horses
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Mysterious illness killing wild horses in Colorado revealed by Bureau of Land Management
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Lab tests confirmed that a previously “unknown, highly contagious” disease, which has killed more than 100 wild horses in a state-run facility in Cañon City, is equine influenza virus, the Bureau of Land Management announced Friday. The disease, not uncommon to wild and domestic horses, caused a respiratory disease outbreak mostly among the Wild Horse and…
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National Western Stock Show parade canceled
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With weather forecasts calling for snow and “dangerously low temperatures,” National Western Stock Show officials canceled the downtown parade and an event planned at McGregor Square on Thursday. “We will not risk animal safety with slick streets,” President and CEO Paul Andrews said Tuesday. “Being right isn’t always popular; and being popular isn’t always right. We…
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Social media groups coordinate to save animals endangered by Marshall fire
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As the Marshall fire grew, the Facebook posts flew. “For the small/growing fire on Middle Fork Road, please let me know if you need to coordinate horse evacuation. Currently it is 40 acres or so,” someone posted on social media just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday. A short time later, the “Horse Evacuation Boulder Fort Collins…
