Bleeding of mares still in animal welfare commission in Uruguay

The practice of bleeding mares is carried out to extract equine chronic gonadotropin, a hormone secreted during pregnancy and used for the reproductive cycles of other species. In Europe, so-called blood farms are prohibited; However, they are importers of the plasma that few countries in the world produce, including Uruguay. These farms were regularized in 2017 following complaints from animal rights organizations and the Ministry of Livestock (MGAP) resolved the hygienic conditions, as well as a guide of good practices to enable the establishments. Currently in Uruguay there are three blood extraction laboratories operating legally and “there are no requests for the creation of a farm of this type in Paysandú,” said deputy Juan Carlos Moreno, member of the animal welfare commission of the House of Representatives. “The issue is still in the animal welfare commission and has already been in the livestock commission. The corresponding treatment is given there ...