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IHP writes to the Italian Government: stop importation of PMSG immediately
18/05/2022 - IHP has written to the Italian Ministry of Health and Agriculture, asking that Italy anticipate a proposed ban at the EU level, by immediately halting the importation and the use of PMSG (Equine Serum Gonadotropin), a hormone utilized in the production of drugs used in the intensive pig and beef farming sector.
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Blood farms: associations do not give up
17/05/2022 - We call on the European Commission to stop the production, import and use of PMSG in the EU: this is the request of 20 organisations from various countries (including IHP representing Italy) to say enough is enough to a market of suffering and death unmasked by various investigations, the last one in Iceland.
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Molise, IHP; “Reports and complaints about treatment of the Pentro horses since 2016”
05/05/2022 - IHP President, Richichi, stated: “Our most recent inspection was last December.  We documented the presence of horses abandoned to wander the streets, to battle the icy cold, and in some cases to be torn to pieces by wolves. We sincerely hope that the complaint recently lodged by a citizen of Montenero Val Cocchiara finally pushes the local authorities into action. We have made many official complaints about the appalling situation that the breeding programme of the Pentro horse has brought about. The generous public funding of the studs has led to animals being abandoned, not only putting at risk the safety of pedestrians and motorists, as witnessed by the official complaints of locals, but causing serious, often fatal, accidents involving the animals themselves.”
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Pony tortured and killed in Sicily
04/04/2022 - coming soon
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Blood farms in Iceland: report by 17 animal protection organisations
29/03/2022 - Fattorie del sangue in Islanda: 17 organizzazioni per la protezione degli animali, tra cui IHP in rappresentanza dell’Italia, hanno presentato un formale reclamo all'autorità di vigilanza dell’EFTA (European Free Trade Association), di cui fanno parte l'Islanda, il Liechtenstein, la Norvegia e la Svizzera. Nell’esposto vengono descritte tutte le violazioni delle leggi in vigore nell’Area Economica Europea, commesse in uno Stato che si vanta di tutelare i cavalli mentre segretamente li tortura.
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TAKE ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HORSES
25/03/2022 - IHP grows: we have started the information meetings to volunteer in your area. One-hour online meetings in which we briefly present IHP, its history, objectives and programmes. In particular, we explain the sectors and activities in which it is possible to work remotely and become involved in the protection of horses, donkeys, mules and hinnies. Anyone who would like to find out more can participate.
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Molise, abused horses and a risk of pollution: IHP’s denunciation
22/03/2022 - Horses torn to pieces by wolves, horses left to run wild all year round with no care or support even during the winter months, not to mention the danger to local people and a high risk of pollution due to excessive nitrate concentrations. This is the situation that IHP is basing its formal complaint on, a situation ongoing for many years in Pantano Zittola-Feudo Valcocchiara, which is part of the Comune di Montenero Val Cocchiara (IS) in Molise.
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This horse meat is imported in Italy
18/03/2022 - This horse meat is imported in Italy
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Ukraine, animal welfare organizations to the government: "Willing to welcome equidae affected by the ongoing conflict"
11/03/2022 - Willingness to welcome or find accomodation for equidae - horses, donkeys, mules, zebras - from Ukraine, where the conflict with Russia is underway, in order to open “corridors” also for this type of animal. This is the request of the animal welfare organizations ENPA, IHP, Il rifugio degli asinelli, LAV, Progetto Islander and La rete dei santuari di animali liberi in Italia, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and to the Ministry of Health.
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Goodbye Arturo
08/03/2022 - Today, our little Arturo has come to the end of a long life, much of it spent at the rescue centre together with his lifelong friends: a bond between elderly horses... very elderly horses, which often moved us.
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