I am very pleased to say that the remaining ten horses who were with Hope have now been seized by Police on the advice of two indepentant vets (not RSPCA) and have been taken in by Hillside Animal Sanctuary they are based in Norfolk The owner is now going to be prosecuted Hillside have this week taken in 30 unwanted shetland ponies who had been used (and abused) for breeding but the owner wanted rid of them the 28 pregnant mares plus two stallions have been given a permanent home there as they are used to being in a family group
So well done to Hillside and if anyone wants to support/donate to a worthy cause then look no further

Any update on these horses recently? I'm a bit worried that the RSPCA will run up big bills from some greedy vet, take some "before and after" pictures then shoot them all which is what they are prone to do. They publicise the pictures but not the fact that they shoot them. javascript:emoticonp('')

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The other two ponies have finally been caught and removed
So HOW LONG BEFORE WE SEE
THE BEGGING LETTERS/HEADLINES for the clowns asking for DONATIONS for "rescuing" these horses???
Watch out for their money grabbing appeals coming soon

No not yet he will probably be let of with a caution the horses have been removed to an unknown destination so the people invovled with this case are not aware of where they are or what their fate will be but ta least (hopefully) they will be fed/warm/dry and get some love and care
The BIG question is.....would the clown's have done anything without the prodding by Vikki Fowler and Facebook
A BIG FAT NO
If this lovely lady hadn't put pressure on them the horses would still be suffering and a big THANK YOU to the Daily Mail for publishing this sorry tale
I really do hope that their donations are down by a LARGE amount over this case as that was all they were worried about
BLOODY WICKED HYPOCRITES
Why don't they go mug an elderly pensioner of her cat/dog that's what they usually do

I don't understand why World Horse Welfare were not involved, they are the (supposedly) leading equine charity in the country. No matter, at least they've got help before the really bad weather kills them all. Let's see tho what sort of sentence the owner gets, if in fact the RSPCA prosecute him. Some vile bitch microwaved a kitten, a few days jail and only a THREE year animal deprivation order. Like the policeman who let his dogs die in the back of his car; THREE years. It should be life if they have caused the death of an animal thro neglect or cruelty. I hope she gets microwaved in jail. Do we know if the owner is being prosecuted?

This morning the RSPCA s.along with HAPPA (horses and ponies protection association) and two independant vets removed 14 horses from Mr.Davis the former owner of Hope and the person who caused neglect to all these horses one (who was stabled) has been left along with two others who they were unable to catch they are going back later to try again with these two so some action at last
On a very sad note another mare who was rescued from the same man by a horse lover who saw her standing out in a field in very bad weather skeletal and covered in mud and feaces has had to be put down today
I will update later when i get more news of this.
RIP Fudge.

Edgeworth i think it's near Birmingham but not sure

Anyone know what area these horse were kept??

May I ask what World Horse Welfare (used to be called International League For Protection Of Horses) headquarters: Anne Colvin House, Snetterton, Norwich, Norfolk NR16 2LR Phone 01953 498682. They are best mates with RSPCA, hand in glove so to speak. I have seen them come out to a horse that was a bit lame, so where are they now?
YES the problem is that landowners, even if they don't actually have money (chances are they do have) are in a position to get their hands on cash. And the RSPCA don't want to be up against a (possibly)rich defendant,they want someone they can beat, someone who cannot afford to fight them thro the courts.Let's not forget the RSPCA spends £7 million every yeaar on private prosecutions, law firms get rich from their cases. They want quiet little people with their cats/dogs/rabbits who will just plead guilty, give a press release and see the cash rolling in when they dupe the public into believing what good work they do. They take people to court for far less than this, why not this one?? MONEY!!! If horses were unable to stand, the owner should be prosecuted. Why are they hesitating? I've said before and will say again, they pick the easy victims. Maybe this is a rich absentee landowner sunning him-or herself in the West Indies??

Vikki Fowler the vet who saved Hope and now owns her has been asked by RSPCA to do a "damage limitation" exercise for them as they are worried that they will lose donations now this story has been in the newpapers (Daily Mail) she has agreed if they will prosecute the owner of the horses BUT they say that they do not think that they can get a conviction
So if you are a wealthy landowner (probably have RSPCA in your pocket with a large donation) you can get away with blatant cruelty towards animals in your care BUT if you are just a member of Joe Public they can seize your pets and charge you with cruelty get lots of publicity and no doubt donations on the back of this obviously one law for us and one for them

For those of you who have a facebook account then do support Hopes Cause this is the very sad tale of a 2-yr old shire filly who along with 17 other horses have been left in horrific conditions Hope was found by a lovely girl called Vikki who tried to get RSPCA to rescue her and the other horses (Hope was found lying flat out and near death in a muddy bog of a field)RSPCA took a quick look decided they were OK and left Vikki (a newly qualified vet) eventually bought Hope from her neglectful owner and managed to save her life after her and friend's sat up all night with her
She is now trying to save the remaining horses from death too
So far RSPCA have not been very helpful (no change there then)
WHY? have they done nothing when these animals are suffering? is it because they belong to a landowner
Would they have turned a blind eye to such blatant cruelty if it had been a pet owner I think NOT obviously this owner is not going to be a "soft touch" as we ordinary folk are
So they can force their way into my home and forcibly remove my pet's but when it comes to a landowner they will back off one law for the rich perhaps
SHAME ON THEM FOR NOT RESCUING THESE POOR HORSES
If you can add your support to Hopes Cause then please do as the more people they get the less RSPCA will be able to ignore their sad plight