Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Council Committee Supports Horse
The Council’s Environment Scrutiny Committee has recently published a report on “stray” horses. It vindicates what we have been saying for three years and sends a clear message to the Council’s Executive that “stray” horses should not be tolerated anywhere in the city. The report found:
a) the Council has returned to their owners all “stray” horses captured in “swoops” without charge!
b) one owner operating “commercial” numbers of horses is claiming most of the captured horses
c) there is confusion between the Council and the Police about their duties and responsibilities
d) the Police and Council do not prioritise “stray” horses despite risks to human life and property
e) only a third of the 2004 “stray” horse budget was spent
The Report supports our call to use Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) on irresponsible horse owners, and says horse owners should be charged the full cost of capturing, accommodating and feeding horses caught with unclaimed animals being sold, or humanely destroyed. Cllr. Ralph Cook was a witness for the committee. In a separate move all 75 Cardiff Councillors supported our motion to use ASBOs in a Council debate in April, despite an unpopular attempt by the Council’s Liberal Democrat Executive to water down the motion.
Cllr. David English
a) the Council has returned to their owners all “stray” horses captured in “swoops” without charge!
b) one owner operating “commercial” numbers of horses is claiming most of the captured horses
c) there is confusion between the Council and the Police about their duties and responsibilities
d) the Police and Council do not prioritise “stray” horses despite risks to human life and property
e) only a third of the 2004 “stray” horse budget was spent
The Report supports our call to use Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) on irresponsible horse owners, and says horse owners should be charged the full cost of capturing, accommodating and feeding horses caught with unclaimed animals being sold, or humanely destroyed. Cllr. Ralph Cook was a witness for the committee. In a separate move all 75 Cardiff Councillors supported our motion to use ASBOs in a Council debate in April, despite an unpopular attempt by the Council’s Liberal Democrat Executive to water down the motion.
Cllr. David English
