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Illegal horse racing, doping, abuse: five precautionary measures issued in Castelvetrano. The investigation started from our report.

21/05/2026 - The Carabinieri operation coordinated by the Marsala Public Prosecutor's Office closes the circle on an illegal racetrack that IHP had reported in February 2024. Here is how it unfolded.
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We’re opening our doors on 7 June: “Senza Briglie” in Montaione

20/05/2026 - On Sunday 7 June, Montaione becomes the meeting point between the public and the daily work of IHP. With “Senza Briglie” — the first event of the Montaione Summer — Italian Horse Protection opens the doors of its Rescue Centre and invites anyone who wants to truly understand what it means to protect an abused horse to spend a day together.
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Palio di Fucecchio, a donation for the winning horse. It's nothing but hypocrisy

19/05/2026 - The gesture is presented as an act of sensitivity toward the animal. In reality, it calls nothing into question about the structure of an event that exposes horses to stress, risks, and uses incompatible with their ethological needs.
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Equine doping: the Council of State upholds trainer liability

14/05/2026 - The ruling in the Bellei case brings a lengthy legal dispute to a close and reaffirms a principle that the horse racing world would rather ignore: whoever trains a horse is always accountable for it.
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Brussels' Response Does Not Stop the Law — Quite the Opposite

13/05/2026 - MEP Picaro (FdI/ECR) had hoped for a European block on the proposed law on equids. Commissioner Hansen responded in the opposite way: member states may legislate in the general interest, even if it affects the market.
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Catania: yet more incidents of animal cruelty involving horses

12/05/2026 - New illegal stables in San Cristoforo, a clandestine race in Palagonia with pistols and Kalashnikovs on open display. Those responsible identified by Police.
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Corato, third edition of the Horse Meat Festival. We hope it's the last one.

08/05/2026 - On 9 and 10 May 2026, the event that IHP has been opposing since 2024 returns to the historic centre of Corato (BA). This year, however, the context has changed: for the first time in over a decade, a bill to ban the slaughter of equids is before Parliament.
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AISPA renews its support for IHP's Montaione Rescue Centre

07/05/2026 - The historic Anglo-Italian organisation confirms its annual donation to IHP for 2026. A bond that has lasted fifteen years.
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Foxy turns thirty-five. The story of a horse, an owner, and a choice made out of love

06/05/2026 - Born in 1991 and testing positive for Equine Infectious Anemia since 2009, Foxy is today the oldest horse hosted by IHP. On May 5th, his owner Alessia Aubert arrived by train to celebrate him. She could take him home with her — but she won't.
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Carrese di San Martino in Pensilis 2026: oxen and horses seized. Public Prosecutor investigates for animal abuse

05/05/2026 - On May 2, 2026, the Termoli Police served the preventive seizure order — issued by the Larino Public Prosecutor's Office — on the animals used in the April 30 race. Among the lines of investigation: abuse documented on video. It is not the first time this event has come under scrutiny from the authorities. And it is not the first time an animal has paid with its life.
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