R.I,P Little foal,but blame Dudley council and rspca

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:mad: Yesterday a friend on facebook posted that there was a dead foal in the canal,the rspca was phoned and you can guess don`t want to know,this was bound to happen sooner or later has there is so many horses roaming in this area,Dudley council have a hot line for roaming/loose horses but no one answers or it goes to answer phone,i wander how many horses will have to land up in the canal or get hit by a car before anything gets done,:( ,The council reports in the local paper that they are working with the police/rspca but this has been going on for over 2 years now.
Sorry just need to have a rant.

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/02/01/stray-ponies-outside-dudley-leisure-centre/
 
As harsh as this sounds why should a charity be responsible for something the council/police do nothing to prevent happening???? The sheer scale of the situation in dudley and surrounding areas is beyond the resources of a charity..... RIP foal, yes agree it was bound to happen some time, but this issue needs solving at the heart of the problem, the dealers, NOT blaming a charity unable to cope with the problem.

Just out of interest if the rspca were to go around picking up all stray horses, a) it would cost hundreds and thousands, b) where would all the horses ponies go to???
 
It's horrible :( I was on my way home the other day & saw 3 grazing on the land outside a community centre, right next to the busy road. There's that many loose around here now i honestly dont know what the best answer would be. I agree that the people that need targetting are the dealers/breeders how keep turning them loose, but how do you go about doing it? Everytime i see one i want to put a headcollar on it & take it home with me but if i did i'd have a field full by now! I agree with others who have said that it's too big a problem now to really expect a charity to take responsibility for them, but the police & council really need to step up and find a solution to this problem soon. I'm surprised more horses haven't been killed already :(
 
Never in my life have i seen a horse 'saunter'! the paper should be chasing the authorities rather than complaining, they may just be able to speed up the organization of the situation if they put the heat on the right people.
 
I hope that they do find a solution soon for these horses,i suppose l never looked at it has its such a problem now for a charity to keep taking action,its just sad to keep hearing of these loose horse roaming about.
 
I spoke to the police about this last week - on the way back from shopping there were at least ten young ponies on a small patch of grass with one other bolting from one side of the road to the other... thought the police would at least be concerned with the safety issues regarding other road users, but apparently not!

The women I spoke to said the RSPCA are reluctant to do anything because they are healthy animals (quite how long they're expected to remain healthy given the busy roads they're roaming is anybody's guess!) and that the police could not do that much as if they bolted whilst the police were trying to round them up/move them then the police would be liable for any damage caused by the horses.

I honestly think its purely a matter of time before someone gets seriously injured in a road accident caused by one of these horses and to be honest I'm also surprised more horses haven't been killed :(
 
Apparently Dudley council pay £20k per year to a company in Yorkshire (!) to round up loose horses in the borough. They don't seem to do anything at all.

My, probably simplistic, thoughts are that the money would be better spent on hiring somebody to move these horses tempoarily to some council land, allowing owners time to claim their horses (with high release & livery fees) and unclaimed horses sent to market. Yes, they would probably go for meat, but surely that is better than allowing them to roam the streets.
However, in the usual way, I'm sure there will be plenty of legislation, red tape & bureaucratic nonsense that would mean this would be impossible!
 
I agree with pavlovscat (great name!).

I think all dumped and loose horses should be impounded. Charges brought to those that claim and can prove ownership.

Of those that are unclaimed after a month - they should be assessed - those healthy and sound with a good chance of leading a useful life could go to market.

Those not, including entires, should go straight to the meatman.

All funds secured can be used to finance the project - and to expand into surrounding areas.

The economic climate is not going to get any better over the next year at least - the situation is only going to get worse. The sad fact is there are too many horses and not enough homes for them.

For those that can't bear horses going for slaughter - surely respectful and compassionate handling during transport to an abbattoir, has to be better that the fate of the colt reported on in H & H news.

Oh - and the police have to attend incidences where horses are loose on the road. I often get called out by them on just such occasions!
 
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