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Catania, a Video and the Ghost Stables: How the Illegal Race Network Was Uncovered

29/04/2026 - A citizen films a pony harnessed to a sulky and sends the video to police via the YouPol app: the raid that follows leads to the discovery of two illegal facilities in the heart of Catania, with unregistered animals and no veterinary checks. One more piece of a structured phenomenon that IHP has been documenting for years.
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A PONY DIES AT THE PONY MASTER SHOW IN AREZZO. COMPETITIONS CONTINUE, PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONIES GO AHEAD AS PLANNED. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO YEARS.

27/04/2026 - In May 2024, at the same equestrian centre, Mountgrove Golden Girl died. FISE did not answer our questions. IHP asks again: what does respect for a horse mean to you?
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IHP in the House of Commons: the ban on the slaughter of horses is a measure against exploitation, not merely a cultural choice

21/04/2026 - Heard by the XIII Agriculture Committee, IHP dismantled the objections of those opposed to the bill one by one. And raised a decisive question: if the distinction between DPA and non-DPA horses actually worked, FISE and the Ministry should be the first to support the ban.
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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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