Background
The Cart Horse Situation
Horses in these areas are used to deliver scrap metal to dealers. Small sums are paid for scrap metal: barely enough to feed a family, never mind a horse. Thousands of horses are used to pull carts. Their lifespan is halved, due to excessive work and neglect. If their source of income is interfered with by the public or local authorities, Cart horse owners will threaten and may act on their threats. The Public is advised not to approach cart horse owners or drivers, but to report unsatisfactory conditions to the authorities listed below. Cart horses endure the following:
Cart horse owners often do not understand the complex needs of a horse. Feeding, stabling,
veterinary and farriery costs run into hundreds - very few can afford these costs and horses
go without. It costs, on average, R500.00 per month to feed and care for a cart horse properly.
Events Display stall to be held in Cavendish Square, Claremont on Saturday the 1st of November, 1997. There will also be a cat show in the centre. |