Business
Iceland Tightens Regulations on Blood Mare Farms
Blood mare farming, the practice of extracting blood from pregnant mares for sale, will soon be subject to a licence in Iceland. This is one
Jelena Ćirić
June 2, 2022
blood mares
Business
“Blood Farms” Documentary Shocks the Nation
Since the 1980s, horse farmers in Iceland have been able to gain extra income by extracting the hormone Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin (eCG) from their pregnant mares. This hormone exists in pregnant mares’ blood and can be removed and sold for hefty sums. To begin with, blood farming was a secondary practice on horse farms, but […]
Iceland Review
January 31, 2022
Nature
Food and Veterinary Authority Refers Mare Abuse Incident to Police
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) has completed its investigation of the mistreatment of Icelandic mares during blood collection procedures. Per a press release
Larissa Kyzer
January 8, 2022
Business
MAST Reviewing Footage of Mistreated Mares in Youtube Doc
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority is currently reviewing footage from a Youtube documentary that features clips of Icelandic mares being mistreated during blood-collection procedures.
Ragnar Tómas
November 23, 2021
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