New website launched to help make votes count for horses
| New website launched to help make votes count for horses Leading international horse charity, World Horse Welfare, has launched a separate website to help horse lovers vote smart in the forthcoming General Election. The micro-site contains information on the key issues facing horse welfare in the UK, the sorts of things you could approach your local candidate about, as well as a facility to email your candidates. A new Government could mean the chance to tackle problems such as the horrific long-distance transportation of horses to slaughter in Europe, improving and enforcing the current Animal Welfare Act and the ever-increasing threat of disease spread. |  |
If candidates hear from their constituents, they are more likely to move these concerns up the political agenda if they are voted in.
"Our 2009 SOS Survey highlighted that awareness and education still have a huge part to play to improve horse welfare in the UK, and the Government is key, particularly when it comes to improving and enforcing the Animal Welfare Act. Anyone who cares about horses can now use this website as a ‘one stop shop' for advice and information when contacting their candidates."
Please visit http://bit.ly/a3bFH2 or www.worldhorsewelfare.org to find out more. For further information, please contact: 01953 497226.
Added on: 23/04/10.
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