A federal court has issued a temporary restraining order to halt U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections of horse slaughter plants, which effectively prevents any plant from opening on U.S. soil. Front Range Equine Rescue, The Humane Society of the United States, and other horse advocates filed suit against USDA last month challenging the agency’s failure […]

AQHA announced today it will take any and all necessary legal steps to overturn Tuesday’s verdict in the Abraham & Veneklasen Joint Venture et al, v. AQHA lawsuit. “This morning the Executive Committee unanimously voted to continue to fight for our members’ rights,” said AQHA President Johne Dobbs. On Tuesday, a 10-person jury in the […]

According to a piece by local California station, The Reedley Exponent, two horses died in a car collision on July 28th. Apparently, the rider consumed alcohol prior to the incident. Click here to read more.

We were also able to speak with the attorney for Abraham & Veneklasen Joint Venture, Nancy J. Stone, to learn more about their plans for moving forward in the legal process.

Shortly following the announcement of the verdict, AQHA provided the following statement to the public via their official website.

More than 20 Ramona, Calif., horses are under rehabilitative care after being seized from their owner in late July. The seizure comes after nearly a dozen horses were removed from the same property in May. On July 15, officers from the San Diego County Department of Animal Services noticed that a number of horses were […]

July 24, 2013 – Stolen Horse International, aka NetPosse.com, has helped solve another missing horse mystery. A horse that has been missing for almost three years was found on July 24th in less than two hours.  Indigo, a 12 year-old Grey Thoroughbred gelding went missing after a lessee in Asheville, NC failed to return the […]

According to a piece by local station, Amarillo Globe-News, jurors will deliberate again today after the group was deadlocked yesterday and could not reach a verdict. Click here to read more.

According to local news station, Amarillo Globe-News, jury deliberations will resume today in the AQHA cloning case after they were put on hold after closing arguments and two hour deliberations on Friday. Click here to read more.

A Virginia police officer is facing animal cruelty charges in connection with the alleged maltreatment of a former service horse. City of Suffolk spokeswoman Diana Klink said that on May 22 the adoptive owners of a retired service horse said that the animal was in poor condition at the time of its adoption. The animal […]