400 horses taken into care-Wales

canteron said:
The long term solution is to make breeding less attractive and prestigeous.

There is a significant minority of the population who think that it gives them status to breed horses (and other animals). A lot has been done to work on this, but much more work needs to be done.

Yes, we have them puppy farming in my area. One lot were prosecuted for cruelty a second time just recently. Note that 90% of these poor quality animals are coloured cob types and who it is that favours breeding them??? Its all about earning a quick buck and never mind anything else. This is a long way from someone unable to cope financially or whatever dumping their horse on a bit of waste land and leaving it to take its chances (which is still deplorable BTW).
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'If' regulations were actually applied - for current rules regarding passporting & chipping - then anything under the age of 10 not having both of these could be seized & destroyed.

DEFRA, apply the rules please!
And 'if' doing so, make a large capital sum available for the disposal of non-regulated equines.
 
Whats very annoying about all this is that irresponsible people are breeding them and responsible members of the public are being asked to donate money or take on a horse to help save them. Ultimately its the breeders /owners who should penalised, not every one else asked to help out.
If non of the charites took them in, but left it to the local authorities to sort out, ie PTS any and all fly grazed horses and chase up owners for payment then the situation would soon stop. Microchipping needs to be enforced.
The charities arnt helping the situation by rehoming, its just taking away the problem from the breeder/owner who gets away with it.
 
If a landowner becomes responsible for an animal left on their property (i.e. liable for any damage done by fly grazed animals, responsible for their welfare) then surely if animals are left on council owned land, the council can arrange for those animals to be humanely destroyed? This would be one step towards solving some of the problem in the short term. The longer term problem of over breeding will take considerably more effort and thought.
 
In Spain all animals seized in neglect cases are routinely destroyed. I used to think that was harsh but now agree that it is a rational solution. At least, at last, there is some movement towards actually doing something about the situation which has been brewing for a decade if not longer.
 
YorksG said:
If a landowner becomes responsible for an animal left on their property (i.e. liable for any damage done by fly grazed animals, responsible for their welfare) then surely if animals are left on council owned land, the council can arrange for those animals to be humanely destroyed? This would be one step towards solving some of the problem in the short term. The longer term problem of over breeding will take considerably more effort and thought.
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Cortez said:
In Spain all animals seized in neglect cases are routinely destroyed. I used to think that was harsh but now agree that it is a rational solution. At least, at last, there is some movement towards actually doing something about the situation which has been brewing for a decade if not longer.
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Well the equine charities banding together with one voice is having more effect, Princess Anne bought it into the news with her suggestion of debate about eating horsemeat, so if enough people email their MPs this week end the debate on Tuesday might be the start of a long journey to improve welfare and elimate flygrazing.


Sadly I agree, over breeding and flygrazing are so bad now ethunasia is the kindest option for some of the abandoned animals. Even so the thought that 100 animals had to be pts because of neglect by one person is sickning, thank goodness there are people prepared to make such hard decisions.
 
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