Florida Imposes Transport Inspection, Restrictions on Texas Livestock
Anyone planning to transport horses out of the state of Texas should be prepared for health inspections and possible delays. Florida has imposed an official restriction on all hooved livestock from...
View ArticleSafety Video: Is Your Horse Trailer Ready for Fire/Hurricane/Flood Evacuation...
by Fran Jurga | 11 July 2009 | The Jurga Report No one wants to think about it, but it’s that time of year. Forest fires, hurricanes and floods are sure to be in the news again this year, but maybe if...
View ArticleEHV Paradigm Shift, Part 2: AAEP, American Horse Council Urge Responsible...
In light of an outbreak of equine herpes virus, type 1, in western US states and western Canada provinces, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and the American Horse Council (AHC)...
View ArticleHorse Slaughter Headlines: Is Transport to Slaughter a Fate Worse Than Death...
The transport of horses to slaughter has become an area of debate within the larger debate of whether horse slaughter should be allowed in the United States. In Europe, where horse slaughter is legal,...
View ArticleOn The Road (Again) to the Breeders Cup: Champion Goldikova Arrives at...
The European horses have arrived at Churchill Downs for Friday and Saturday's exciting Breeders Cup races. This little video shows you the convoy of horse vans bringing them to the track, and the grand...
View ArticleEventer Pippa Funnell on Transport of Horses to Slaughter in Europe: “It Has...
At the 2011 international conference of World Horse Welfare, British Olympic event team rider Pippa Funnel was on stage when the audience took its turn asking questions of the speakers. One question...
View ArticleEHV-1 Alert: Neurological Equine Herpes Virus Confirmed in Colorado Horse...
The Jurga Report on Equisearch.com shares a notice from the State Veterinarian's office in Colorado, where a horse was euthanized last week (May 2012) and found to be the latest victim of highly...
View ArticleColorado Equine Herpes Virus Update
Earlier in the week, The Jurga Report published information about a case of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) in Colorado. One Friday, the Colorado Department of Agriculture issued a statement saying that is...
View ArticleEquine Influenza in France Linked to Unvaccinated Ponies at International...
France had two outbreaks of equine influenza in horses in October, and a third was announced today, November 5. They occurred in separate parts of France but in all three outbreaks, the disease was...
View ArticleInterstate Travel: Should Your Horse Have an Equine Interstate Event Permit?
Are you hitting the road soon, but unsure of how interstate health regulations affect your horse on (and off) the highway? If you live in any of 14 cooperating and connecting states, your travel plans...
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