researchers conclude enrichments aren’t enough to make box stalls better 11 October 2019
#Act4 Pets The sixth meeting of the EU Platform on Animal Welfare yesterday endorsed the first ever pan-European guidelines to good animal welfare practice for the keeping, care, training and use of horses – a landmark moment for horse welfare at EU level. First ever EU guidelines on horses endorsed by EU Platform on Animal Welfare 8 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Please share this video provided by our partners Tierschutzbund and The Animal Welfare Foundation, which depicts the cruelty inflicted on approximately 400 emaciated, dying, and dead horses observed on a pasture near Buenos Aires. 400 emaciated, dying, and dead horses in Argentina prompts call for suspension of horsemeat trade 22 September 2019
#Act4 Pets 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 Pets 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 Pets 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 Pets 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 Pets 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
