Horses in Russia will be kept according to the rules

It is planned that these rules will come into force on March 1, 2024 The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has developed a draft veterinary rules for keeping horses. The document is submitted for discussion on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts. The new veterinary rules will apply to the keeping of horses in personal subsidiary farms and farms, in large and small enterprises of various forms of ownership, as well as in organizations. The rules regulate the maintenance of horses for the purpose of their reproduction, rearing, sale and use. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, more than 5 million farms breed horses in Russia. “At the same time, horses can be a source of the spread of diseases that are dangerous both for horses and other animals, and for humans. In particular, such diseases include anthrax, brucellosis, rabies, and so on,” the ministry explained the relevance of the document. The department added that there are complaints about the lack of legal ...