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  • Merck Appoints New Executive

    Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the appointment of Richard R. DeLuca Jr. as executive vice president and president, Merck Animal Health, effective September 15, 2011.  DeLuca, 48, will report to Kenne

    Flossie Sellers - August 24, 2011 11:00

  • Arizona Governor Signs Horse/Ag Bill

    Gov. Jan Brewer has signed legislation that will codify a property tax break for commercial horse properties. Brewer's short signing letter said the bill "statutorily clarifies the treatment of equine properties as agricultural." Her staff was

    Flossie Sellers - March 16, 2011 14:48

  • ASPCA Concerned About BLM

    The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is reminding everyone that comments addressed to The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the agency that oversees our country’s wild horses and burros, are due by today, March 30, 2011, on

    Flossie Sellers - March 30, 2011 10:33

  • Wild Horses Threatened by Government Agencies

    According to Joe Camp, writer, creator of Benji, and an authority on wild horses, a new court battle "to once and for all give wild horses their rightful place as an Indigenous Native Species in the Western United States" is taking place right now.

    Flossie Sellers - June 8, 2011 15:50

  • Baucus Supports End of Ban on Horse Slaughter

    Montana's senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus applauded House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders for answering his call to end a misguided ban on domestic horse slaughter. House and Senate Appropriations Committees eliminated the ban in the Agric

    Flossie Sellers - November 16, 2011 08:48

  • BLM Hosting Wild Horse Tour

    The Bureau of Land Management is hosting an all-day public tour of two wild horse long-term holding pastures in Hominy, Oklahoma, about an hour from Tulsa. The tour, which will take place on Saturday, June 4, 2011, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., will give the pu

    Flossie Sellers - May 12, 2011 11:10

  • AAEP Foundation Creates New Resource for Givers

    The American Association of Equine Practitioner’s (AAEP) Foundation is demonstrating its commitment to using gifts effectively through a new online resource.

    Flossie Sellers - April 25, 2011 17:03

  • Breeders Cutting Thoroughbred Population

    Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland's director of sales, has a message for the struggling Thoroughbred industry. Breeders have done what was needed on their part to get the business [no-glossary]out of its slump; now help is needed from elsewhere.

    Flossie Sellers - January 16, 2011 14:00

  • Breyer Animal Creations® and Spielberg to do "Joey"

    Breyer Animal Creations® is proud to announce an affiliation with Michael Morpurgo to make the portrait model of “Joey,” the lead horse character in his popular book, War Horse.

    Flossie Sellers - October 24, 2011 09:27

  • British Donkey Breed Society is for Donkey Lovers

    The Donkey Breed Society is the British society for everyone whose love and interest is in the donkey. Founded in 1967, the Donkey Breed Society seeks to encourage a fuller and more active life for those donkeys who are much loved family pets or companio

    Flossie Sellers - October 25, 2011 13:21

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