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Palermo – IHP makes a formal cruelty complaint
05/10/2020
- In the letter, sent by certified email, we ask for a report on the condition of all the horses used in the tourist horse-drawn carriage business, in order to identify the one in the photo, which we hope to get legally seized. We have also asked for the conditions in which all the horses used for the carriages are kept which, from other reports from members of the public, we suspect are not up to the legally-set standards.
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5 CORAZONES, the documentary about the equine slaughter and the export of horse meat in Argentina
30/09/2020
- "5 Corazones" is the name of the original documentary film by Posibl. which reveals the cruel reality that horses suffer in Argentina, through an investigation of more than 3 years that shows a network of millionaire businesses and complicities in the business of equine slaughter and the export of horse meat to European countries.
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France: horses tortured, mutilated and killed. A macabre thriller
02/09/2020
- The news hit the world headlines in the past few weeks, but it seems that sadistic episodes involving horses, donkeys and ponies have been going on since 2018 in various parts of France
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Correggio: Four horses facing slaughter now saved
31/08/2020
- The custody of the four horses that had been illegally taken to a slaughterhouse in Correggio, in the province of Reggio Emilia, was handed over to IHP.
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Mafia and clandestine racing, the IHP appeal to Carabinieri and Prosecutor's office
11/11/2020
- Horses abused to death to bring money into the coffers of the mafia with clandestine races. The "Cesare" operation, conducted last night by the Carabinieri of Messina and coordinated by the DDA, dismantled a criminal group linked to the Galli mafia clan and raised the veil over a practice, that of illegal horse racing, which IHP has been denouncing for years
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Verona abolishes horse-drawn tourist carriages
05/11/2020
- In addition to this landmark abolition of horse drawn carriages for public use, and the ban on possession and use of exotic animals (including in circuses), plus the power given to the Mayor to ban people convicted of mistreatment or of killing animals from ever owning animals again, there are also several welfare rules governing pets, including rabbits.
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Cancelled Fieracavallli and various equestrian competitions
29/10/2020
- The restrictive measures adopted by the Italian Government at this stage of the Covid-19 pandemic also provide for the prohibition of trade fairs and non-professional sports competitions. So here it is that Fieracavalli (scheduled in Verona from the 5th to the 8th and from the 13th to the 15th November) has been cancelled and with it the show jumping competitions at all levels that were scheduled during the fair, including some pony races and other side competitions.
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Appeals to redeem horses from slaughter
28/10/2020
- Today we speak to you about the appeals to redeem horses from slaughter: there are a lot of them circulating on social networks and we are reached daily by messages, e-mails and reports about them. We point out a few things.
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Canada shock: live horse transport to Japan, to go into sashimi
13/10/2020
- A monstrous practice which has been going on for some time notwithstanding protests from various Associations: protests which have intensified over the past few weeks.
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Illegal race intercepted by the Police in Palermo
10/10/2020
- This time the race was taking place at Parco della Favorita in Palermo where, besides the two horses with their sulky, there was a whole host of people - at least 100 - with motorbikes and cars
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