AWLN -- Animal Welfare Liaison Network, part of the 'Only Foals and Horses' Sanctuary -- have prepared two petitions for concerned animal loving members of the public to study and then hopefully sign and support.
The petitions are intended to put pressure on the appropriate sources responsible for future legislation and reforms relating to much stricter animal welfare regulations.
Readers may telephone any time for copies, or send a SAE to the address below.
Mrs Olive Lomas
Hon Co-ordinator
AWLN Only Foals and Horses
Redshell Lane
Oswaldtwistle
Lancs, BB5 3RW
Tel: 01254 235559
PS: Further to the recent expose in a Sunday newspaper (Sunday People, April 22), about the dreadfully cruel live transportation of horses and donkeys (and other animals), through Eastern Europe in their thousands to Italy and other countries for slaughter.
I think the European Union has a lot to answer for in allowing this, and I think the UK is weak and too unprotesting in attacking other European countries for their own lack of regard for humane animal welfare. We seem to be the eternal scapegoat.
We will put our house in order to our own higher standards, but will the other countries do the same? I think not!
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