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New & Noteworthy: Amazon Faces Pressure Over Products Made from Donkey-Hide Gelatin

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Photo Courtesy Brook USA

Animal welfare advocates gathered at Amazon HQ2 to hand-deliver over 370,000 petition signatures demanding that Amazon ban the sale of ejiao, a gelatin made from donkey hides.  An estimated five million donkeys are killed every year to meet the growing demand for ejiao. This trade requires inhumane transportation conditions for …

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Registration Now Open for Kentucky Horse Council’s One-Day Livestock Investigation Training

Livestock Investigation Training

The Kentucky Horse Council’s (KHC) annual Livestock Investigation Training (LIT) is slated to take place October 23 at the Blue Grass Stockyards Stanford – South in Stanford. Registration for all county and state officials, including animal control officers, sheriffs, police officers and other law enforcement officials and prosecutors in Kentucky, …

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Equine Wellness: Have Mercy – Equine Euthanasia

Examining difficult end-of-life decisions The gelding stood with his head cocked to one side, nose extended forward. Curious and charming, our heartstrings tightened when we learned he was mostly blind. We’ve all seen inspirational stories of sightless horses living happy lives. With the right companion, and enough human love, he …

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