Hot branding

Campaign launched against hot branding multiple times

The campaign calls for Exmoor ponies that are not going back on to the moor not to be branded at all and for the number of brands on the other Exmoors, and all equine breeds, to be cut down

Germany approves move towards ban on hot branding

German Minister of Agriculture Isle Aigner has announced that a hot branding ban will become an amendment to the country's Animal Welfare Act when it is finalised later this year

Equine welfare groups call for hot branding ban

Equine welfare groups are making further calls to ban hot branding after a report commissioned by the RSPCA confirmed the procedure causes “significant pain”

Calls to ban hot branding in Scotland get mixed reaction

Calls to ban hot branding in Scotland have been met with mixed reactions, with supporters claiming hot branding has been unfairly targeted

Exmoor Pony Society defends hot branding

The Exmoor Pony Society has defended hot branding after a pony welfare organisation made fresh calls to stop the process, calling it “barbaric”