Horse neglect in Poland

From the quick read of the Polish article, the gist is:
Mr B has employed 4 farm hands to look after 300 horses and gave them ''feed rations'' that were suitable for a laminitic shetland, the investigations have been on going on and off since 2011 :eek:
What concerns me somewhat, though, is the apparent free for all ''rescue'' operations - the horses have been simply given away to well meaning public, and I do worry that it could be a case of jumping from the frying pan into the fire :O
 
martlin said:
What concerns me somewhat, though, is the apparent free for all ''rescue'' operations - the horses have been simply given away to well meaning public, and I do worry that it could be a case of jumping from the frying pan into the fire :O
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I agree with you.

Danish police and veterinary authorities are now searching John Byrialsen's Danish farm, Viegård, for neglected and abused animals. - http://epona.tv/blog/2013/august/police-raids-byrialsens-danish-farm
 
I saw this on the other thread and what I couldn't understand was why the horses were starving when they seemed to have a lot of big bales of hay and acres of grass in the next door field?
 
Moya_999 said:
Have not read it all, but are the horses in safe hands now??? have any more been pts???,
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A couple have died, I don't think any were actually put down, though. 66 in total have been removed over the last 2 days, problem is, they have been just handed to volunteers, who although well meaning, aren't necessarily equipped to deal with emaciated horses. Most of the horses are entires, as well:o It's not quite clear what is going to happen with the rest of them, none of them are accompanied by passports, either.
 
martlin said:
A couple have died, I don't think any were actually put down, though. 66 in total have been removed over the last 2 days, problem is, they have been just handed to volunteers, who although well meaning, aren't necessarily equipped to deal with emaciated horses. Most of the horses are entires, as well:o It's not quite clear what is going to happen with the rest of them, none of them are accompanied by passports, either.
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I was wondering particularly over the pitiful one who wickered to the camera/video person:(
 
I am so disgusted by this, that I cannot even put it into words.

I hope that the person responsible for this, is not only made to suffer for his actions but also is hounded at every available opportunity.
How someone who is that involved with horses can do this, is beyond me.
 
FionaM12 said:
But isn't that the same link as the first one, naming the same person? :confused3:
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H&H headline;
50 neglected horses removed from Olympic dressage horse owner’s stud


The person responsible for this is nothing to do with Tina Konyot, and all these reports are posting her picture along with their pretty shoddy reports.
 
Equibrit said:
H&H headline;
50 neglected horses removed from Olympic dressage horse owner’s stud


The person responsible for this is nothing to do with Tina Konyot, and all these reports are posting her picture along with their pretty shoddy reports.
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I for one know how horrendously incorrect the press can be when it comes to emotive subjects like animal welfare. :-(

I hope I don't sound too ignorant, but what is the connection with Tina Konyot and this stud, if any? Also, what is it that makes you feel this report is shoddy? I am interested to hear your response because like I say, the press are so horrendously bad at warping the truth when it comes to animal welfare.
 
lp, I've reported your post, and this is what I've said;

"Admin, please consider this post. Firstly it's in the worst possible taste, and secondly, it breaches our advertising rules.

I shall post this on the relevant page.

Alec Swan."

Alec.
 
martlin said:
From the quick read of the Polish article, the gist is:
Mr B has employed 4 farm hands to look after 300 horses and gave them ''feed rations'' that were suitable for a laminitic shetland, the investigations have been on going on and off since 2011 :eek:
What concerns me somewhat, though, is the apparent free for all ''rescue'' operations - the horses have been simply given away to well meaning public, and I do worry that it could be a case of jumping from the frying pan into the fire :O
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Whilst I do agree with you in sentiment, in this case I truly can't see how this could ever be considered the 'frying pan' this is one of the worst videos I think I have seen, those horses are already well and truly in the 'fire'
 
Are we to pity those who sink in to debt and can't cope with their horses?

At the stud farm in question, the down hill path has been too long for anyone to claim that they've only just realised that the world is a changing place, and that the middle to lower value horses, in what ever discipline, are now losing money at an alarming rate, and just as their value is declining, so with the falling away of body scores, the devaluation is accelerating.

On the Continent, there's a ready market for horse meat but it would seem that with the decline in body condition of the wretched creatures in question, even the abattoirs wont want them. What's the point of killing and skinning an animal which has no flesh on its bones?

When the world wakes up to the fact, that these "Green shoots of recovery", are nothing more than business spin and bellshit, and that we've another 10 years of difficulty in front of us, then we'll start to cut our cloth according to our means, and our living and breathing responsibilities will at least serve some purpose, and meet with a decent end.

Alec.
 
Alec Swan said:
Are we to pity those who sink in to debt and can't cope with their horses?

At the stud farm in question, the down hill path has been too long for anyone to claim that they've only just realised that the world is a changing place, and that the middle to lower value horses, in what ever discipline, are now losing money at an alarming rate, and just as their value is declining, so with the falling away of body scores, the devaluation is accelerating.

On the Continent, there's a ready market for horse meat but it would seem that with the decline in body condition of the wretched creatures in question, even the abattoirs wont want them. What's the point of killing and skinning an animal which has no flesh on its bones?

When the world wakes up to the fact, that these "Green shoots of recovery", are nothing more than business spin and bellshit, and that we've another 10 years of difficulty in front of us, then we'll start to cut our cloth according to our means, and our living and breathing responsibilities will at least serve some purpose, and meet with a decent end.

Alec.
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Completely agree with you. Plus I'd bet my backside the breeding didn't stop despite the inability to be able to provide adequate care to the horses that were already there. :(
 
lp was somebody called liquidprinter, unsurprisingly selling liquid printers (whatever they might actually be), they haven't said anything in particular, really, just spammed the thread with advertising. I've pushed the button, so did Alec and the post was removed.
 
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