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Horse Population in Ireland

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    Nulty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭Nulty


    I've sent an email to the DSPCA offering my time/services/efforts. I would emplore you to do the same, esp if you find your self doing nothing of value as I have. Its not even that much time, 8 hours a month?


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    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Nulty wrote: »
    I've sent an email to the DSPCA offering my time/services/efforts. I would emplore you to do the same, esp if you find your self doing nothing of value as I have. Its not even that much time, 8 hours a month?


    Great idea...


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    convert
    Registered Users Posts: 9,338 ✭✭✭convert


    Nulty wrote: »
    I've sent an email to the DSPCA offering my time/services/efforts. I would emplore you to do the same, esp if you find your self doing nothing of value as I have. Its not even that much time, 8 hours a month?


    Seeing as you have such great admiration and respect for horses, would you not prefer to volunteer for a horse specific welfare group, such as the Irish Horse Welfare Trust which is located near Rathdrum in county Wicklow?


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    Discodog
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    The strange thing is that every field around me has at least one or two new foals. The farmers say that at current prices it is uneconomical to breed a male & that they will just about break even with a female. So why are they breeding more ?.

    The big problem with Horse rescue is space & money. The most effective way to help might be to persuade existing owners to take a rescue horse.


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    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Discodog wrote: »
    The strange thing is that every field around me has at least one or two new foals. The farmers say that at current prices it is uneconomical to breed a male & that they will just about break even with a female. So why are they breeding more ?.

    The big problem with Horse rescue is space & money. The most effective way to help might be to persuade existing owners to take a rescue horse.


    Wonderful idea...


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