RSPCA

Competition rider who ‘chose to allow’ livery horses to suffer may still keep equines despite colt’s death

“It torments me wondering if he stood there starving and neglected and wondered why I didn’t come for him”

Couple filmed pinning down foal and beating him with pipe as they tried to ‘train’ him

The foal was 11 months old at the time of the incident

Suspended sentence for man who used vehicle to chase badly injured horse *Warning: graphic content*

Stephen Lees, 61, of St Asaph, was given an 18-week suspended prison sentence and banned from keeping horses for 18 months after a mare was found with halter injuries so severe that bone was exposed

Tom Price jailed after 240 horses removed from ‘appalling’ conditions

“Two of the sites were strewn with hazards such as sharp metal and barbed wire, and at one site the horses were kept in overcrowded, filthy conditions with nowhere for them to lie down”

‘Cancel out cruelty once and for all’: tougher sentences for animal abusers made law four years on

“This reform is long overdue – for many years, the most violent and horrific abuse and cruelty received a maximum penalty of just a few months”

Emaciated mare with infected wound could not be saved by rescuers

The mare’s carer was convicted of three offences under the Animal Welfare Act

Lucky escape for pony found tangled in wire and unable to move

“He really needed our help because if he’d been left any longer the wire may have cut into his skin and caused some serious damage”

‘Sanctuary’ court case shows need for rescue licensing

H&H speaks to established equine welfare charities to find out how this recent court case demonstrates the need for licensing and regulation of animal sanctuaries, and what the benefits of this would be, for horses and people

Whispering Willows sanctuary owner banned after 137 horses removed and two put down  

“Sadly, when things went wrong, these horses suffered the consequences”

RSPCA may step back from prosecuting welfare cases *H&H Plus*

Rugs ‘probably saved life’ of cob trapped neck-deep in bog

‘The vet checked the horse and miraculously her core temperature was normal as she had been wearing two rugs’

Euthanasia ‘may be the only option’ for donkey found suffering on waste site

A second donkey was found suffering with thrush and white line disease in all four hooves

‘A clear signal to potential offenders’: tougher sentences for animal cruelty a step closer

“It’s time that the sentences imposed on individuals who cause pain and suffering to animals reflect the severity of the crimes they are committing”

‘We are more powerful when we act with others’: charity outlines plan to end ‘horse catastrophe’

Pony found in garden shed ‘in pain with every step’ put down

Two cobs and 14 donkeys were seized by police and taken into the care of the RSPCA and the Donkey Sanctuary

Pony found bludgeoned to death in sickening attack

An RSPCA inspector said it was shocking that someone was capable of such “deliberate brutality” towards a pony

Ban for man who allowed pregnant mares to suffer

The RSPCA said the case could have been avoided had the owner provided food and water for the horses

Four horses put down after 31-strong herd neglected

“Owning horses is a privilege, and despite repeated warnings, the standards of care have fallen well short of legal requirements here — sadly these animals have paid the price”

Emaciated feral ponies found on road are safe and sound for Christmas

“It was incredibly sad to see these two ponies in such desperate need of care, but so frightened of people”

Rehoming is up – but ‘perfect storm’ to come for equine welfare *H&H Plus*