New welfare act....

[Chex]

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At our DIY yard at the ment there is a pony that is hugely fat. The YO is very worried about it and is going to talk to the owner, but it is a bit difficult.

The grass up our yard is very good, and the owner knows that there is a high risk of laminitus, and the pony is in the field of very little grass, the pony is fed over-soaked hay and handful of chaff with a balancer, but the pony is still massively overweight. The problem is that the owner does not exercise the pony at all, and YO feels that if left the pony is almost certian to get laminitus. Oh, and the pony is owned by an AI! YO is going to have a chat to the owner and drum in the risk of laminitus message agin, but in this case I really can't see what she can do?! She can't FORCE someone to exercise their pony. He is already being fed responsibly, he's just very, very fat. What would you do?

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Thats where it gets tricky. The owner already taking action to get the pony to lose weight, and it is really difficult to do, therefore I don't really see how its the YO's problem. Hugely complicated area - just what is neglect and appropriate care.

 

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due to this new legislation, YO will be deemed responsible for ALL animals on their premises.

i have re-written ALL my yard agreements, stating that i will, if i see fit, call for veterinary assistance where/when needed either in the absence of owner due to holiday or if owner is/has been uncontactable for whatever reason.

it is something that a YO be it a licenced business yard, or farmer giles down the lane have to take seriously.

 

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I'm glad you see it the same way. That's what I said to her, but she's really in a quandry about it.