Animal Welfare Group campaigns against cruelty to horses
A group which campaigns for animal rights are going to the European Commission to petition an end to what they claim is the greatest abuse of horses in Europe.
The group, World Horse Welfare have alleged that more than 100,000 horses are forced to live out the last part of their lives in unacceptably cramped and pitiful conditions, as they are transported across the continent to be killed.
The charity believes that the horses should be slaughtered prior to being shipped in order to avoid what they consider ‘ injury, stress and cruelty’.
World Horse Welfare has composed a report abound with evidence and research obtained over the past 7 years, illustrating the appalling conditions which arise from transportation over long distances.
The director of the charity told a national new group:-
“This dossier of evidence along with our list of recommendations is the culmination of many years’ hard work and I’m confident that by providing such a strong case to the European Commission we will see a positive change to current laws.
Our evidence of injury, extreme exhaustion, dehydration and stress demonstrates that existing safeguards are not sufficient in protecting horses from suffering and in addition, they are not being effectively enforced.
We want a journey limit to be implemented and for the European Commission to put in place a more rigorous enforcement structure.”
World Horse Welfare has the backing of the British government and claims that the majority of their concern is focussed in Eastern Europe and in Mediterranean countries.
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