06/18/2025
I believe that people “rescuing” horses from k&$l buyers down south are part of the problem. No quarantine protocol because they just dont know. Buy a horse on a weekend and riding the next day.
Im not talking about auctions with more expensive horses. Im talking about the horses that run loose in the auction. Someone should put a tracker on a horse and see how many auctions they go to. There is an auction circuit and the horses get sicker and skinnier. When they look terrible, thats when they get “saved.” Lining the pockets of kill buyer at the expense of the animal. Meanwhile, there are horses in close proximity that need a new home. Owners in close proximity that may need a little help so they can continue to do right by their animal.
Make sure you know who you’re helping before you send your money to help “save a horse.” Stay local.
EIA Outbreak Kills 21 Horses in Southwest US in the Past Year
Even though the stats reported by the AVMA this June are from 2024, the way Equine Infectious Anemia (the potentially fatal blood-borne infectious viral disease that produces a persistent infection among equids) spreads has evolved.
Learn more about how to sign up for EIA alerts and download the owner fact sheet:
http://www.equinechronicle.com/eia-outbreak-kills-21-horses-in-southwest-us/