Cruelty to animals

Mrs Pe

Mrs Pe

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Hello everyone,

I am returning from a long absence on here and glad to be back! However, reading through these posts it is quite depressing reading the gloom of the extent animal cruelty is still occruring by the cruel hands of people (and I use the word loosely). It saddens me that in this day and age it is still happening on such a wide scale especially with authorities like the RSPCA who are supposed to go someway in preventing this.

I am going to be fortunate and lucky enough very soon to acquire my own yard with some land. I am therefore aiming to see if I can help rescue horses/ponies in someway. Years ago I used to go and aquire poor little souls from Southall Market - now that is closed can anyone advise of other markets?

I am a knowledgable horse person and I know the risks etc etc!!:)

Many thanks :)
 
Before you do anything, I strongly advise that you contact an organisation such as the National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC) for their advice on setting up. It's not just horse knowledge that you need - you also need financial expertise, legal expertise and so on. They should be able to assist with this.

http://www.newc.co.uk/home/
 
This is on a separate post, could you not contact them and see if you could take a couple from them.

Essex Horse charity struggling due to abandoned horses

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Mrs Pe said:
I'm not setting up on a grand scale just a couple which I will keep forever!
Thanks for the info though :) x
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Fair enough, I thought you were about to set up from your OP, my mistake:)

Be careful about buying from low-end markets etc though. Effectively, you are putting cash into the hands of the people who have let the animals get into a state, allowing them to go and buy more to replace them, and therefore fuelling their horrible business. Sad to say, there are those that deliberately let the horses deteriorate so someone will pay an inflated price to 'save' them:mad: And of course, with the money the well-meaning person pays, the scummy dealer can go and buy two or three more horses, so the problem gets even worse. :(

However, by rehoming a horse from an existing charity, you are helping more than one horse - you not only help the horse you take in, but you free up a space for another abused or neglected horse to be nursed back to health again:)
 
Just an update - i have taken on board what has been said and have spent a productive morning contacting various charities - lots of form filling me thinks;) will keep you posted if you are interested, I believe the process takes a bit of time assessments etc etc but will be worth it :D thanks again xx
 
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