News Saved from a fate worse than death
A horse rehabilitation centre has been set up in Carlton to save the lives of horses that would otherwise go to the 'meat man'.
Toni Veitch and business partner Brian Streeton set up the Bank End Stables Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre and they currently have eight rescued horses and three that have been brought back to health and are out on loan. They don't make any profit from their organisation.
Toni said: "I don't think a lot of people know what these horses go through. I have been doing this now for about four years but we have just recently started buying them from France by outbidding the meat man at auctions and bringing them back here."
Once the horses are safe in Carlton, they then start a rehabilitation and re-schooling process. If the horses are bought by the meat man and are undernourished, they often spend time on a "fattening farm" before the journey to slaughter.
A website has been set up for all know Equine's in need of help from slaughter to be brought to the attention of horse owners all over the world and attempt to put a ban on the live export of horses, some of which travel all over Europe.
The website, www.equinesection.com, highlights the plight of these horses from the people who travel around France finding them in order to save their lives.
Hillam Feeds have recently made a donation of food for Toni's new horse, Frankie, who arrived on the yard this week and has settled in nicely.
Toni has recently received some anonymous criticism from people who have said that she doesn't feed her horses properly. She is keen to point out that this is simply because the horse that they have seen is one of her latest rescues who is very thin and is with her for rehabilitation, which takes a certain amount of time to get the horses back to a healthy condition.
People can visit the website www.equinesection.com to find out more about the rescue of these horses and www.viva.org.uk to sign an online petition to try and stop the live export of horses for meat.
Published on 20th September 2007 in News.
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