--- Sonja van Baardwijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: <snip>
> >I hope they are making provisions for watering > >troughs; when I was in New Orleans in 1997, I was > >very pleased with the condition of the horses and > > mules I > >saw in the cabbie lines - the stand had abundant > >fresh water, and I didn't see any open sores or > >underweight animals.
> In a couple of other countries where the horses and > donkeys are used > similarly the Brook hospital for animals with as its > main target those > to their owners vital animals has done some very > good work by providing > just that. A place out of the sun to wait for > costumers and a trough to > water and when needed even basic free medical > service. The key to a > better future though is eduction of the owners and > that is what they > eventually aim at. With succes. I've seen a couple > of documentaries on > their work and they are doing very nice and sensible > things to improve > horses and donkeys lives in f.i. egypt. > > http://www.brooke-hospital.org.uk/brooke/homeframe.html
Thanks for the link; they are doing good work. I was appalled to read that a 'brick kiln donkey' has a working life as short as 18 months! No wonder, when 'local wisdom' decrees that an animal get no drinking water for the entire day, in temps of 120oF+. Educating the owners makes an equine's life better and longer, and of course increases the work an owner can expect from the animal.
Take Care Of Your Ass And It Will Take Care Of You Maru
-- Ronn! :)
This one got the maximum of three chili peppers . . .
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