Four horses put down after 31-strong herd neglected
“Owning horses is a privilege, and despite repeated warnings, the standards of care have fallen well short of legal requirements here — sadly these animals have paid the price”
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“Owning horses is a privilege, and despite repeated warnings, the standards of care have fallen well short of legal requirements here — sadly these animals have paid the price”
“People had climbed over the gate, which has a sign explaining not to feed the horses anything, due to them having EMS [equine metabolic syndrome], the sign explains EMS in non-horsey terms as well”
“It was incredibly sad to see these two ponies in such desperate need of care, but so frightened of people”
The charity said the television presenter has had an “lifelong interest” in animals
“It was really upsetting for everyone involved in the rescue – we are all horse lovers and hope to save every one we possibly can”
‘EU rules prevented any changes to these journeys, but leaving the EU has enabled the UK Government to pursue these plans”
“You could tell from his character that at one time in his life he had been well cared for by someone”
The eight-year-old gelding, found to be suffering from laminitis, was rescued in February
“The Bill delivers a strong message to animal abusers that their behaviour will no longer be tolerated”
“His conduct fell well below the standards expected of a registered farrier and constituted serious misconduct in a professional respect”
The author of the research wants to hear from as many horse owners as possible
‘People need to be aware that one anecdotal example by an anonymous keyboard warrier is no substitute for proper clinical evidence’