“Two of the sites were strewn with hazards such as sharp metal and barbed wire, and at one site the horses were kept in overcrowded, filthy conditions with nowhere for them to lie down”
Redwings Horse Sanctuary was one of the charities to take in some of the 137 horses removed from Whispering Willows, Wales, in November 2019
The annual Strangles Awareness Week takes place 3-9 May and aims to provide owners, yard managers, vets and equine professionals with a platform to share their own stories and promote support for those affected by the disease
H&H speaks to established equine welfare charities to find out how this recent court case demonstrates the need for licensing and regulation of animal sanctuaries, and what the benefits of this would be, for horses and people
“Yields from our own harvest last year were down 30% due to the very wet start to the growing season, and a national hay shortage has pushed up prices by as much as 40%”
“Sadly, when things went wrong, these horses suffered the consequences”
The RSPCA said the case could have been avoided had the owner provided food and water for the horses
Redwings Horse Sanctuary had an increase of 75% in the number of horses finding new homes compared to last year, rehoming more horses since May than in the whole of 2019
“After he survived such an appalling act of cruelty, we never fail to be amazed and moved by the trust Boo places in us every day and we couldn’t think of a better resident to pay tribute to in our new animation”
The group were part of a multi-agency operation to remove more than 130 horses from a site at the M25
The foal was discovered in March severely underweight with a body condition score of 0.5 out of 5
The “mane event” is an imaginative fundraising challenge
‘We hope the success of the trial means this research will go on to help even more ponies’
‘Who knows what this poor mare had been through in her life’
‘We honestly thought she may never leave the hospital as that was the only way we could keep on top of this terrible infection’
The £50,500 pot was split between 10 charities – six of which were equine
The Young Reds at Home Academy offers four different categories to keep children amused at home
