World Horse Welfare Releases Miles Of Pain Appeal Led By One Of The Charity’s Investigators

In recent news consumers were shocked to find out that their beef contained traces of horse meat. This meat is likely to be the product of horses that have suffered pain, dehydration and disease during long distance transportation across Europe to slaughter. World Horse Welfare releases a report from in-house investigator John (name changed to protect his identity) describing the horrific ordeals that these horses and ponies are forced to endure on their gruelling journeys across Europe. Horses, ponies, donkeys, mules and even foals are forced onto the back of lorries, where they can travel for days on end without food or even water. During transportation these animals are packed so tightly together and for such a long time in unsuitable environments that they incur injuries, spread disease and suffer from severe dehydration and exhaustion. There is no need for horses to undergo this stress in the last few days of their lives. As highlighted in the report put together by one of the charity’s investigators there is still so much to do to end the needless suffering of horses. World Horse Welfare, formally known as the ILPH achieved its first major milestone in 1937 when the ILPH-driven Exportation of Horses Act was introduced. This effectively stopped the export of live horses for slaughter from Great Britain. This legislation is still in place today, but every year 65,000 stressed horses are still crammed into trucks and driven long distances across Europe to slaughter, sometimes mares are packed next to stallions causing unimaginable chaos. These journeys are completely unnecessary when there are many licensed slaughter houses across Europe that could take these horses. The charity and its supporters are making great progress with the on-going Transport campaign (see more in link provided in notes section of release) and so far due to a range of influences the number of horses transported has been reduced by a staggering 100,000. Today the charity releases its Miles of Pain appeal to reach out to those that care and those that can help - because there are still 65,000 per year that need saving from these punishing journeys. World Horse Welfare investigators record the conditions that horses going for slaughter endure and capture evidence on film and by photograph, some images are too disturbing to share. The charity proposes that there is something that can be done. World Horse Welfare’s voice continues to be heard as the leading organisation keeping this important issue on the agenda of legislators within the European Commission. By giving this registered charity a small donation you can help them to keep up the pressure on the European Commission in Brussels to introduce a maximum journey limit of 9 to 12 hours, ending the torment caused by these relentless journeys. You can play your part in the making of history and help to change laws by supporting the Miles of Pain appeal so that World Horse Welfare can stop these intelligent animals from suffering any longer. You can reach World Horse Welfare on 01953 497239 Monday to Friday from 8.30am until 5pm and donate here: http://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/Appeal/Miles-of-Pain

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