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EIA found in Indiana

June 10, 2008 by Daniel Beatty DVM · Leave a Comment 

Well the Indiana board has issued an Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) alert. Here is the alert –> Indiana board issues EIA alert to horse owners   Although Equine Infectious Anemia is a deadly disease, approximately 40% die within one month of contracting this disease, most become carriers of this incurable disease. The law mandates permanent [...]

Horse Neglect still on the rise

June 1, 2008 by Daniel Beatty DVM · Leave a Comment 

Horse neglect has been on the rise for the last few years. The majority of neglect cases are actually ignorance rather than true neglect. Many experts in the Horse Welfare community are of the opinion that it is not the closing of the slaughter plants that have increased the number of neglect cases. Rather the [...]