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IHP Open Day. Sunday, 19 April, Italian Horse Protection opens the doors of its Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre to the public.

12/04/2026 - A day to discover the Association and its commitment to the protection of horses. We invite you to join a special day designed to offer an up-close look at the world of IHP Italian Horse Protection.
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Fise-Anci protocol: the partnership that ignores science

10/04/2026 - Ecco la traduzione: IHP writes to the National Association of Italian Municipalities: promoting equestrian sports means promoting exploitation. In the country that slaughters more horses than anywhere else in Europe, municipalities should be doing something different.
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Lilli, goal achieved: the fundraising campaign was a success

02/04/2026 - The extraordinary show of solidarity from our supporters allowed us to fully cover the costs of the surgery and rehabilitation
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The future of the horse in Europe: an EU study outlines four scenarios to 2040.

30/03/2026 - The one IHP hopes for is also the hardest to build The European Union has restarted statistical monitoring of the equine sector. A foresight exercise developed by 33 organisations from 19 countries identifies four possible futures. IHP supports only one: the one in which "putting the horse at the centre" means respecting it, not exploiting it.
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Illegal horse slaughtering in Perugia: plea deal accepted

23/03/2026 - Sentence converted into community service. A disproportionate outcome. In this way, animal suffering and the seriousness of the crimes are reduced to an administrative detail.
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Perugia illegal slaughter case: plea bargain opposed

10/03/2026 - The Public Prosecutor agrees to the request submitted by the defense of Giovanni Barbetta: 2 years and 6 months, without a suspended sentence but with the custodial penalty replaced by community service. The Court will decide on March 20. IHP: “This weakens the State’s response to a case that combines violence against animals with risks to legality and food safety.”
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No to the UNESCO nomination of “equestrian cultures”

08/03/2026 - A protocol signed at CNEL has launched the process to nominate Italy’s “Equestrian Arts, Traditions and Cultures” as UNESCO intangible heritage. For IHP, this is a culturally misleading and ethically unacceptable operation.
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Livorno Racecourse: unacceptable to use a public loan to keep horse racing alive

28/02/2026 - The municipality must not use taxpayers’ money to prop up a structurally declining activity built on the exploitation of horses
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Perugia, trial on clandestine horse slaughter: IHP admitted as a civil party

27/02/2026 - The association’s legal standing recognized. Three defendants committed to trial. The investigation originated from the NAS operation of February 5, 2025.
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