Arrest Announced for Failure to Report Horse Disease
September 1, 2010 - TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced the arrest of an Indian River County woman who allegedly tried to conceal from authorities her two horses that were infected with Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA).
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Bronson Announces Accreditation of Ag Law Enforcement and Inspector General
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has announced the reaccreditation of his Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (AgLaw) following a rigorous review by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA). The office first gained accreditation in 2007 and in April was re-evaluated for renewal of that status.
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Vaccinations Urged for Horses as EEE Cases Rise
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging horse owners to get their animals vaccinated following an upsurge in the number of Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases. Sentinel chickens that serve as an early warning of the existence of the disease are also being diagnosed with EEE in areas of the state that are not usually affected.
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The Top 10 Things You Need to Know about Clean Sport
Lausanne (SUI), 14 April 2010 - Historically, a substantial percentage of positive cases have been for banned substances. This means that, under the new Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations that came into force on 5 April 2010, those riders would have faced a possibly career-ending two-year suspension.
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Chester Weber Featured Speaker for Equine Digestive Health Seminar at The Sanctuary
Ocala, Florida (April 9, 2010) – SUCCEED hosted an equine digestive health seminar at The Sanctuary Equine Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Center facility in Ocala this past week. Featured speakers included eight-time USEF Four-in-hand National Driving Champion, Chester Weber; International “A” rated Arabian Horse Trainer and Judge, John Rannenberg and Pierre St. Jacques, Grand Prix dressage rider and trainer.
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Animal Awareness Feature Articles: Eight Signs of Illness
Wellington, FL - April 7, 2010 - Animal Awareness is pleased to announce that it is currently featuring the free articles Eight Signs of Dog Illness and Eight Signs of Horse Illness. The articles can be found on the Animal Awareness website at http://www.animalawareness.com/canineeightsigns.html and http://www.animalawareness.com/eightsignshorseillness.html. Animal Awareness Founder and Licensed Massage Therapist Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt is the author of both articles.
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Contaminated Horse Meat a Health Risk, According to Study
April 2, 2010 - CHICAGO (EWA) – A peer reviewed scientific study tracing race horses sent to slaughter for human consumption has found that 100% of the horses in the study group had been administered phenylbutazone, a banned carcinogen that can also fatally damage the bone marrow of humans. The findings appear to validate the European Union’s recent tightening of traceability requirements on horse meat from third countries.
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Animal Awareness Releases New iPhone App
Wellington, FL - March 24, 2010 - Animal Awareness is pleased to announce that its new iPhone App is now available at the iTunes store. This new app will offer many of the exciting features that are currently included on the Animal Awareness website, and will allow users to customize information specifically for their pet.
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Bronson Announces Import Restrictions on Horses from Texas
TALLAHASSEE -- November 18, 2009 -- Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced the imposition of import restrictions on horses coming into Florida from Texas following the discovery of hundreds of Texas horses positive for Theileria equi, one of two organisms responsible for causing Equine Piroplasmosis (EP).
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Vesicular Stomatitis Quarantine Lifted in Starr County, Texas
Texas animal health officials have lifted a quarantine on a ranch in Starr County, where horses have recovered from vesicular stomatitis (VS), a virus that occurs sporadically in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming and other western states. Currently, there are no quarantines or active investigations for vesicular stomatitis in Texas. Livestock susceptible to VS include horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, deer and other cloven-hoofed animals.
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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Partners with The EQUUS Foundation
WESTPORT, CT - August 1, 2009 - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) has designated The EQUUS Foundation as the beneficiary of its equine product sales donation program. BIVI will make donations on behalf of the veterinarians who make qualifying purchases on the company equine products during the last five months of 2009.
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Farrier Michael Wildenstein to Be Feature Presenter at 5th International Equine Conference
Wellington, FL - July 31, 2009 - The Fifth International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot is pleased to announce that farrier Michael Wildenstein will be a featured speaker at this year's event. Wildenstein will be conducting a workshop on Foot Management Strategies for Laminitis with Dr. Mike Steward. The conference will be held November 6-8, 2009, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, FL.
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