The ASPCA Reveals Recipients of the 2019 Humane Awards

Reading Time: 5 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Honorees include world-famous fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush’s service animal Sully and The New York Times-best-selling author Hannah “Kitten Lady” Shaw Every year, the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) honors animal heroes who help humans or other animals in extraordinary ways, […]

Animal Wellness, Florida Veterinarians Travel to Bahamas to Help Horses Impacted by Hurricane Dorian

Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Skiff (917) 900-6628 Jennifer@animalwellnessaction.org FREEPORT, BAHAMAS – The Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF), in its latest set of actions on disaster response efforts, is providing hay to surviving horses on the island of Grand Bahama. Large animals are often not a central focus of animal disaster response efforts […]

AAEP Foundation Grants Top $700,000 for Second Consecutive Year

Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Giulia M. Garcia AAEP Communications Coordinator ggarcia@aaep.org or (859) 705-0362 The AAEP Foundation has approved $731,000 in grants for 28 programs and projects committed to the Foundation’s mission of improving the welfare of horses. The Foundation Advisory Council at its summer meeting selected recipients from a group of applications and ongoing […]

Retired Racehorse Project Emphasizes Equine Welfare with New Arrival Exam at Thoroughbred Makeover

Reading Time: 3 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristen Kovatch Bentley215-589-0993 In keeping with the organization’s goal to better serve the Thoroughbred and continue to educate the owners, trainers and farms who seek to help transition these horses to second careers, the Retired Racehorse Project’s new arrival exam at the 2019 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred […]

Laminitis: A Year-Round Concern

Reading Time: 5 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Haygain News Content Developer: Kim F Miller 949 293 1555/kimfmiller1@mac.com by Becky James, BSc, MSc Despite a long-standing belief that laminitis is a spring-time disease, a recent study identified that there is no ‘safe’ season: laminitis remains a threat regardless of the time of year. The same study (1) also revealed that […]