Two New Jersey Farms Under Quarantine for EHV-1
Two farms in New Jersey—one in Gladstone, the other in Pompton Plains—are under quarantine for exposure to the neurologic form of equine herpes virus-1. A horse from the Gladstone farm that had attended a horse show in Newburgh, New York tested positive to the virus. After tracing the movements of the infected horse, the New […]
Foxhunting, Austrian Style
The traditional “Night of the Foxes” took place in Upper Styria, Austria over the last weekend in January, 2012. The tradition endures there as a way of controlling the fox population, balancing the natural environment, and protecting small game. Although details were sparse in the Austrian Times article, the hunting method seems to involve the […]
USDA Introduces Animal Traceability Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has instituted a new program—Animal Disease Traceability Program (ADTP)—to allow livestock (including horses) to be traced in the event of a disease outbreak. ADTP will apply to all interstate transport. How this traceability program will impact the Equine Interstate Event Permit (EIEP) program devised by states in the Southeast […]
Southeastern States Facilitate Interstate Horse Transport
A new permit—the Equine Interstate Event Permit (EIEP)—will allow the transport of horses between states in the Southeast for six-month periods. These permits will serve in lieu of the usual Certificate of Veterinary Inspection which is good for only thirty days. Dr. Richard Wilkes, State veterinarian with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services […]
Hunting Ban Could Be Repealed, But for Scots, Says Countryside Alliance
The Countryside Alliance believes that there would be sufficient votes in Commons to overturn the hunting ban, but for the votes of the Scottish Labour MPs. The government is being urged to reform the system which gives Scottish MPs veto rights on legislation that has no impact in Scotland. Tim Bonner of the Countryside Alliance […]
Vannah Husband, MFH (1956–2013)
Vannah Grisham Husband, MFH of the Mells Foxhounds, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Huntsville Hospital in Alabama. Vannah grew up riding horses and had a life-long love of animals. She started her foxhunting career with the Mooreland Hunt (AL) at age eight and received her colors in 1972. Through the early […]
Washington Winter Show Features Exhibit on Loan from National Sporting Library
The 2013 Washington Winter Show, renowned for its antique and fine art offerings, this year celebrates the country and sporting life with exhibits on loan from the National Sporting Library in Middleburg, Virginia. The NSL’s Claudia Pfeiffer is the principal curator. Billed as “Thrill of the Chase”—a double entendre referring to the foxhunt and the […]
California Governor Signs Hound Bill
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that bans the use of dogs in hunting bear and bobcat. The moment represents a long-sought for success for animal rights activists, who have been bringing this or similar bills to the California legislature for many years now. Pro-hunting groups with the help of the […]
Boxing Day Brings Britain No Closer to Repeal of the Ban
Boxing Day, traditionally the best-attended day of the hunting season in England, will bring large fields and throngs of hunt supporters to the meets, but no solace in their dreams of repealing the despised Hunting Act of 2005. Prime Minister David Cameron’s campaign pledge to bring the matter to a vote in Parliament notwithstanding, such […]
Heythrop Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Foxhunting; Judge Rounds on Plaintiff
The Heythrop Hunt, former huntsman Julian Barnfield, and ex-Master Richard Sumner all pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful hunting in Oxford Magistrates’ Court. The charges were brought by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). The guilty pleas were made after the court was shown film taken by anti-hunt monitors during […]