Heaves (RAO – recurrent airway obstruction) primarily affects horses 9 years and older. It is similar to asthma. The lower airway becomes inflamed causing the disease. As the horse ages, heaves can worsen. Horses with heaves are more prone to upper respiratory illnesses, both viral and bacterial. A compromised immune system can also worsen respiratory […]
Superstition is defined as a belief that is not based on reason or knowledge, but blindly accepted. It is an irrational belief founded on ignorance or fear of the unknown or mysterious. Most cultures, including the ancient Egyptians, Hebrews, Greeks and Romans viewed a howling dog as an omen of something ominous. Many of these […]
The HSUS has informed us that there is a bill for consideration by our legislators to open more captive hunting ranches in Georgia. These captive hunts or “canned hunts” as they are called, are private facilities where customers kill semi-tame animals trapped in enclosures for trophies. The animals have no way to escape and these […]
