Click For Home - Equiworld and the logo device are registered trademarks.
horseEquestrian Chat Rooms and Message BoardsEquiworld Horse Site IndexHow To Contact The Equiworld TeamNeed Help Using Equiworld?horse
horse
Special Sections for Members
Equestrian Products and Product Reviews
Information on Horse Care and Breeds
HorseLinks and Equestrian Search Engine
Sports, Events and Results
Equiworld On-Line Equestrian Magazine
Riding Holidays and Travel
Training and Education of Horse and Rider
Equestrian Services
horse







horse ILPH in New Inspection Role

A new initiative by the Avon and Somerset Constabulary will ensure the future welfare of police horses in their mounted branch.

Concerned that their working animals, both equine and canine, are being treated humanely at all times, the Avon and Somerset Constabulary have asked the ILPH (International League for the Protection of Horses) and the Canine Defence League to make regular inspections.

Peter Griffiths, ILPH Field Officer for the area, will make one announced and two unannounced visits a year to check on the conditions under which the horses are housed, trained and transported. The visits will be unsupervised and he will have unrestricted access to all appropriate areas.

The initial period for the inspections is three years, to be renewed by mutual agreement.

Says Peter Griffiths, "The ILPH is very pleased to have been asked by the Avon and Somerset Constabulary to inspect their equine operations. We applaud any initiative that allows public bodies to open up their doors to outside inspection, especially where animal welfare is concerned."

Registered Charity No. 206658

www.ilph.org

Back to the Ezine Index


Copyright 1994 to 2024 Equiworld at Hayfield, Aberdeen, Scotland - 30 years on the web. Archived Version.