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The Bahamas Humane Society has issued an ultimatum to the government over long-standing concerns over the condition of surrey horses in New Providence.<\/p>\nThe Bahamas Humane Society has issued an ultimatum to the government over long-standing concerns over the condition of surrey horses in New Providence.<\/p>\n
President Kim Aranha warned that the animal rights organisation will withdraw from government committees unless significant improvements are made by December 15.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cWe have to withdraw from all these committees because everyone thinks we\u2019re endorsing them. We go to the inspections, and when we fail a horse, invariably the next day the horse is out on the road anyway and nobody pays any attention to the law.<\/p>\n
Mrs Aranha said: \u201cThese horses are never going to be properly treated if we have the stables that they live in, you can do anything you want right now, but the stables they go back to are totally inadequate and it does constitute cruelty.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cHorses were not made for this kind of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The BHS has suggested that the government establish a national stable, with facilities to oversee the health and care of surrey horses. Next, Mrs Aranha said the route will have to be adjusted, preferably away from heavy Bay Street traffic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stables are very meagre and in very poor condition,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re told nobody can afford it, nobody can afford it because they\u2019re not making enough money. At the same time, if they go on with these horses in this type of condition nobody\u2019s going to want to take the surreys.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found minutes from a Humane Society meeting from 1968 and they were basically saying exactly what I\u2019m saying now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a real problem, but it\u2019s a problem that I would like to see resolved in a friendly manner,\u201d she continued. \u201cPeople keep throwing \u2018it\u2019s cultural\u2019 at me, but you know it used to be cultural to run around naked.<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cWe\u2019ve evolved and this needs to evolve too. Either have a modern approach to the surrey horse or we replace them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ava Turnquest,
\nThe Tribune<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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