Michigan Horse Traders Charged with Breaking EIA Quarantine

A man was charged with transporting a horse off his farm while an EIA quarantine order was in effect.
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An Imlay Township, Mich., man was charged Tuesday with transporting a horse across state lines without a health certificate and taking a horse off his farm while a quarantine order was in effect, The Flint Journal reported.

The accused, Chisholm Alexander, 31, is currently serving 90 days in jail for theft. An alleged coworker, Chad Mills, 34, was also charged with the transport violation.

The accused allegedly brought a horse to Michigan from Oklahoma without health papers.

The horse tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) and the farm was quarantined. This horse was euthanatized. While still under quarantine, a horse that had tested negative for EIA was removed from the premises, The Flint Journal reported

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Erin Ryder is a former news editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care.

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