A Horse!

[paulakea]

Hi
There is a horse tied up down the road from me! It has a couple of metres chain tying it down but it can stand on the roadside and am worried it may cause an accident.
Also this is a case of animal cruelty although the horse looks fine this is besides the point.
I assume it belongs to gypsies but is this allowed??

[kita1]

If it can actually stand on the road then try the police, as a car could hit it and it could cause an accident.

It is currently not against the law to chain a horse like this so the RSPCA cannot really do anything.

When the new Animal Welfare act comes into force they will be allowed to prosecute when an animal is likely to suffer.

Try and see if it has access to water, if not try giving it some in a bucket, but I would not leave the bucket with it as the owner will then think that someone else is doing his job and not bother.

There was horse near where I walk my dog, chained in a similar way, it had gone round and round the chain and ended up where it could not raise its head more than two foot off the ground, I spent half an hour trying to release it! I managed in the end, but I really despair of these people, how can they be allowed to own such a fine animal!!! I dearly love horses, but would never buy one because I do not have the facilities to look after it to the standard I want.

Good luck, sadly all you can do is report it to the police as likely to cause an accident.

[horsestache1]

Agree with kita 1, phone the police if it can stand in the road, the RSPCA are useless. It could well belong to gypsies, but as horses are valueable animals they do not usually teather them where they can harm their selves, it could just as easily belong to someone with very little knowledge of horses.

Teathering is not illegal, though it should be, as it has to be done correctly for it to be safe.

[rosiewesti]

Hi, if you are ever in any doubt about the treatment of horses I would forget the RSPCA and contact the International League for the protection of Horses (ILPH) they are really good, I have horses myself and would not hesitate to ring the ILPH for any advice/assistance and its all confidential etc, their details are:

0870 870 1927 Main ILPH Switchboard
0870 871 1927 UK Welfare Hotline Staffed 8am - 6:30pm Monday to Friday

International League for the Protection of Horses
Anne Colvin House
Snetterton
Norfolk
NR16 2LR

Their website is; www.ilph.org

Hope this helps you.