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Annette
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England
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 Posted - 19 Mar 2009 : 10:04:02 PM
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The chairman of the Fjord Horse Registry of Scotland, David Stewart, has just been fined £720 for allowing 3 horses to starve to death. One was an elderly mare, the other two were under 5. No ban from keeping animals, no imprisonment. Just a bloody paltry fine. £240 per life. There is NO excuse for this degree of neglect, there is ALWAYS help available for these poor animals. What is wrong with people that they can carry on with their lives whilst inflicting such suffering on helpless creatures. I have just taken on a 2yr old Arab colt who has been starved and neglected to within a few inches of his life, I would like to do the same to the owners and see how they would cope with the same conditions they inflict on these unfortunate creatures. No doubt they all sit down to regular meal themselves. Just how do they live with themselves I wonder.
I haven't got a link to this story, but it is in the weekly nag and dog magazine (H&H)
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Sahir
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England
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 07:27:24 AM
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I'm in total agreement with you Annette - how could anyone allow their horses to starve before their eyes, evil B - - - - -ds. Wonder if anyone will 'meet the chairman' on a dark night to vent their feelings ............also I notice one or two people who post on this forum spouting off about how disgraceful these sort of happenings are and yet have animals of their own in the same condition !! Sickening.
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Delyth
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 07:50:36 AM
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Similar situation to Monica Hewitt, in that these people know better. This is not ignorance just plain cruelty. The fines should run into thousands !!
Your closing comment made me think Elaine ! |
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Goldenmane
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 07:51:53 AM
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| Hopefully THE CHAIRMAN of the Fjord Horse Registry of Scotland is named, shamed and totally blackballed, which is what I would like to do to him................ |
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pat ww
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 08:03:57 AM
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There have been quite a few high profile individuals successfully prosecuted since the welfare regulations were expanded.
Unfortunately its still only the most severe cases that get to court. There is still room for interim measures, here my local BHS work with owners who may be ignorant in horse care. These people are not on any official records, move yards, change horses and can slip off the radar. And some remain potential abusers, whether ignorance, neglect or deliberate cruelty.
Some people just do not see that their horses are classifyably thin. It doesn't take much to keep a healthy horse in good condition, I have lost most of my grazing the past two summers, due to the floods, but my three year old who has never been stabled or rugged is in good condition, is broad for a baby and taller than his dam. Many of those people who have allowed their horses to slip in condition have far more land than me, and in most cases a bigger income.
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precious
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England
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Posted - 20 Mar 2009 : 08:19:51 AM
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David Stewart i hope you r** in hell!!
And thats all he got for it! No wonder people arent scared of doing this to horses is they just get a little fine. |
     
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Birmingham West Midlands
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