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Horses being illegally grazed on land without the landowner’s permission — fly-grazing — is a major problem across the UK. Concerns surround the welfare of the horses being fly-grazed as it is not unusual for them to find their way on to roads, causing a potential danger to both themselves and other road users. With no way to contact their owners, issues surrounding their health and well-being are a constant headache for welfare charities and the police.
While there has been extensive debate about the problem, with ASBOs being used as one of the ways to punish those found guilty, charities have warned that a cull of fly-gazed horses may be inevitable. Wales brought in legislation in January giving local authorities the power to seize or impound horses abandoned on public or private land without permission. In England a private members bill — The Control of Horses Bill — has passed its second reading and will now continue to committee stage, where it will be examined in detail by a panel of MPs.
Concerned horse owners are being urged to ask their MP to take part in an important debate about fly grazing at Westminster. Equine charities want tougher laws brought in to deal with fly grazers in England
Charities have been forced to put down 100 horses which were found suffering in the Vale of Glamorgan
The vast herd of gypsy cobs amassed by dealer and serial fly-grazer Tom Price is continuing to cause problems for equine charities, long after he was jailed for cruelty charges
Equine charities are arguing for tougher legislation to tackle fly-grazing
A woman has been found guilty of 6 cruelty offences after rotting carcasses were found scattered across her land *Warning* this article contains graphic images
An abandoned mare has had to be put down after she was discovered with a stillborn foal and a broken pelvis
Welfare agencies are facing headaches over what to do with a herd of 2,500 owned by a horse dealer who has been jailed on cruelty charges
A Welsh horse dealer has been jailed for eight months and banned from keeping horses for five years after being found guilty of 57 welfare and cruelty charges
A South Wales horse dealer has been convicted of 57 animal cruelty and welfare charges, in a case that highlights the problem of fly-grazing in the region
Members of the public are being asked to help the Welsh Government find a long-term solution to the problem of fly-grazing and the abandonment of horses
Welsh deputy minister for agriculture, Alun Davies said the extra funding would help meet the significant legal costs of prosecutions already in hand and planned against fly grazers
A new zero tolerance stance is to be taken on horse abandonment and fly-grazing in Wales
A horse breeder estimated to have as many as 2,700 horses grazing in the Vale of Glamorgan has been served an ASBO
Drop-in events where horses are issued with passports and microchipped in an attempt to combat fly-grazing have been hailed a success by some welfare agencies
After National Farmers' Union members reported cases of fly-grazing on their land, a survey will be conducted about the nuisance
Should laws be changed to allow landowners to passport and sell dumped horses?
The number of loose and fly-grazing horses is soaring in South Wales, resulting in 500 calls to police in January, compared with around 24 a month in 2011
The 35 cobs were dumped on the land in south Wales over Christmas. Police are being urged to prosecute by the charity that owns the land
