By the time an outbreak of infectious illness in domestic animals is suspected and surveillance gets underway, the pathogen often is spreading ahead of the experts. A new interactive online map created by two veterinarians could change that.
She was sitting in the driver's seat of a blue Subaru, the seat belt strapped across her body, "like she was still driving to go work." That's how rescuers found the body of Summer Raffo, 36, when they finally dug her car out of the mud on Wednesday afternoon, ending a desperate search by her large family.
The American Quarter Horse Youth Association Heroes for Horses campaign will be brought to the national spotlight, thanks to a generous donation. The Heroes for Horses campaign is a joint project between AQHYA and the American Quarter Horse Foundation that couples community service and fundraising projects to support the important equine research studies that take place at veterinary schools across the country.
The Shareholders of North American Tillage Tools Company, doing business as Ingersoll Tillage Group (ITG), has announced the closing of the acquisition of the majority share capital of Corporacion Patricio Echeverria (CPE), This completes the purchase agreement that was signed in December of 2013.
Rae Smith found solace Wednesday. She knew her daughter's friends never stopped looking for her after her car was swallowed by Saturday's deadly Oso mudslide.
On Saturday, 36-year-old Summer Raffo was driving on Highway 530 from Darrington, Wash., to a horseshoeing appointment in Ryan Falls east of Arlington at the time when a hillside broke free, inundating everything in its path. Raffo's family hasn't heard from her since.
With spring, the outlook for horse-drawn carriages has warmed as well. One of the original co-sponsors of the City Council bill that would replace horse-drawn carriages with antique electric cars in New York City has begun to reexamine his position.
While legislation has yet to be introduced, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's declaration to ban horse-drawn carriages stirred a hornet's nest among activists on both sides of the issue. Advocates of the industry say the horses receive outstanding care. Organizations such as New Yorkers for Clean Livable and Safe Streets claim the horses are abused and imprisoned within "tiny stalls."
Anti-soring bills in both the U.S. Senate and House have attracted a large number of co-sponsors, which is a serious threat to the folks who thought it was safe to go back to letting the walking horse industry regulate itself.
In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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