American Horse Council Inc

THE AMERICAN HORSE COUNCIL (AHC) WILL INCREASE BIOSECURITY AWARENESS AND IMPROVE BIOSECURITY PRACTICES AND PROTOCOLS AT EQUINE WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS (EWOS). WHILE THESE ORGANIZATIONS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN EQUINE PROTECTION, MANY FACE CHALLENGES MAINTAINING STANDARDIZED BIOSECURITY PROTOCOLS. THIS PROJECT WILL RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CONSISTENT BIOSECURITY PRACTICES AND HELP THESE ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVE PROTOCOLS TO PREVENT AND MANAGE THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. THE AHC WILL EVALUATE THE BIOSECURITY KNOWLEDGE BASE WITHIN EWOS, IDENTIFY GAPS, IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF BIOSECURITY PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS WITHIN EWOS, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND SUPPLIES. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF AT-RISK HORSES AND THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE SUPPORTING THEM IN A WHOLE NEW WAY. THE PROJECT BENEFITS U.S. HORSE OWNERS IN ALL STATES BY PREVENTING ECONOMICALLY DEVASTATING HORSE DISEASE OUTBREAKS.