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Posted by on May 8, 2009 in General News, Welfare | 2 comments
Last month we reported about the outbreak of Equine Infectious Anaemia in the Vars region of France – see here.
Sadly, 11 horses who tested positive to EIA have now been euthanased. Read report here.
Another 3 horses this week have tested positive and will have to be euthanased, bringing the total to 14 horses.
The virus that causes equine infectious anemia is transmitted by biting...
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Posted by on May 5, 2009 in Association News | 0 comments
We would like to say thank-you and a big well done to Parlez vous Français and all the children who made arts and crafts to sell at market, raising 90€ for ERF!
Also, thanks to Anna Thompson for her help in this and good luck with the sponsored ride thats coming up soon.
If you can organise a fundraising event, get sponsored for doing something or can simply rattle a tin at functions, ERF...
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Equine Rescue France is warning UK horse-lovers of the pitfalls of ‘rescuing’ French horses through so-called ‘French rescue’ websites. Purchasers are sought through emotional pleas made on these sites, claiming that the horses are in imminent danger of being transported on a horrendous journey to the Italian slaughterhouses and can only be saved by substantial donations...
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Asal and Boris have been introduced into the same field…
I think they are going to become best of friends now!
It’s very important for donkeys to have company and they build firm pair bonds, which is why ERF only rehomes single donkeys where there is already a donkey, or at the very least another horse/pony.
Read some interesting facts on donkey behaviour here...
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A few weeks ago we were contacted by a lovely Dutch couple who were looking for a friend for their lonely donkey, Boris. We think we found the perfect match for him in Asal, a 4 year old donkey gelding of a similar breed and size to Boris. Asal’s owner had approached ERF last year to find loving homes for some of his donkeys, he wanted to ensure their future would be secure throughout their...
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