January 17, 2008 @ 12:15 pm
Mass Cruelty Case
I was shocked by the reported cruelty case affecting more than 100 horses and donkeys in Buckinghamshire in the UK. The bodies of 32 horses were found in a field and 3 horses had to be put to sleep because of their poor condition. The remaining 84 animals were moved to a number of animal rescue organisations. Animal rescuers commented that they had rarely seen such advanced cruelty cases and the animals appeared to have been left to die. A 44 year old man has been arrested.
I think there are a number of unusual circumstances about this case. A member of the public reported to the RSPCA seeing a dead horse in the field but I understand that 32 horses were found dead in a field. I had assumed they have been stabled so out of sight of the general public. It usually takes months for horses condition to deteriorate so how did this not get reported sooner? The number of animals involved is also unusual. How did someone have so many animals in their care, only not to take care of them? I’ll be watching the news reports on the case to try to understand how this situation developed to such a large and advanced scale.
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January 19th, 2008 at 10:58 am
So awful. I can not bear it any more. That thing has happened around us many times. I even wrote a blog to appeal my friends to ask our government to take measures to protect our horses and many of them left messages to my blog. I hope there is many more people leaving messages there so that we can attract some related attention now.
January 24th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
If the NAIS is not defeated we all need to be prepared for more cruelty and abandonment of horses. Let me explain…
Diane and I fall into that small farmer category. We raise and train Arabian horses. If you recall, horses are not part of the food chain. They do not carry or transmit any diseases that affect other animals in the food chain. Yet, they are included in NAIS. Each horse requires a microchip. Every movement requires reporting to the Department of Agriculture within 24 hours. Each animal that leaves its birthplace is required to have a 30 day certified veterinary health certificate before it can be moved.
The simple act of taking a trail ride or attending a horse show or, as we sometimes do, taking a horse to a cancer fund raiser requires all of these expenses and red tape under NAIS.
Very simply put….We are out of business. We are trying to find good homes for unsalable horses. For more information about how it affects horses please check our website http://www.wiwfarm.com/doomsday.html
Tom
p.s.
We each need to contact our state House and Senate members as well as Governor and voice our opposition to NAIS. The State Departments of Agriculture are receiving funds from the USDA to bring NAIS to the states so NAIS will be mandatory at the state level.
January 30th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I have looked at your website and the costs are scary. I am not familiar with NAIS but have taken a quick look at their website also. It says in FAQ that participation in local trails or fairs is not applicable to NAIS but I don’t see a definition of local. In the UK, they introduced an equine passport scheme a few years ago and even though my horse was retired, I still needed to get one. This was introduced by the European Union to help with traceability of horses getting into the foodchain (negligible in UK) and cost around $50. I will take a further look at NAIS as horse ownership is already expensive enough, without additional unnecessary bureaucracy and cost.
January 30th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Very informative.
February 2nd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I think that torturing innocent horses like that is cruel!!! I can not take it anymore!! IT HAS TO STOP!!!! Horses are great animals that only deserve to be treated the best. They need love and care even if they deserve it, and soon they will deserve the love and care that you give them. Horse slaughter and torture must stop!!!
April 1st, 2008 at 10:52 am
I hate to hear when things like this happen. It is just completely ignorant for humans to act this way towards another animal.
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June 10th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
The family involved are facing 12 charges under the Animal Welfare Act and the hearing is due to start in December. An appeal by the RSPCA is pending on a District Judge decision in April that many of the horses must be returned to the family and sold. A date for this appeal has not yet been set.