Interior Department proposes preserves in Midwest and East to save thousands of wild horsesOctober 7th, 2009 Interior proposes preserves to protect wild horsesWASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar wants to create wild horse preserves in the Midwest and East to protect wild horses and burros that now roam the West. Salazar says his plan will restore the health of America's wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them.
San Diego Zoo's new panda cub is a boySeptember 3rd, 2009 San Diego Zoo's new panda cub is a boySAN DIEGO — The panda cub born at the San Diego Zoo nearly a month ago is a boy. The zoo said the yet-to-be-named cub's mother briefly left the den Thursday, allowing veterinarians to examine the 2.8-pound baby panda for the first time.
San Diego officials say they dismantled Mexican drug ring involved in 9 killingsAugust 13th, 2009 San Diego officials dismantle deadly drug ringSAN DIEGO — Authorities in San Diego say they've dismantled a ring of Mexican drug traffickers responsible for nine murders, including two where the victims' bodies were dissolved in acid. A county grand jury indictment was announced Thursday.
Fred Kinne, San Diego editor whose paper won Pulitzer for plane crash coverage, dies at 93August 11th, 2009 San Diego editor who helped win Pulitzer diesSAN DIEGO — Fred Kinne, a veteran editor who helped a San Diego newspaper win the Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of a 1978 plane crash, has died. He was 93. His family says Kinne died Sunday night at a nursing center in La Mesa.
San Diego Earthquake Measure 4.0July 11th, 2009 Early morning today a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck off the coast of San Diego. There were no immediate reports of property damage or injuries.
In Boston, budget cuts rein in nation's oldest mounted police unitJune 28th, 2009 Boston police disband Mounted Unit in budget moveBOSTON — The clip-clop of police horses will no longer heard on Boston streets. The nation's first Mounted Unit will be disbanded Tuesday because of budget cuts, its 12 horses given new homes — at least until the city can come up with funds to restore the unit.
Hollywood Park cancels Thursday races, cites lack of horses available as reasonApril 30th, 2009 Hollywood Park cancels all Thursday racesINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Hollywood Park canceled Thursday's races because there weren't enough horses.
Lack of horses forces Hollywood Park to cancel racing for a dayApril 30th, 2009 Not enough horses; no racing at Hollywood ParkLOS ANGELES — Hollywood Park has canceled its race program because there aren't enough horses. Track officials say it's a one-time cancellation because Thursday's eight-race card could not be filled.
US Polo Association creates review committee to examine safeguards for polo horsesApril 26th, 2009 US Polo Association creates review committeeWELLINGTON, Fla. — After the death of 21 horses in Florida, the United States Polo Association says it will examine safeguards for polo horses, including developing a prohibited substance policy.
Federal agency spurs people to adopt older wild mustangs with a new incentive programApril 24th, 2009 Federal agency spurs people to adopt wild horsesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal agency is hoping older wild mustangs rounded up from the range will find new homes with a program that will offer stipends to owners who adopt them.
NY breeder's farm gives away unwanted horses; owner Paragallo charged with crueltyApril 24th, 2009 NY thoroughbred farm is giving away horsesALBANY, N.Y. — Horse lovers from around the country are hauling away sickly horses from thoroughbred owner Ernie Paragallo's upstate New York breeding farm.
Fla. pharmacy tells AP it made mistake in making medication for polo horses that diedApril 23rd, 2009 Pharmacy says it goofed in making drugs for horsesWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida pharmacy has told The Associated Press it incorrectly prepared a medication for 21 polo horses that died over the weekend while preparing to play in a championship match.
US Open Polo matches resume in Florida after deaths of 21 horses; investigators still puzzledApril 23rd, 2009 US Open Polo play resumes after Fla. horse deathsWELLINGTON, Fla.
Correction: Dead polo horses storyApril 23rd, 2009 Correction: Dead polo horses storyWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In an April 22 story about 21 polo horses that died in Florida, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Food and Drug Administration had refused to approve the French-made supplement Biodyl for use in the U.S.
Report: Venezuelan polo team member links commonly used supplement to deaths of 21 polo horsesApril 22nd, 2009 Polo player links supplement to 21 horse deathsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A member of a Venezuelan-owned polo team says a supplement likely killed 21 horses before a match last weekend in Florida.
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August 2nd, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Our heart goes out to the owners of the horses poisoned by using oleander leaves. We had a similar situation done to us by individuals that at first we thought were the disgruntled family of the ole fella we bought our ranch from who thought they should have inherited instead of it being sold to us. What we found out later is that the picture was much bigger when instead of the County Animal Control unit of the Sheriff trying to help us find what our horses were being poisoned with —Charged us with animal cruelty and neglect ,seized them, then proceeded to ignore the facts that these animals had been poisoned. To cover up their mistakes the County DA then charged me with 8 Felonies for trying to protect my animals from being poisoned and this is destroying our way of life. Go to http://www.painterdefensefund.com to read about when you have animals you are vulnerable to unscrupulous parties who can easily feed your animals an array of natural substances that poison, kill or effect the well being of the animal. In this case, the owner is lucky she could identify the poison, so many times, as in our case, the veterinarian and labs cannot determine the toxin, leaving you helpless because you cannot guard your stock 24/7. These unscrupulous and powerful individuals then hound the local authorities who, because you cannot identify the poison and therefore appropriately treat your stock or validate the poisoning, will harass you and take your animals, charging you with unfounded criminal charges. Using poisons naturally found to poison someone’s livestock is a dispicible, heinous act, but then reporting the sick animals to animal control is reprehensible. It is a sick individual that resorts to attacking innocent animals for revenge. we are fighting for our lives and our animals lives right now because of similar hateful acts upon our livelyhood.