Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
North Carolina Horses Face an Uncertain Future
COROLLA, N.C. – On a stretch of barrier island without paved roads, some of the last wild horses in the eastern United States are seeing their world get smaller each year.
A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks. And now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat.
A plan backed by the federal government would see the herd reduced from about 115 horses today to no more than 60 in a bid to stop the animals, designated North Carolina's state horse this year, from competing with federally protected birds for increasingly hard-to-come-by resources.
The Fish and Wildlife Service says the plan will reduce harmful behavior by a species it considers a nuisance. But residents who rely on the horses to bring in tourist dollars or who simply cherish the mustangs as a symbol of the country's spirit worry it could bring about the collapse of the herd through hereditary diseases and other complications of a shallow gene pool.
A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks. And now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat.
A plan backed by the federal government would see the herd reduced from about 115 horses today to no more than 60 in a bid to stop the animals, designated North Carolina's state horse this year, from competing with federally protected birds for increasingly hard-to-come-by resources.
The Fish and Wildlife Service says the plan will reduce harmful behavior by a species it considers a nuisance. But residents who rely on the horses to bring in tourist dollars or who simply cherish the mustangs as a symbol of the country's spirit worry it could bring about the collapse of the herd through hereditary diseases and other complications of a shallow gene pool.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Florida Horse Farm is here to provide Florida with an alternative for unwanted horses. It begins with providing owners information, education and assistance to reduce the number of neglected and abused horses in the state. We will also work to form a coalition with other groups to consolidate buying power, share expenses to promote our cause and provide a location to send horses that are impossible to place. We will work with the state to implement HB765 in a cost effective manner and to provide members of the Florida horse industry a viable option to retirement or transporting horses out of state. We also see this as the perfect opportunity for those who service the horses and horse owners of Florida to give back to our community.
Florida Horse Farm is here to provide Florida with an alternative for unwanted horses. It begins with providing owners information, education and assistance to reduce the number of neglected and abused horses in the state. We will also work to form a coalition with other groups to consolidate buying power, share expenses to promote our cause and provide a location to send horses that are impossible to place. We will work with the state to implement HB765 in a cost effective manner and to provide members of the Florida horse industry a viable option to retirement or transporting horses out of state. We also see this as the perfect opportunity for those who service the horses and horse owners of Florida to give back to our community.
Free vaccines to 501c3 non-profits!
The Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign is a non-profit joint effort between Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health and the AAEP.
What we do.Through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign, qualifying equine rescue and retirement facilities can receive complimentary equine vaccines for horses in their care, protecting the horses’ health and making them more adoptable.Approved rescues may receive one vaccine order per year for an unlimited number of horses. Available vaccines include PreveNile® West Nile Virus vaccine, EquiRab™ rabies vaccine and Prestige® V five-way vaccine containing KY93, KY02 & NM2/93 Flu Strains, EHV-1, EHV-4, EEE, WEE, and Tetanus.How you can get involved.AAEP-member veterinarians can work with equine rescue and retirement facilities to receive Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health equine vaccines at no cost. AAEP-member veterinarian’s and equine rescue and retirement facilities work together to submit an application, the facilities checklist, and the equine vaccine order form. Only facilities that follow the AAEP Care Guidelines For Equine Rescue and Retirement Facilities and have a “not-for-profit” 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status will qualify for the equine vaccines.
What we do.Through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign, qualifying equine rescue and retirement facilities can receive complimentary equine vaccines for horses in their care, protecting the horses’ health and making them more adoptable.Approved rescues may receive one vaccine order per year for an unlimited number of horses. Available vaccines include PreveNile® West Nile Virus vaccine, EquiRab™ rabies vaccine and Prestige® V five-way vaccine containing KY93, KY02 & NM2/93 Flu Strains, EHV-1, EHV-4, EEE, WEE, and Tetanus.How you can get involved.AAEP-member veterinarians can work with equine rescue and retirement facilities to receive Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health equine vaccines at no cost. AAEP-member veterinarian’s and equine rescue and retirement facilities work together to submit an application, the facilities checklist, and the equine vaccine order form. Only facilities that follow the AAEP Care Guidelines For Equine Rescue and Retirement Facilities and have a “not-for-profit” 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status will qualify for the equine vaccines.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
