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U.S. House Committee Advances Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter and Legislation to End Soring of Tennessee Walking Horses

Photo: Animal Wellness Action

Move Follows Animal Wellness Action’s Submission of More than 330 Pages of Written Testimony and Collateral Material on PAST and SAFE Acts Last Month WASHINGTON , DC – Friday, Animal Wellness Action and its affiliates applauded the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, … Read More

Outbreak Alerts: June 27, 2022 – Strangles in Spokane County WA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Outbreak Identifier: 5251 Source: Washington State Veterinary Office Number Confirmed: 1;Facility Type: Boarding Facility;Notes: A horse at a boarding facility in Spokane County has tested positive for Strangles. The facility is under a voluntary quarantine and working with private veterinary care. For more information about Strangles go to: Strangles factsheet.  … Read More

Outbreak Alerts: June 27, 2022 – Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic in San Mateo and Los Angeles Counties, CA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture San Mateo County – Outbreak Identifier: 5236 Number Confirmed: 6;Number Exposed: 4;Facility Type: Boarding Facility;Gender: Mare; Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/11/2022;Clinical Signs: Transient fever; Confirmation Date: 6/17/2022; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated;Notes: Of the 5 new EHV-1 positive cases confirmed, one displayed … Read More

New AAEP Guidelines for Prevention, Treatment of Equine Bacterial Disease Leptospirosis

Divers T. Leptospirosis. In Sprayberry KA, ed. Robinson’s Current Therapy in Equine Medicine. 7th ed. St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier; 2015:179.

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that can cause acute renal failure, in-utero infection and abortion, and equine recurrent uveitis in infected horses. The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has published on its website comprehensive guidelines to educate practitioners about risk factors, transmission, clinical signs, treatment and other considerations pertaining to … Read More

Outbreak Alert: June 14, 2022 – Equine Infectious Anemia Santa Clara and Merced County, CA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1;Age: 4; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Usage: Racing;Confirmation Date: 6/9/2022;Notes: On June 9th, a 4-year-old racing Quarter Horse mare was confirmed positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). The mare was temporarily residing in Merced County when she was tested … Read More

Call to Action: Write Congress to Release Funding in Support of the Old Guard

Image from CNN's April 2022 story reporting 'life-threatening" conditions for military horses

(Washington, D.C., June 13, 2022): Several weeks ago, the American Horse Council was made aware of some concerns regarding the conditions of the facilities housing the soldiers and horses of The Old Guard at Arlington Cemetery. The 3d U.S. Infantry, traditionally known as “The Old Guard,” is the oldest active-duty … Read More

Outbreak Alert: June 8, 2022 – EHV-Neurologic in San Mateo CA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Source: State vet office. Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Age: 7; Gender: Mare; Breed: Holsteiner; Clinical Signs: fever, mild neurological signs; Confirmation Date: 6/6/2022; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated; Notes: A 7-year-old Holsteiner mare in San Mateo County displaying fever followed by mild … Read More

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