Abandoned Horse - Update

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For anyone who didn't see this episode - here's the horse in question:

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LOL!! My husband and daughter were watching it when I was making the dinner one night and they shouted me through to see it - I was like OMG!!

It was so bizarre to watch it tottering around with this huge hole through it's neck and being able to see daylight. Anyway, happy ending; the horse was slightly malnourished, they fixed it up and it survived quite happily. Actually the hole was completely sealed like pierced ears so it didn't appear to cause the horse any issues. Certainly one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.
 
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Animal Cops Huston

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Oh my!! Aren't they just AMAZING down there in Houston!!! My goodness they have never-ending powers and do the job effectively and efficiently without any if's or but's.

I watch this programme all the time and I have to say though, they are dealing with REAL rescue cases! I think "rescue case" is such a well banded about term and a lot of what I see on here are not in fact true rescue cases. Come visit me - we'd hardly have to travel further than 10 miles to see LOTS of real horror cases.
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I love that programme, watch it all the time and am constantly amazed at just how much power they have to protect the animals that they find abandoned or in real life cruelty/neglect cases.
I'll probably get lynched for bringing this up again, but what really p*ssed me off about the recent 'rescue' case of Deadpan's was that some blatant story telling on the behalf of a teenager with an overactive imagination took resources away from 'real' neglect cases and sent a field officer on a wild goose chase.
Anyway....mini rant over. I'm off for a lie down as my back is killing me.

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Not ones who are a little on the thin side but are still being cared for?

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To be fair though, i've not reported her for his body condition (although he is a bit on the skinny side, he's by no means emaciated - he's 17 years old and just coming out of winter, so he's not too bad in that department) - i've reported her for neglect and for allowing him to be in constant pain. The rspca inspector only looked at his weight, which is what annoyed me. It is possible to be suffering, without being skinny.

Lou. x
 
I'm not getting at you in particular; just I hear the word so loosely banded around that it really has begun to irritate me because of all the things I see going on here
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If the horse is in pain constantly then ILPH are the people to call - although I am not sure what their powers are when it comes to destroying an animal unless it is signed over to them? I would have thought that the RSPCA have more powers of euthanasia than the ILPH; but I honestly don't know.
 
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Might be worth trying the ILPH, especially given the change in law today.

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Second this - this owner now has a 'duty of care' ie. has to be providing suitable food, housing and level of care. I would have thought not turning up at all for months would fail this, even in the RSPCA's eyes. Would agree though try the ILPH, they are brilliant. Although they don't have the same powers as RSPCA, I think they contact the RSPCA when necessary, and get their attention far more than Joe public does.....
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i think this horse should be seen to by someone! how about trying redwings? i have called them before about a horse i was worried about and they came out the next day and looked at him. they said that if a horse isnt looked at by the owner at least daily then they will probably do something about the horse.

even if you arent near redwings still contact them as they have people all over the UK to look at cases. i am miles away from any redwings centre, but the someone who works for redwings was just along the road from me!!
 
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I would have thought not turning up at all for months would fail this, even in the RSPCA's eyes.

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Why? Bottom line, the horse IS being tended by someone. That someone doesn't have to be the owner.
 
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LOL!! Not too hard though.....you have a foal to deliver in a month's time!
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Ok, have removed head from breeze bloc - spoilsport
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phone the ILPH and wait until tomorrow when the new animal welfare bill becomes law - THEN the woman can be tackled

the rspca only bother when there are TV cameras around or they are politically lobbying

the ILPH bother ALL the time

I know which organisation gets my money
 
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I want to hit my head against the wall!!!
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Not because of me i hope?!
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I'm just confused and annoyed with how the inspector dealt with the horse. She could have at least have had the decency to get a close-up view and see him trotted up. Then maybe talk to his owner.

Anyway, i'm still waiting to hear back from the ilph. I'll see what advice they offer, then see where it goes from there.

Thank you all.

Lou. x
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What a difficult situation you are in... damned if you do help and damned if you don't!

BTW this is interesting reading! I've never had to call anyone regarding a welfare issue, but now I'm all informed!

Good luck
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I hope it all works out in the end though Lou as I can imagine how frustrating it is for you. I can understand your concern about the horse though and your anger at the RSPCA.
I too used to give money to them. Was a junior member years ago but then grew up and realised that in many cases they were just a political ally for animal right activists, most notably about fox hunting!
Rant over though.
No what really annoyed me about them was that years ago I reported a dog that had been left by owner while they went on hols. They had supposedly arranged for someone to come and feed the dog. However a neighbour told me that this so called help had not turned up regularly to feed and water the dog.
Now this was during summer so you can imagine a dog that had no specific shelter from the sun. Owner left one of back doors to house open for it to go in a kind of porch.
The neighbour had managed to get access to the yard and so fed and watered that dog and was very concerned about it. Without that help from that neighbour it most probably would have died due to lack of water as it was a baking summer that year.
They told me as they knew I was very protective over animals. I looked over at the dog and was mortified. The animal had little feed, no water and yet someone was supposed to be calling to tend to the dog. Neighbour gave water while I was there.
The dog was sleeping and walking in its own faeces. A lot had been there for sometime.
It was on the yard area ( dog was chained so had limited access) and there was even shite on the floor of where it had been sleeping. This dog was in appalling conditions.
It was not up to the neighbour to clean this up but the owner.
I said to leave it anyway so the inspector could see for themselves.
I was a teenager at the time and yes I rang them.
I was informed by neighbour of the dog they had been. They visited when the owner had returned and because the dog was not thin and had been injected as the owner was going to put in kennels ( I was told) but then decided to arrange for someone to feed at home instead, ( some help they had been)
nothing happened to the woman or the dog. The dog was living in appalling conditions as it did not even have access to a kennel and there was shite everywhere and yet nothing was done.
Had this been a case on animal cops or similar today it would have been acted upon and at the very least the woman would have been fined for neglect and told to clean up her act.
I really wish we could have the same power for prosecution against animal cruelty like in the States as those programmes amaze me.
I know some are not very nice viewing and have had me in tears like the one with the little foal that was born to a mare that did not survive. The mare was so emaciated and had torn muscles internally if I remember correctly.
Cases like that make me feel sick to the stomach!
Animal hoarders who think they can care for their pets and clearly do not understand the words 'animal husbandry' let alone spell it in some cases.
Wanton cruelty, abuse and neglect it angers me so much when I see it.
My only consolation from watching programmes like that and the reason why I do watch them is to see the animals receive the tlc they so desperately need and find loving homes. To put the icing on the cake is when their former owners or 'carers' ( if you can call them that) are prosecuted and in some cases face jail terms. Now that is justice! Justice for the abuse and pain and suffering those animals endured!

I agree about the wasting of efforts and time though especially if real 'needy' cases are not investigated due to timewasting on unnecessary ones.
However in the case of the abandoned horse though Lou I believe you had every right to be concerned and to contact a welfare organisation.
I would agree about the ILPH though as I believe they are better equipped at dealing with horse cases like this and in all honesty ( and I don't care if I get shot for this) I don't believe that all inspectors treat all animals the same. No everyone is horsey or a reptile fan for example so I cannot imagine for one minute that in every case every inspector treats them with the same compassion as say a cuddly dog or cat.
That is just my own view after watching hours and hours of rescue programmes and seeing inspectors collect animals and investigate cases etc. You can tell sometimes by their body language towards the animal and even their voices and it really p*sses me off.
I have yet to see that same attitude depicted in scenes from Animal Cops and their associates. All I have seen is compassion, no matter what the species.
Maybe I'm wrong but that is the way it appears to me.
Anyway sorry for a ramble it's just that I am not a fan of the RSPCA as you can tell and Airedale you hit the nail on the head with your post. Could not have said it better myself
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Good luck Lou and please contact the ILPH at least then this horse may have a chance even if it is only for this summer ( as I think Tia said).
Quality and not quantity of life is the best you can offer some animals ( in certain situations like this) imo.
Caroline x
 
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