The equine crisis

[competitiondiva]

Do you think a subsidised pts and removal scheme would have any impact on the abuse and abandonments we are currently seeing?

 

[metalmare]

Maybe it depends how subsidised. If someone is desperate enough to abandon their horse even 20 pounds may seem a lot of money.

I think a free scheme would help... but that's not likely to happen.

 

[Mellis]

Who would subsidise? Worth a go, but those who would abandon probably would not hear of initiative.

 

[Polos Mum]

I service could be fully subsidised if the owners were happy for the poor things to be used in food (human or pet) - if people take the cost to take them somewhere to dump them they could just as easily take them to a slaughter house.