Wisconsin Veterinarian Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking
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A Wisconsin equine veterinarian was sentenced to more than 48 months in prison for sex trafficking Chinese women.
Brian Lee Kersten, of Pleasant Valley, is Minnesota's first labor trafficking convic...
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EHM Confirmed in Minnesota Horse
A Minnesota horse has tested positive for equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), a neurological disease caused by the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1)....
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4 EHV-1 Cases Confirmed in Minnesota, 2 Horses Euthanized
The number of confirmed cases of horses with the non-neuropathogenic strain of the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) continues to rise as Minnesota officials await additional test results....
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EHV-1 Cases Confirmed in Minnesota, 1 Horse Euthanized
A Minnesota official says two horses have tested positive for the non-neuropathogenic strain of the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1.)...
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Boarding Stable Operator Charged in Horses' Deaths
Charges have been filed against a Minnesota farm operator accused of shooting two American Saddlebred mares. William Henry St. Sauver Jr. is charged with two felony counts of animal torture....
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, Plaintiff, vs. CAROL LINDA DUTHOY DOBBELAIRE, Defendant.
Minnesota Horse Council director Carol Dobbelaire is facing animal cruelty charges. The probable cause affidavit states there is "a pattern of culpable negligence, resulting in the emaciation, suffering, and eventual deat...
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