environmental question -HELP

[PinkFairy]

heya all, just wondering if you could help with a scienc-y question lol. how does the o-zone, the global warming and sustainable development affect the horse industry? I have no idea whatsoever so wondering if you can lend a hand in helping

 

[PaddyMonty]

Transport would probably be a major issue.
Old lorries and 4x4's

 

[PinkFairy]

thank uuuu

 

[KrashnBurn]

Ummm....I remember about 10 years ago we had a really really awful summer and the hay crop was bad. It was costing £5-£6 a bale for hay!

 

[PinkFairy]

thanks for the ideas, please keep them coming they are helping me get an idea

 

[PaddyMonty]

Also I believe the tanning industry is less than environmentally friendly.
Are shavings made form re-newed forests etc

Just think about everything that is used in the horse industry and look at how it is manufactured and where the raw materials come from.

 

[fairhill]

Isn't the drought and subsequent hay shortage causing major feeding problems in australia at the moment?

 

[PinkFairy]

so sustainable development...shavings come from wood, come from trees, which we must replace to continue to get shavings without damaging the future generations supply.

 

[PinkFairy]

ahh i'm starting to get the idea! thanks soooo much for the help peeps! now we have sorted that, what are your main concerns about the ozone and global warming etc?

 

[equinebird]

hi amy its kt

 

[PinkFairy]

heylooooo

 

[kelli_is_]

elo amy it is kelli xxxxxx

 

[PinkFairy]

elo kelliiii lol

 

[benrolo]

Water - how much gets tipped out and wasted everytime you refresh their buckets, some suggest it should be collected and used to water something else e.g. the yard garden.

 

[Gingernags]

Shavings are waste products really - trees aren't cut to make shavings, not economically viable, they are a by product of wood products - so using them then rotting muckheap down for compost is actually green!!!

Bit of a gruesome one but burying horses now has rules so that it doesn't contaminate water sources.

Also rules under that single farming whoosit thingy about not poaching land in gateways etc?

Are horses old shoes recycled? Environmental impact of plastic off haylage bales/feed bags?

Hope that helps!