Horses Should Be Taken Off the Streets During High Temperatures, NGOs Insist

Horses should be taken off the streets during high temperatures, NGOs insist

Horses should be banned from the streets whenever temperatures exceed 30 degrees, a group of animal welfare NGOs said.Horses’ body temperature are able to balance and regulate body temperature when their temperature is within what is known as the ‘thermoneutral zone’ – between five and 25 degrees. However, exercise in hot or hot and humid...

NGOs Call For Immediate Ban On Working Horses During 30°C Heat

A coalition of animal welfare NGOs is calling for an immediate ban on working horses whenever temperatures reach 30°C, arguing that forcing them to work in extreme heat amounts to animal cruelty. The organisations said horses are only able to properly regulate their body temperature within a “thermoneutral zone” of between 5°C and 25°C, warning … Continued •