2 unbroken horses shot by authorities in Cambs

Apparently sedating didn't work :( Why they couldn't have built a corral then herded the horses into it is beyond me, as this method seems to work well when wild horses are rounded up. :(
 
I blame the owners - what on earth were they doing breeding from either of these horses if they weren't even handled? Yes horses do get spooked and scared but these were not handled so how on earth did they think they would get near them??!!
 
Amazing isn't it, you can catch a wild lion in Africa but not 2 horses in Cambs!

In this case it looks like the owners are at fault. Horses were totally wild and unhandled.
 
They should have kept the RSPCA out of it, and employed a veterinary or army marksman with sedative darts. I've heard of a few cases around here over the years, and never heard of one that failed. Wild Life parks employ trained marksmen - one wonders if they approached anybody of that ilk

Poor horses!
 
I realy don't think anyone was at fault. Don't be so quick to point blame when you don't know the situation! Its one of them things that happen! Sad but true!
 
...and if so wild, poorly bred, etc probably best they don't clog up a rescue centre for weeks which might be able to help a nicer, tamer pony or two in more need that could more easily/quicklycheaply be sorted and rehomed.
 
Jake10 said:
Apparently sedating didn't work :( Why they couldn't have built a corral then herded the horses into it is beyond me, as this method seems to work well when wild horses are rounded up. :(
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This! we have corraled practicaly wild exmoor foals and herded them into a lorry to move them into a different field. seems abit unnecesary to me...
 
A tragic situation :(

I'm not the biggest fan of the RSPCA in regards to horse welfare, but fail to see how they can be blamed for the sorry end to this tale :confused:

The horses had been loose for a month..what had the owners done about this previously?

Someone mentioned that wild animals can be caught in Africa...Yes but they don't generally have busy 'A' roads in the vicinity of the Serengeti.
Sedation isn't instantaneous, the horses could have got onto the road and caused mayhem.

The fault lies with the idiots who turned out to unhandled horses in an unsecurely fenced field :mad:
 
Do watch the WHW video clip of them removing a vast wild herd of mares, stallions and youngsters from a farm in Scotland somewhere recently which I think is either on YouTube or via their website - I put it up on here a few weeks ago. OK a remoter contained place where there was not a risk from traffic or people getting injured but they had tricky customers to deal with among the stallions and were very well prepared in terms of the rounding up and containing/penning to do what they had to do (geld the stallions for one thing). So it can be done with preparation and some investment in suitable man/woman power and equipment/runs etc.
 
amymay said:
Because they had to authorise the shooting in collaberation with the police.
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And???

It was their fault that there was two unhandled, horses loose was it?

Those poor animals must have been distressed and frightened with all the fuss going on.
if they had got onto the the road the the result would most likely have been the same ...two dead horses and likely car drivers and passengers too.
How would you feel if your loved ones had been killed by a loose horse?
 
Warboys is in the fens. It's not just the roads they would have to think about - a sedated horse falling into a fen drain wouldn't be too pleasant either.
 
the 2 in question have been loose for over a month & regually got onto the A141 causing issues (& a risk to themselves/others) sad i know but given the lay of the land out here its not the easiest of areas to create a corral to round them up.

its been a daily quest to catch said beasts & many, many people (us included) have been & tried in the cause.
would you rather they have been hearded up & in the ensuing panic run into the path of a car prehaps?
 
GingerCat said:
And???

It was their fault that there was two unhandled, horses loose was it?

Those poor animals must have been distressed and frightened with all the fuss going on.
if they had got onto the the road the the result would most likely have been the same ...two dead horses and likely car drivers and passengers too.
How would you feel if your loved ones had been killed by a loose horse?
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And how would you feel if your horse was killed by a trigger happy RSPCA inspector?

There are plenty of ways to catch loose wild horses and this should not have ended in this way.
 
Kokopelli said:
Trust RSPCA to be behind this.

Poor horses, seems like an unnecessary end.
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Why bash the RSPCA??????

Also I think you will find that it was not a 'Trigger happy RSPCA Inspector' that shot the horses.

Some years ago I was in the unhappy position to have to carry out a similar 'despatch', as with an escaped bull from an abatoire. This is only done as a last resort. The decision is not taken lightly. There will always be someone who will be against any decision made.

Why is everyone against the RSPCA.....what about the owners!!!!!!! It's their damn fault.
 
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Why bash the RSPCA??????
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They rarely care about the welfare of the animal, they just want to do the cheapest option so they can spend more money on things that don't matter. Of course they won't get involved at all unless there is enough publicity surrounding it.

There are many ways this could have ended differently, it shouldn't have ended the way it did.

I think sometimes they forget that the word 'protection' is actually in their name.
 
Aoibhin said:
the 2 in question have been loose for over a month & regually got onto the A141 causing issues (& a risk to themselves/others) sad i know but given the lay of the land out here its not the easiest of areas to create a corral to round them up.

its been a daily quest to catch said beasts & many, many people (us included) have been & tried in the cause.
would you rather they have been hearded up & in the ensuing panic run into the path of a car prehaps?
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Thanks for the info, good to hear from someone who actually knows the situation.

I am no RSPCA lover but, in this instance, it does appear that everything else had been tried.

Very sad for the horses, but the blame should lie squarely on the shoulders of the owners who allowed 2 unhandled horses to escape.
 
Kokopelli said:
They rarely care about the welfare of the animal, they just want to do the cheapest option so they can spend more money on things that don't matter. Of course they won't get involved at all unless there is enough publicity surrounding it.

There are many ways this could have ended differently, it shouldn't have ended the way it did.

I think sometimes they forget that the word 'protection' is actually in their name.
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Sorry Koko but I disagree. Yes I cannot stand the RSPCA and wouldn't wee on them if they were on fire, however these animals were a danger to themselves and others. 1 month had gone by with the owners, authorities and joe public trying to catch them. The area is very fenny so you have massive ditches and unlevel roads, if they hadn't struck someone's car then they may have fallen in the ditches and been in agony and died a nasty death.

It was the owners that authorised for the horses to be shot.
 
Amaranta said:
Thanks for the info, good to hear from someone who actually knows the situation.

I am no RSPCA lover but, in this instance, it does appear that everything else had been tried.

Very sad for the horses, but the blame should lie squarely on the shoulders of the owners who allowed 2 unhandled horses to escape.
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Now where's the LIKE button!!
 
lochpearl said:
Sorry Koko but I disagree. Yes I cannot stand the RSPCA and wouldn't wee on them if they were on fire, however these animals were a danger to themselves and others. 1 month had gone by with the owners, authorities and joe public trying to catch them. The area is very fenny so you have massive ditches and unlevel roads, if they hadn't struck someone's car then they may have fallen in the ditches and been in agony and died a nasty death.

It was the owners that authorised for the horses to be shot.
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I still think there could have been other ways of dealing with it.

I agree that there are dangers to the public but what about temporarily fencing the area and then round them up or as others have said how about a tranquillizer marksman.

How about collaborating with other animal organisations and getting enough man power to round them up?

However, it would be interesting to know exactly what methods they used before shooting them.
 
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