Reporting a Welfare Concern
The Protocol sets out guidelines for how cases of equine neglect and abuse should be reported and handled, and what the relevant organisations can do to reduce the incidence of equine welfare problems.
Read more about the Equine Welfare Protocol HERE
Added on: 21/06/08.
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| Organisation | Areas Covered | Welfare Help Line | Hours of Operation | Other Information |
Bransby Home of Rest for Horses | Herefordshire Humberside Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire Yorkshire Wales
| 01427 788464 | 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday |
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The British Horse Society www.bhs.org.uk | Anywhere in the UK | 01926 707804 | 8.35am - 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8.35am to 3pm Friday | Calls made out of office hours will be dealt with the following working day BHS Welfare Officers are not restricted to normal working hours and therefore may be able to attend out of hours |
The Horse Trust www.horsetrust.org.uk | Home Counties | 01494 488464 | 8.30 to 4.30 Monday to Friday | Where the welfare concern relates to an animal that is not located in the Home Counties, the caller will be redirected to another appropriate organisation in their area |
Horse World www.horseworld.org.uk | SouthWest | 01275 832067 | 7.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday | |
Redwings www.redwings.org.uk | London South East, Northern England, Midlands East Anglia | 01508 481008 Out of hours emergency | 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday | |
RSPCA www.rspca.org.uk | England and Wales | 0300 1234 999 | 24 hour cruelty and advice line seven days a week | Inspectors will attend emergencies that occur out of hours or at weekends however resources are reduced at these times |
World HorseWelfare (the newname for the ILPH) www.ilph.org | UK | 08000 480180 | 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday | Emergency calls falling outside these times will be referred to another appropriate organisation
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| The Donkey Sanctuary www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk | Scotland, North East and Northern Ireland East of England North and Mid-Wales, Midlands, Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cleveland South and South East SouthWest England and SouthWales
| Scotland, North East and Northern Ireland 07717 814946 East of England 07836 756117 SouthWest England and SouthWales 07768 336912 | Inspectors are available to investigate donkey welfare complaints 24 hours a day, seven days a week | To report a welfare problem contact the Donkey Sanctuary main switchboard on 01395 578222 or one of the regional welfare representatives (contact numbers below).The main switchboard number has voicemail Each listed Regional Welfare |
The British Horseracing Authority | If a member of the public observes a non-urgent welfare case involving a Thoroughbred racehorse in training they should contact Racestraight on 08000 852580 | If a serious welfare problem involving a Thoroughbred racehorse in training is observed out of office hours it should be reported to the RSPCA |
Added on: 21/06/08.
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