TROUBLED TIMES - AN EMPTY WOMB

This charity received on average 5 calls a week during 08/09 from members of the public either reporting neglect concerns or asking for help placing equines in sanctuary. During late 09 up until now that number has rocketed with averages being 20 to 30 calls each week.

Many calls are of fields full of scraggy wormy mares with foals at foot and disturbingly clearly in foal yet again.

What point these worthless babies being born? In many auctions, even with the passport and microchip legislation foals are still barely scraping above transportation and auction entry costs. Surely it would be better for the native breeds and mixed cobs in general if mares were not used as breeding machines churning out worthless unwanted offspring like clockwork? Surely on the grounds of welfare it would be better for the animals not to be bred from in harsh conditions when incomes of owners are uncertain? This charity has always been against the indiscriminate breeding of valueless foals but now we ask all considering breeding to think long and hard. Can you keep the foal? Can you afford to keep the mare well and can you assure both mare and foal security away from the slaughterhouse floor? Empty womb. It’s no bad thing.
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