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MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION Since 2009, we have chosen a horse welfare issue, and focused heavily on it for the entire month of March. You may remember our March for Wild Horses and March Against Horse Slaughter campaigns and the significant impact they had. This year we are concentrating on the horses abused and… Continue reading March for PMUs with the Int’l Fund for Horses
Cross-posted from the The Day (Connecticut) Written by JEFFREY A. JOHNSON Salem, CT - For five hours on a sun-splashed Columbus Day afternoon Monday, a small stretch of Darling Road and the parking lot at Salem Valley Farms Ice Cream Co. transformed into paradise for packs of children and many of their parents. Youngsters formed… Continue reading Salem ice cream stand offers its sundae best to help horses
Written by JANE ALLIN Research Analyst, Int'l Fund for Horses (August 3, 2010) -- The introduction of Aprela® looms ever closer in the EU and Japan. Viviant® (i.e. bazedoxifene), a SERM (selective estrogen receptive modulator) which is the post-menopausal osteoporosis component of Aprela® was approved by the European Commission under the name Conbriza in April… Continue reading A Disturbing Trend in Pfizer’s Agenda
Cross-posted from Bar-P Blog >> MyChelle Dermaceuticals and Medicine Horse Ranch Co-Host Fundraiser Fashion Show Source: Edited Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 08, 2010 – Louisville, Colo. – MyChelle Dermaceuticals, a leading pioneer in effective, natural skin care and longtime sponsor of the HopeFoal Project™ at the Medicine Horse Ranch,… Continue reading Models and Horses take to the runway for a good cause
Written by JANE ALLIN Research Analyst | Int'l Fund for Horses Page 1 A recent report by Agriculture Canada gives tenuous optimism for the stopping of suffering of the mares and foals at the mercy of the pregnant mare's urine (PMU) industry. Giant drug manufacturer Wyeth, a division of Pfizer, has announced they intend to… Continue reading The Rise and Fall of the PMU Industry
As a follow up to iFH’s patient-to-doctor letter regarding the Premarin family of drugs and the horrors they inflict on both horses and women alike, we have compiled a list of alternatives that may be safer, effective and humane. We encourage you to go online to further acquaint yourself with the effectiveness and safety of these compounds; there is a… Continue reading Alternatives to Premarin and Prempro
We are not spiritually unconnected from the drugs we take, or from the pain and suffering that goes into their making." -- Alice Walker “We crush ’em and recycle ’em . . . just like aluminum cans.” -- Pat Houde, equine feed lot manager, regarding Premarin foals and mares The Int'l Fund for Horses is… Continue reading Alert your doctor not to prescribe Premarin for menopausal symptoms
We are excited about a new book released this week called, In the Mood Again: Use the Power of Healthy Hormones to Reboot Your Sex Life – at Any Age Genie James and Dr. Randolph have created two natural solutions that can either intersect or stand alone, both approaches beginning and ending with your hormones.… Continue reading In the mood again: Save horses and your sex life
ASPEN, CO — Roaring Fork Valley horse lovers have saved 24 mares and foals from almost certain slaughter this fall, and they are trying to rally residents to help protect hundreds more. Kathy Raife and Heidi Alles created the nonprofit Aspen Valley Horse Rescue two weeks ago to try to buy threatened horses from ranchers… Continue reading Valley horse lovers rally to save animals from slaughter (CO)
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