Adverts posted for horse abbatoirs that will dispose of horses with ‘inability’

IRISHEXAMINER.COM | 29th June 2020 The Department of Agriculture has refused to say whether ‘inability’ or ‘vices’ are sufficient reason for horses to be destroyed. A number of businesses recently advertised in a prominent Irish horse-sports magazine their services for the disposal of unwanted animals. One of those businesses, based in Co Kildare, described itself…

Too hot to trot and more

(CARRIAGE HORSES) The carriage horse industry is a cruel and insidious business resulting in long term abuse, injury and even death to the horses used. Carriage horse workers routinely claim they need no rules because they can self rule, that their horses are treated right, or that agreed on protective measures are already in place…