Today the track was open for business. It is for the Minions’ and their constant battle against laminitis. I hope this is the answer as it was a lot of hard work to build. I don’t want the Shetland ponies to eat the spring grass when or if it arrives as that has a high […]
Working on the Track | My Shetland
Vitamin is back on course (fingers and toes crossed, please) and I am beginning to think about moving the Shetland ponies onto their Spring/Summer/Autumn track sometime soon. (Vitamin eats in the old sticks as she decided this is what she wants to be and no one will bother her). Note Tiddles and his bucket! *** […]
‘Identify hotspots to track man-animal conflicts’
Rising incidences of man-animal conflicts have pitted people against nature, forcing many to take extreme positions. While some want to cull even elephants and tigers, others say humans have no moral right to kill these creatures, whose homelands man had encroached over the years. Environmentalist R Sridhar, an engineer by training, has been researching issues […]
Installing the Track | My Shetland
The dog walk started ominously but luckily the rain shower missed us. I wanted to walk round the new field track that is currently under construction. My fencer has been hard at work putting fence posts everywhere parallel to the perimeter of the field to make a track system. This will be for the Minions […]
This deadly horse racing season signals urgent need for zero-tolerance anti-doping and track safety policies
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block 2023 could have been a watershed year for the welfare of racehorses in the U.S. with the historic implementation of national racetrack safety and anti-doping programs. Yet the anti-doping section of the new law was late in implementation due to continued pushback by a few laggards using the courts […]
The Track | My Shetland
The track is a success – well, half the track if I’m being honest. It is first part – L-shaped – and the Minions love it. They are allowed on the track for 12 hours a day and can be seen using it for their Minion Grand National race. Watching them gallop around makes […]
Animal rights activists target Perry Barr dog track racegoers in new protest after Michelin eatery fury
Animal rights activists confronted Birmingham greyhound racing fans in fresh protests targeting the city. Animal Rising returned for a new demonstration weeks after police were called in to remove them from Adam’s Michelin-star restaurant in the city centre. Protesters were at the gates to Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium yesterday, June 17, in a latest bid […]
In historic move, Churchill Downs suspends racing after 12 horses die at the track
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block On June 2, Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, suspended horse racing upon the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority after 12 horses died in a span of a few weeks at the track. Just 10 days prior the Authority finally gained the power to […]