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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

Icelandic horses are a unique breed, bred in isolation in Iceland since settlement times.

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 […]

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Iceland Review January 31, 2022

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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

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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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blood mares

Iceland Tightens Regulations on Blood Mare Farms

“Blood Farms” Documentary Shocks the Nation

Food and Veterinary Authority Refers Mare Abuse Incident to Police

MAST Reviewing Footage of Mistreated Mares in Youtube Doc

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