Equine Welfare
Two Georgia men convicted and sentenced to jail for abusing four horses during a wilderness pack trip were back in Hamilton on Monday hoping a second Ravalli County jury will be more sympathetic. From The Missoulian. Read more >>
Horse breeder’s animal cruelty trial underway
A trial has started for a prominent thoroughbred horse breeder who was banned from racing after 177 malnourished horses were seized in a raid of his upstate New York farm. From WTEN. Read more >>
In Other News
Video: Zebra on loose in downtown Atlanta
A zebra ran loose in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday after escaping from a circus handler. From Horsetalk. Read more >>
Owners claim wild horses in Hialeah
With a little bit of hay and a ready rope, a farm owner finished rounding up nearly a dozen wild horses from a herd that roamed a rural patch of Hialeah. From The Miami Herald. Read more >>
BLM proposes wild horse roundups
Federal officials are proposing to round up hundreds of excess wild horses in southwest Wyoming later this year in a continuing effort to reduce the animal’s numbers to more manageable levels, according to Bureau of Land Management administrators. From The Casper Tribune. Read more >>
Bristol zebras are beginning of equine scheme
A former international equestrian rider has said a new collection of zebras in south Bristol is just the start. From BBC News. Read more >>
