Dr. Margaret Ferrell is touted as 'one of the best surgeons he has seen in 42 years' by expert witness, while dissenters continue to claim non-profit, low cost clinics are unfair competition that provide substandard care.

With 12 horses now dead and several more deteriorating at Florida facility, company agrees to pay all veterinary bills and replace lost horses when owners are emotionally ready.

Responses mixed regarding veterinarians', industry's motivations and sense of ethical propriety.

APHIS gets $49.5 million bump, but spending bill still prohibits funding for horse inspection activities.

Stacey Addison imprisoned in fall 2014 for witnessing a drug crime in Timor-Leste.

But proving that judgment is not impaired by compensation from industry is virtually impossible.