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Pfizer Assists With Paragallo Horses

Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:35 AM
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:37 AM
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Edited press release

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance  announced April 21 that Pfizer Animal Health has pledged to donate equine health care supplies to aid the 170 horses suffering from malnourishment at Center Brook Farm in Climax, N.Y.
 
Pfizer Animal Health, which recently made a $50,000 contribution to the Alliance, will donate equine health care products such as dewormers. The medical supplies are being provided to Dr. Jerry Bilinski, a veterinarian and former head of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board who overseeing the horses’ recovery.
 
“The Alliance is deeply grateful to Pfizer Animal Health for their compassion and leadership in assisting the Center Brook horses,” said NTRA president and CEO Alex Waldrop.
 
For information on adopting one or more of the Center Brook horses or to make a contribution to defray expenses associated with the horses’ long-term care and placement into adoptive homes, please visit www.cghs.org, the Web site for the Columbia-Greene Humane Society, or call (518) 828-6044.

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